Education and Career Forum

i have 30 years of experience in implementing various projects.
At this age i want to attend a course in MSW .
is it possible to continues my study while working?
regards:viswam

= Social Work is one of the fantastic career options in which one has to indulge oneself into the welfare of communities/individuals/families/groups for the betterment of society.


= Followings are the areas where social work graduate can get employment:

* Community Health Centres
* Hospitals
* Nursing Homes
* Rehabilitation Centres
* Medical Clinics
* Counsellor in schools
* Non-profit organizations
* Prisons
* Mental Hospitals
* Charitable Trust
* Substance misuse clinics


= Following are the job profiles available for social work graduate:

* Social Security Officer
* Counsellor
* Social Worker
* Teacher
* Labour Welfare Specialist
* Criminology Specialist


= Names of few colleges/universities/colleges offering regular/distance mode of pursuing Master in Social Work (MSW) are listed below:

* Xavier Institute of Labour Relations, Mumbai
* Department of Social Work, Christ College, Bangalore
* Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai
* College of Social Work, Normals Niketan, Mumbai
* Department of Social Work, Pune University, Pune
* Department of Social Work, Lucknow University, Lucknow
* Delhi School of Social Work, Delhi
* School of Social Work, Mangalore University, Mangalore
* Madras School of Social Work, Chennai
* IISWBM, Kolkata
* Karve Institute of Social Services
* Department of Social Work, Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi
* Loyola College of Social Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram