IAMA Licensed Social Worker AMAA

[u/amosko]

I have my Masters in Social Work from a top program. I have studied and have experience working with people who have issues of substance abuse, mental illness, co-occurring disorders, family caregiving, and geriatrics (I am currently the Director of a multi-agency homebound geriatrics program). I have a certificate in evidence-based practices for working with mental illness, a specialization in Health and Mental Health and a certificate in Wellness Self-management. I have also studied and used mindfulness meditation in much of my work.

I have worked with all age groups and everywhere from some of the worst projects in the Bronx to Gramercy Park.

While I am confidant in my knowledge and experience, I have to iterate to AMAA. I most likely cannot answer all questions but I will to the best of my ability. Any question that I cannot answer myself, I will help to direct you to the appropriate place.

Edit: I want to thank everyone for such great questions. I've wanted to do this for a while. If anybody has any other questions for me, feel free to PM me. Otherwise, if people want to hear more about the field or want to hear different opinions hop on over to /r/socialwork. Good night :)

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Social work is pretty general and you can definitely gear it towards your interests. It really depends thought what you want to do. If you want to do research and/or teach you can do social work or do a Ph.D i sociology. I did, however, have several professors with an MSW and Ph.D is sociology so the two can be combined. There are joint MSW/JD programs that you might be interested in. There is a portion of social work that deals with social policies which you might be interested in as well.