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After obtaining their license, many social workers go on to practice therapy of related clinical work for clients, either in agencies or in private practice.  While this is the traditional professional route for social workers, your social work license is extremely versatile and getting your license doesn’t limit you to working in a traditional therapeutic capacity. 

If you’ve received or are considering getting your social work license and want to work in a field other than therapy, you have additional options.

Last week, we covered five indicators of burnout as well as the steps to overcoming the specific indicators. Those first five indicators are: exhaustion, lack of motivation, negative emotions, cognitive problems, and poor job performance. These five signs are only half of signals indicating burnout. Take a look to get the complete picture. 

It was recently announced that the ASWB (the board that administers the National Social Work exam) is making some changes to their exams starting Jan 1, 2018. The content and knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) are being modified across all four levels of the exam (Bachelors, Masters, Clinical, Advanced Generalist).