I've finally decided that I want to go back to school to be a social worker. My local university doesn't offer social work as a program although I can (and probably will) get my prereqs out of the way.
At some point, I will have to relocate to a place that has a good social work program, and the University of Arizona in Tempe does.
It seems easy enough, take my core classes here and save money to move, and then look for a job in Phoenix and pick up and go, right?
Wrong.
I'm married (although my marriage is on the rocks and we may be getting a divorce) and I don't know anyone in Phoenix and it's scary to think of moving to a new place all by myself (depending on who gets custody of the kitties) where I don't know anyone.
The closest university with a social work program to where I currently live is in a city that doesn't have a lot of job opportunities, and if I went back to my hometown the only college there that has social work is in an area that I don't really want to live in.
So a "third party" city is really my only option. I've been checking http://cswe.org for accredited programs and there are several all over the country, but Tempe seems like a nice place to live with a lot of jobs and the kind of progressive community I like.
Bah, thoughts?
At some point, I will have to relocate to a place that has a good social work program, and the University of Arizona in Tempe does.
It seems easy enough, take my core classes here and save money to move, and then look for a job in Phoenix and pick up and go, right?
Wrong.
I'm married (although my marriage is on the rocks and we may be getting a divorce) and I don't know anyone in Phoenix and it's scary to think of moving to a new place all by myself (depending on who gets custody of the kitties) where I don't know anyone.
The closest university with a social work program to where I currently live is in a city that doesn't have a lot of job opportunities, and if I went back to my hometown the only college there that has social work is in an area that I don't really want to live in.
So a "third party" city is really my only option. I've been checking http://cswe.org for accredited programs and there are several all over the country, but Tempe seems like a nice place to live with a lot of jobs and the kind of progressive community I like.
Bah, thoughts?