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Major Overview for Clinical/Medical Social Work

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Overview for Clinical/Medical Social Work

A program that prepares individuals for the specialized professional practice of social work, in collaboration with other health care professionals, in hospitals and other health care facilities and organizations. Includes instruction in social work, psychiatric case work, clinical interviewing techniques, therapeutic intervention strategies, patient testing and evaluation, patient and family counseling, social rehabilitation, patient care planning, record-keeping, and support services liaison.

Careers for Clinical/Medical Social Work Majors

A major in Clinical/Medical Social Work is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Clinical/Medical Social Work

Top 3 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Clinical/Medical Social Work among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM
98
(27.4%)
Open Admissions$8,095
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA
30
(2.0%)
Minimally Selective$15,811
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD
21
(2.7%)
Minimally Selective$11,676
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.