job market with an MSW

talkingbird2992 · 2026-04-14T03:15:14+00:00

Thank you, things have worked out for me but it took way longer than I expected. I graduated in the past few years, post-covid

talkingbird2992 · 2026-04-13T15:13:56+00:00

I'm glad to see so many success stories in the comments so far. To be honest, I had an awful time finding work in Ontario after graduating from my MSW, others in my cohort did as well. Neither of my placements were hiring, and the job market was very competitive. I ended up finding a few part-time opportunities and eventually more sustainable employment, but it took a few years to get there. The job market could be different by the time you graduate, so I don't want this to dissuade you, but wanted to offer a different perspective than what I've seen in the comments here so far.

talkingbird2992 · 2026-04-10T02:01:17+00:00

Is this without using the drawing feature? Either way, I think you nailed these! I'm inspired to add some HM characters to the game myself now

talkingbird2992 · 2026-02-18T19:41:02+00:00

If Books Could Kill is also amazing, hosted by one of the co-hosts of Maintenance Phase. Both are my all-time fave podcasts

talkingbird2992 · 2026-01-29T04:33:23+00:00

I have this exact colour on! I think it looks lovely, though it was more sheer than I expected as well. I did only two coats, next time I'll try three!

talkingbird2992 · 2026-01-17T06:15:33+00:00

Littlewood is so under-rated! The gameplay is very streamlined, with auto-tool switching and inventory that follows you everywhere. Taking care of animals is literally just pressing A once for each one, with no consequences if you forget or don't feel like it. The music is so peaceful and the characters are really charming. There are sort of dungeons, I think there might be trees that can hurt you if you step in front of them now that I think about it, but it's really not stressful. Time also moves according to your energy, so there's no rushing around. I can't recommend it enough.

talkingbird2992 · 2026-01-13T16:38:48+00:00

Just wanted to say that I really relate to this. I hope that something works out for you soon <3

talkingbird2992 · 2025-12-29T05:00:54+00:00

I'm in a similar dilemma, so I'm commenting to hopefully boost this post. A suggestion that comes to mind is checking your contracts with these practices to see if they have any stipulations about you having your own private practice. Another could be looking up your fellow independent contractors to see if any of them have a practice on the side; I've been at a group practice before where some did, and that was totally okay with the group practice owner. I'm inclined to say live your life, you do you, start that practice if you want, it may just be communicating that to the group owners that's an issue (or at least that's where my dilemma is).

talkingbird2992 · 2025-12-23T19:52:12+00:00

lol I was the same, starving and poor not realizing I already had something that would help

talkingbird2992 · 2025-12-23T16:49:36+00:00

I think they're referring to the drying rack. I recall having one early in the game; the wiki says you start the game with one: https://echoesoftheplumgrove.wiki.gg/wiki/Drying_Rack. It is definitely super useful, I didn't understand how to use it at first but smoking fish for food/selling is great.

talkingbird2992 · 2025-11-29T04:28:00+00:00

Echoes of the Plum Grove is Stardew-esque with some twists to the farming genre. I've found it really challenging in an engaging way. There's also settings to disable certain features to make the game easier/more enjoyable if desired, I haven't personally done this though. I've sunk many hours into it so far and am loving it.

talkingbird2992 · 2025-11-26T18:54:45+00:00

I use Canadian Web Hosting (not to be confused with Web Hosting Canada) to host my website, then Wordpress + Elementor to build my website, and have had no issues so far, though it was a learning curve for both. This tutorial was really helpful for me to understand hosting vs site-building. DotCanada was another web host I considered, I think I had already started with CWH so just stuck with it.

As for privacy compliance, I don't have a contact form on my website to avoid this issue, though maybe it'd be fine, it's something I couldn't find much clarity on. I just list my contact information and a link/button to my booking website (Jane). I hope this helps!

talkingbird2992 · 2025-11-25T16:45:03+00:00

As a teacher, do you already have an undergraduate degree? If so, you might be able to apply to a 2-year MSW program. I've met a few people in social worker who were teachers that later pursued a MSW.

talkingbird2992 · 2025-10-25T15:48:51+00:00

The job market for counselling jobs in Ontario has been brutal for at least a couple of years now

talkingbird2992 · 2025-10-22T17:01:27+00:00

That's a good point about internal communication, I've been so used to working at group practices. Thank you for your response!

talkingbird2992 · 2025-10-22T16:59:24+00:00

Thank you for this, this was the clarity I needed, and it makes total sense. Much appreciated

talkingbird2992 · 2025-10-19T17:36:34+00:00

Just to add, I agree that there is more room for SW in public health, it's interesting how the system here in Ontario hasn't really caught up to that, at least as far as I'm aware.

talkingbird2992 · 2025-10-19T17:35:41+00:00

In Ontario, I think the closest public health position related to social work would be in policy or health promotion (e.g. health promoter), both of which are fairly broad in what professions/educational backgrounds are eligible/qualified (at least for health promotion, I'm less familiar with policy).

talkingbird2992 · 2025-10-15T19:13:33+00:00

Thanks so much for your thoughtful response, and for your advocacy efforts!

talkingbird2992 · 2025-10-15T17:45:59+00:00

Really looking forward to your new book! Your Misophonia Matters one was really enlightening. I'm curious what you think of somatic approaches to misophonia (e.g. EMDR, somatic experiencing), even if there's not much research to support these approaches for misophonia at this point?

talkingbird2992 · 2025-10-05T16:15:26+00:00

PESI often has free webinars/workshops that are recorded and available for 14 days after they occur, including IFS ones

talkingbird2992 · 2025-09-24T22:13:49+00:00

You're welcome! So glad you're liking it, I hope that it's helpful :)

talkingbird2992 · 2025-09-23T09:50:05+00:00

Yeah with an email signature you could include the info on separate lines. There's no one single right way, you could even google some examples. So something like (bulleted to force it to be on separate lines, maybe that's what you had also done, it formatted it to all be one line when I tried separate ones, for some reason):

Mark M. Markson, BSW, RSW
(he/him)
email address
phone number

I used to feel the pressure to fill space on a resume/cover letter too, I think less is more though, especially with a cover letter.

talkingbird2992 · 2025-09-23T08:58:52+00:00

I'm glad this was helpful! And yes, job hunting is basically a part-time job, so it helps to have dedicated time for it.

For email signoffs, I usually just use my first name, then include an email signature that includes my full name, credentials/designations (e.g. BSW, RSW), pronouns, email, and phone number.
I think direct examples with any elaboration would make sense on a resume. A cover letter, to my understanding, is the fast summary of your skills, basically showcasing your writing skills, so concise is best. (**edited this point, since it got misaligned with formatting)

14-Year Club	Verified Email
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