BMadron01

Yeah- my dream is to create a peer led suicide prevention program in prison (but I work at a Level IV Maximum Security and there is a lot of prison politics that may prevent it from being successful). I have started to volunteer with the local rape crisis center and was considering doing a side gig on the weekends to start to get my feet wet in other areas. I have really only worked in inpatient (Napa DSH and inpatient in prison) as well as two outpatient programs for persons who are frequently 5150.

Thanks! I asked for some feedback- and I think I need more leadership experience. I still don't have many years under my belt- coming up on two years of licensure, and I think I am still struggling with identifying what I can do with a DSW in prison- I'm sure that ambivalence came through in my personal statement. So I am glad to have found this thread to see other DSW options and hear what others are focusing on! Good luck in the program and congratulations! UTK is still one of my top programs I want to apply to in the future- I appreciate the clinical piece and that they are operating from a trauma informed perspective.

There is a local hospital that has a crisis bed that I am interested in. But I am locked in with the state for at least one more year. I received a loan repayment from OSHPD for working in a rural, low service provision area. Were you at a DSH?

Noted! I unfortunately was not accepted into UTK... so bummed. But I feel like I put all my eggs in one basket and didn't explore other programs. I work in the prison in California and a ton of social workers are going for their PsyD because there really are not a lot of advancement tracks for social workers. But I cannot bring myself to leave the field for advancement in this system alone.

Is Simmons an online program? I looked into it- it seemed in person only?

How exciting! Congrats to her! I hope I hear back soon. They said I was towards the end of the cycle- so I am counting on next week. How do you like the program?

Hi! I have been a total creeper stalking this thread for a while and decided to finally interact! I applied to UTK for Fall 2021. I am super anxious about hearing back as well. I emailed them last week about timelines for admission decisions and they shared that they have had a record number of applications (and my application was at the tail end so I will likely hear back after April 15th, sad), which makes me nervous. But, how exciting that there are so many social workers able and wanting to pursue a clinical doctorate within the field! I love it.