I am strongly considering MSW, with no BSW. Wondering … if I had to set up my own practicum, how does that even look? And how would I start wrapping my head around the logistics of a placement where I could learn about clinical psychotherapy type social work ?? Please share how this all develops -
Hi!!
I just got accepted into an art therapy program that will register me as a psychotherapist in Ontario/ Canada.
I am having major thoughts that an MSW might be a better play as job prospects could be broader.
I do want to go into private practice but also open to how that would look. I have a good career that can support me until I am ready to start my next chapter - career is very social work adjacent and I will have 20 plus years of solid professional work with people / kids.
Should I just go for the psychotherapy route and hold my breath ? Or would MSW be safer and broader ?
Also, how would an MSW grad get into the area of clinical/ private asap after school? ( I would be 50 years old with a wealth of related experience in education )
If I already have a profession and plan on working until retirement as an educator, I’m wondering if it really matters if I get an MSW, or an alternative program that would allow me to register as a Canadian/Ontario psychotherapist. I would like to work in a clinical type setting, private practice, not interested in applying for jobs in big organizations. would being a registered psychotherapist be enough?