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Social Work Degrees in Oregon – OR
By an allied health world contributing writer
Published: August, 25 2010
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Social workers have a wide range of roles and responsibilities. Some provide psychosocial treatment services, helping people with behavior and personality problems adjust to difficult situations. Some social workers offer counseling services to groups, families, or individuals struggling with relationship problems. Still others help unemployed jobseekers find promising opportunities. Many social workers also choose supervise, work in administration, or teach other social workers upon reaching an advanced stage of their careers.
Yet all social workers, whatever they may specialize in, must complete a core curriculum of education and training before practicing in the state of Oregon. A typical social work degree in Oregon will include classes in human behavior, social policy, and psychology in addition to clinical training in key skills like communication and problem assessment.
These courses are offered by several schools in Oregon that offer master’s and doctoral degrees in social work, as well as through online programs. In addition to offering greater flexibility, online programs also tend to have a wider range of courses, allowing you to specialize in your area of interest.
In addition to the education requirements necessary to obtain an Oregon license to practice social work, social workers that are already licensed must complete continuing education courses in order to receive a license renewal.
Social Worker Schools in Oregon
- Hillsboro
- Salem
- Meridian
- Tigard
- BS in Human Services Management
- BS in Psychology
- MS in Psychology
