Frequently Asked Question Hosting Thread

This is currently a work in progress. Please keep checking this thread for updates. If you are knowledgeable please feel free to comb through these questions and relay your response to help ensure the best possible information is available.

School Related:

• Should I take the GRE?

• I am worried about the amount of student loans I have to take out to become a social worker

• Online social work programs

• How do I manage all this massive workload I have in my program?

• Should I do a joint MSW/JD program?

• Should I do a joint MSW/MPH program?

• Where would you recommend someone volunteer at for someone who wants to build up their resume before applying to a MSW program?

Work:

• Should I worry about drug testing as a social worker?

• Can I have tattoos or piercings as a social worker?

• How well are social workers paid? Can I survive on that salary?

• How difficult is it to get a job in social work?

• I want to be a medical social worker

• I didnt get the practicum I want, will this hurt my career?

• How do you handle getting gifts from clients?

• Burnout

• Job hunting

New to the field:

• What do you wish you knew before going into social work?

• [Whats the difference between a psychotherapist with MSW vs Master in counseling vs PhD in Psych/Counseling/PsyD] (https://www.reddit.com/r/socialwork/comments/4wmghx/faq_whats_the_difference_between_a/)

• Can I be a good social worker if I am introverted

Interested in Social work:

• I want to do be a social worker, how do I become one?

• Can I be a social worker if I have anxiety or some other form of mental illness?