Jeanne Said:

Which canadian universities offer social work degree programs?

We Answered:

Kings College University, an affiliate of the University of Western Ontario offers a degree program in Social Work.

http://www.uwo.ca/kings/academic_program…

www.uwo.ca

As does McMaster:

http://registrar.mcmaster.ca/CALENDAR/ye…

As does the University of Waterloo:

http://www.ucalendar.uwaterloo.ca/SOCWK/…

Valerie Said:

Are there any dual degree Master's level or Doctoral level Social Work and Clinical Psychology degree programs?

We Answered:

I am told that there are many suggestions received in favor of such proposals. The matter is still being considered by the University authorities.

Sherri Said:

Is anyone doing the social work degree program at US Career Institute?

We Answered:

There are two types of accreditation any school you look at for social work must have - regional accreditation, and a certain type of professional accreditation.

To be able to become a licensed social worker, you need a bachelors degree from a CSWE accredited program. That's the type of professional accreditation I was talking about. US Career Institute would be an extremely poor choice - they are not CSWE accredited.

Please look here for a complete list of accredited programs:
http://www.cswe.org/Accreditation/organi…

Without CSWE accreditation for your program, you cannot be licensed, and you cannot work as a social worker.

In terms of other fields, just FYI: any school you look at should be, specifically, regionally accredited. US Career Institute is "accredited", but as a distance learning "school". Since it doesn't have regional accreditation, you can't transfer your credits to other schools, and your degree won't be recognized by certain employers and by reputable schools.

Do not go to US Career Institute, please.

Clyde Said:

Which universities offer joint degree programs in Medical Social Work and Public Health?

We Answered:

The University of South Florida in Tampa Florida offers a joint master's degree prgroam in Social Work (clinical focus) and Public Health. More information:

http://publichealth.usf.edu/dualphsw.html
http://www.cas.usf.edu/social_work/dual_degree.pdf
http://www.usf.edu

Gilbert Said:

As I am applying for the Social Work Degree Program, I was asked to answer this question.. HELP!!!?

We Answered:

You will want to look at the schools website/materials and see how they talk about social work. Look at their mission statement, program objectives and related elements. You want to demonstrate that the reason you are looking at social work is congruent with their program. Don't do this in an artificial way, but really consider why it is you are applying for social work, what you know about social work, but be sure that it fits with what they say about the profession. For example if they talk about social justice you want to be sure to include something in your essay about how you have seen or experienced injustice and how or in what way you are hoping to address it. Admissions committees are looking at two things. 1) Do you have the minimal qualifications; 2) how well will you fit with their program/what will you contribute to the program. DA