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WNMU INTRODUCES TWO NEW MASTERS DEGREES
Issue date: 4/13/09 Section: News
WNMU INTRODUCES TWO NEW MASTER DEGREES IN
SOCIAL WORK AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
MOT Bridge Program one of only 17 in the US
SILVER CITY, N.M. - Despite the current recession there are still two career fields in high demand: social work and occupational therapy.
Western New Mexico University (WNMU) recently introduced a new Master of Social Work Degree (MSW) and a Master of Occupational Therapy Degree (MOT) to meet the demand of the two fields, especially in the southwest.
"Social workers are the nation's largest providers of mental health services," said Beth Walker, Social Work Department Chair and Dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance. "Sixty percent of mental health treatment is delivered by social workers."
The new MSW is introduced to meet the demand of the rapid growing profession. "The need for social work is expected to increase by 30 percent by 2012," Walker said.
Healthcare, however, is not the only field in which social workers are needed. They are employed in schools, hospitals, senior centers, military facilities, and many public and private agencies. In June, Jobfox.com ranked the profession as the seventh most wanted by professionals.
Social workers are considered highly trained individuals. It takes a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in social work, combined with a minimum of several hundred hours of supervised fieldwork to become a professional.
At WNMU, students who already have earned a bachelor degree in the field can obtain a master's within a year's time frame.
"The difference between a bachelor and master degree is sort of like the difference between a nurse and a doctor," Walker said. "It is a different level of work."
The MSW will be available at all of WNMU's campus sites including Silver City, Deming, Gallup, Lordsburg, and Truth or Consequences.
Also in high demand according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are occupational therapists.
SOCIAL WORK AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
MOT Bridge Program one of only 17 in the US
SILVER CITY, N.M. - Despite the current recession there are still two career fields in high demand: social work and occupational therapy.
Western New Mexico University (WNMU) recently introduced a new Master of Social Work Degree (MSW) and a Master of Occupational Therapy Degree (MOT) to meet the demand of the two fields, especially in the southwest.
"Social workers are the nation's largest providers of mental health services," said Beth Walker, Social Work Department Chair and Dean of the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance. "Sixty percent of mental health treatment is delivered by social workers."
The new MSW is introduced to meet the demand of the rapid growing profession. "The need for social work is expected to increase by 30 percent by 2012," Walker said.
Healthcare, however, is not the only field in which social workers are needed. They are employed in schools, hospitals, senior centers, military facilities, and many public and private agencies. In June, Jobfox.com ranked the profession as the seventh most wanted by professionals.
Social workers are considered highly trained individuals. It takes a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in social work, combined with a minimum of several hundred hours of supervised fieldwork to become a professional.
At WNMU, students who already have earned a bachelor degree in the field can obtain a master's within a year's time frame.
"The difference between a bachelor and master degree is sort of like the difference between a nurse and a doctor," Walker said. "It is a different level of work."
The MSW will be available at all of WNMU's campus sites including Silver City, Deming, Gallup, Lordsburg, and Truth or Consequences.
Also in high demand according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are occupational therapists.
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Mark Singer
posted 4/13/09 @ 3:36 PM MST
Please note that, when used as in your headline, "master's" is a possessive modifying "degrees," so it is "master's degrees" rather than "master degrees. (Continued…)
Deanna Smith
posted 4/13/09 @ 7:18 PM MST
Thank you for reading The Mustang online edition. I have corrected the title of the artcle but I got this annoncement via Mustang Express so I just published it as it was sent to me. (Continued…)
samueljaxon
Master's Thesis
posted 2/10/10 @ 8:28 AM MST
I must admit great news about Master's degree.
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