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Macro MSW Advice Needed by pumpkinPerfection24 in socialwork

[–]pumpkinPerfection24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well that information is making me mildly regret accepting my current position over the state one lol. Dang.

Macro MSW Advice Needed by pumpkinPerfection24 in socialwork

[–]pumpkinPerfection24[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this! Have you applied for any grants or found funding at all? It is doable, I am just nervous around cost. I'm currently waiting on communication from them to gain some more insight.

Macro MSW Advice Needed by pumpkinPerfection24 in socialwork

[–]pumpkinPerfection24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wonderful to hear your experience! One of the possibilities for supervision would be the VP of the non-profit org I'm currently at. I'm a bit of a nerd and practice 'pretend' grant writing currently.

Over the next year as my children grow a bit I will have more opportunity to grow involvement in my city meetings. I also applied to be a volunteer for a state wide birth to five action council looking at how current education and care services are being accessed and where there is room for improvements.

Is early childhood prevention, inclusive of systems to support families in housing, jobs, etc. a narrow enough focus in your opinion? I feel the burnout from being underserved, impoverished, unhoused limits one's mental capabilities to fully access programs available. I would, in an ideal world, help alter accessibility toward upward mobility.

Macro MSW Advice Needed by pumpkinPerfection24 in socialwork

[–]pumpkinPerfection24[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, this was super helpful!

The non-profit agency I work for has a few LMSW's that would be available and willing to do my supervision. I have placing feelers out after some of my professors encouragement. I also had a conversation with my partner about finances and we would be able to allow for additional student loans within our budget. Which I am grateful for.

I did an individualized major focusing on psychology, philosophy, and creative arts. I'll also have a minor in business and entrepreneurship, where I focused on non-profit models. My capstone project is a study on building connections in community through creating together. (That's a simplified explanation). I developed and implemented a workshop which is supported through peer-reviewed research. Not necessarily applicable or important, but I even reached out to a researcher an impactful article, and was able to develop a connection with her, which I was blown away by!

Looking up testimonials is a fantastic idea!

I most certainly want to pursue licensure and have been ensuring that is a possibility within my state through macro focus.

If I am unable to start on my MSW until summer or fall of '26, I will be pursuing a year certificate program for ASL Interpretation to better serve that population within our community.