do you have to be licensed as a BSW graduate to work for CPS in California?
I graduated in May from UNR (University of Nevada Reno) and am thinking about moving to So Cal specifically Orange County or Ventura County and was wondering if you needed to be licensed to work at CPS in either of those counties? I've been hearing no, but want to hear from someone who works there. Also how far is Ventura County compared to Orange County? Commuting distance daily?
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You're welcome to e-mail me if you want, I'm a CPS worker in southern california. To answer your questions, no you do not need to have a BSW degree and california does not license basic social workers. California only uses licenses for LCSW (licensed clinical social workers) and for this you must have a MFT (marriage and family therapy) or a MSW (Master's in Social Work) degree. This license is to do therapy. CPS in almost all counties in california require a BS or BA degree but they don't care what it's in. They do require a certain number of social service classes (psychology, sociology, social work, etc) - usually the equivalent of a minor. However, most counties require experience working with children (the county where I'm employed requires 2 years experience). Most workers I know get this experience working in a group home for teens in the system that have emotional problems. This pays very badly but gets you the necessary experience. CPS itself pays very well. California is one of the few states that does. I've been with CPS for approximately 7 years and make about 60,000 a year. Sorry, but I can't help you with commuting distance. My recommendation would be to google ventura and orange counties and pick a city in the middle of each then mapquest to determine the distance. Hope this was helpful.
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