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Credentials that pay more or open doors

• MSW (master of social work)

  Opens hospitals, mental health teams and private practice. The single biggest pay lever.

• Child protection authorization

  Provincial training courses. Child protection is the biggest single employer of new grads.

• Private counselling practice

  Registered social workers can offer therapy privately in Ontario and most provinces, at $130 to $180 an hour.

• Supervision and management

  Supervisor and program director roles pay $95,000 to $120,000.