[humanser] Helpful masters degrees

[Carly Mihalakis]

Good morning, Alyssa,

         Just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your reminding 
us, in the course of studying social work not to focus attentions on 
a single oppressed or self-defeated population. There are programs 
catered to such victims of the mad house society in which we are 
living.  but hopefully, our aim as social workers remains to protect 
the macro layer of social injustice, the theory and the rootts of 
why, how, certain people find themselves caught beneath a layer of 
oppression and self-defeat?  Would really enjoy talking to you if 
you'd like? I am in Berkeley, California.
for today, Carly Mihalakis'
408-209-3239

At 06:34 AM 1/25/2014, you wrote:
>I think Jen's idea is great. Look up job descriptions for the type of
>position you want and see what qualifications employers are looking for. I'm
>getting my master's in social work right now, so I can only speak to that
>degree. This is just my personal opinion, but I don't think a degree in
>social work is the best option for someone who knows they want to stick to
>doing mental health counseling. I'm in a clinical social work program, so
>there are a lot of people in my program who would ultimately like to do
>mental health therapy. However, the roots of social work lye in social
>justice, not mental health therapy. Being a social worker should involve an
>interest in pursuing social justice at a larger macro level in addition to
>direct clinical work. Again, this is just my opinion, but I think social
>work has strayed too far into becoming  solely a mental health services
>profession, and the critical value of the advocacy piece of social work is
>getting increasingly overshadowed. There is definitely nothing wrong with
>professions that focus on mental health. There are just more relevant
>options than social work for people who know that is what they want to focus
>on, such as counseling and therapy programs.
>
>It may be a good idea for you to also research graduate programs and their
>curriculums so you can get a sense of what types of skills you would be
>learning in one program vs. another. Best of luck!
>
>Alyssa
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jan Bailey
>Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 4:21 PM
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>
>Try going to
>www.indeed.com
>then look up the kind of job you want in the area of the country where you
>want to work, and see what kind of qualifications they're looking for.
>Jan
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ericka Short" <ericka.short at wi.rr.com>
>To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Friday, January 24, 2014 1:11 PM
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>
> > Good idea Serena!  I wasn't sure if it would be helpful, but I guess she
> > could pick either kids or adults and focus that way.  Counseling is only a
>
> > part of social work and she might be better off having a variety of
> > skills. it's my understanding that  music therapy is more specific.  Like
> > I said, no matter what you can't tgo wrongwith the suggestions.
> >
> > Ericka J. Short
> > 262-697-0510
> >
> > "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". Philippians 4:13
> >
> > "No hand is too small or too big to do good in this world." EJ. Short
> >
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