Hopefully, you have a passion to help others dealing with human suffering, emergencies, and other stresses, and your sensitivity to people and their problems will be of benefit.
You can research colleges that offer social work degrees online at many websites. One such website I found is http://www.degrees-online.com/Professional/Social-Work/.
yes, community colleges do offer degrees in social work. they generally offer on campus cources and foe the people who stays very busy they offer them online courses as well for convinenve that allows students to work their studies into their busy work and family lives
Columbia University offers both a Master of Science in Social Work and Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work. The program is highly rated in the United States.
Social work requierse an avarage of 2-4 years post high school education. Many colleges offer classes in the field of social work.
You can surely take a look at this website, in which you will find helpful information about schools that offer degrees in social work: http://www.matchcollege.com/schools-degree/44.0701/Social-Work. Do not forget to use the search tool at the end of the homepage to find the school nearest to you.
I do not understand what you are referring to. Equivalent to what, and where? There are many colleges and universities within the United States that offer master degrees in social work (MSW). While many who pursue the master of social work degree have a bachelor's degree in social work (BSW), many others come from a variety of educational backgrounds. In addition, there are also some colleges and universities within the US that also offer a doctorate of social work (DSW) which would be the highest level of educational attainment in social work.
Georgian college offers a great social work course, it only takes 2 years to complete and is in a locally based college. They offer social work options for adults, disabled persons and children.
Generally social work is not a profitable job field. Even with advanced degrees (masters, PhD) social work programs often offer less pay than other jobs, or may even be volunteer. If you are looking to be a social worker, it is for the work, not for the money.
I have never heard of an associates degree in social work. If there are community colleges that do offer such a program, is is most likely a transfer program to a four year college or university and not designed as a terminal degree. The reason being, that the minimum requirement to be a social worker is a bachelor's degree in social work (BSW).
You can find reliable information about gaining your social work license on the medical university websites. Many of the online universities offer social work training programs.
There are several school that offers on line master courses in social work. They are Florida State University, Nebraska University,University of Phoenix, Michigan State University etc.
You can find online social work degree programs at universities such as Walden University, University of Southern California, and Boston University. Make sure to verify that the program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) for quality assurance.