| If you have your graduate study | | | | care of his financial expenses for the |
| completed, you can take up your PhD | | | | program. Of course, the above listed |
| programs in Clinical social work either | | | | requirements are standard and most of |
| online or off line. Most of the off line | | | | the institutes do look for a similar |
| universities have online presence too. | | | | eligibility conditions. There could be |
| Social work is a common subject for | | | | minor changes between the institutes and |
| doing PhD programs. However, you will | | | | their eligibility criteria. Similarly, |
| find PhD programs in clinical social | | | | if you are better qualified, then the |
| work is not really so rare either. If | | | | universities also offer you a financial |
| you want to such a program check out the | | | | discount. Ask for financial aid for PhD |
| following checklist to make sure you are | | | | programs in clinical social work and in |
| eligible to do the program. | | | | most cases if it is an on-campus program |
| 1. Doctor in philosophy can be done | | | | then the universities normally offer |
| after any graduate school study in a | | | | teaching and research assistantship in |
| related area. Normally, the PhD programs | | | | addition to the option to practice in |
| in Clinical social work are 120 course | | | | the University hospital. It is also |
| works to be completed. The basic | | | | possible that there could be fee waiver |
| eligibility criterion is to have a | | | | depending upon your eligibility for the |
| Master's degree from any graduate school | | | | same. The fee waiver eligibility varies |
| of social work or in a closely related | | | | with universities and their own choice |
| field. | | | | to society. |
| 2. An exceptional performance record is | | | | You would find that all these conditions |
| needed in the graduate school as well. | | | | once fulfilled you would be able to |
| The normally expected level of | | | | complete the PhD programs in clinical |
| performance is 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. | | | | social work without much issue. Some of |
| 3. Two years or 3000 hours of clinical | | | | the universities and institutes |
| practice after the graduation. This | | | | affiliated to these universities also |
| practice should have been full time and | | | | offer distance program using online |
| fully supervised performance of the | | | | teaching methods. There are a number of |
| candidate. | | | | reasons why online PhD programs in |
| 4. Good mastery over written and spoken | | | | clinical social work is preferred. They |
| English. | | | | have the distinct advantage of working |
| 5. A practicing license should be | | | | asynchronously. You can work at your own |
| available to the person in the | | | | pace and time. This makes it all the |
| appropriate state as per law. | | | | more attractive. Secondly, when the PhD |
| 6. Personal therapy experience is | | | | programs in clinical social work come |
| preferred though not a must for | | | | over the net, it becomes cheaper. |
| applying. | | | | Content delivery in some of the cases is |
| If you fit into these eligibility | | | | done during contact sessions conducted |
| conditions for PhD programs in clinical | | | | on campus. |
| social work, the person need to take | | | | |