Hi everyone, I’m starting my MSW in January on the Individual & Family Clinical track and plan to pursue my LCSW. My background is 10 years as a CNA in nursing facilities, some nonprofit work, and a short time in a nursing facility business office. I’ve realized my passion is advocacy for the elderly. For those with experience, what advice or insights would you share about building a career in this area?

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Hello I am a LGSW master licensed social worker and was a child and adolescent therapist for 5 years and have been alicensed social worker for 10 years. I was senior staff and my company restructured and let 3 of us go and I was one of them.long story short, I was up for performance review and raise they pushed it until December for everyone and then terminated 3 employees before the end of the year. I have been applying for everything and I have no trouble getting through resume and securing interviews but no offers. I have been without work for 3 months now and I am getting ready to go to a temp agency to get anything I can. I noticed a lot of the places that I applied for not only reposted or didn't take down the jobs but they also posted director and executive director and supervisor positions just recently also. I applied for some of these. It seems like places are resturing especially with nursing homes, dhs, mental health agencies and federal government jobs. I thought working up to getting my license upgrade from lsw to lgsw would mean more opening to opportunities. I am in WV and I have applied for everything I can in WV Ohio and Kentucky.

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I feel networking is always the most crucial in any field. Also, keeping up with federal guidelines in general with services, etc and Medicare guidelines so you can efficiently help your elderly patients. I feel always being yourself and staying real and just loving on them Is the best practice. It sounds like you have a good foundation with background in working with the elderly, so just utilize what you know, have seen, and just do what is right! I hope that helped, even if just a little.

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