A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized medical and nursing staff and medical equipment.
If you do not want to give up your paid job, you can undertake the social work degree on a part time basis. The previous qualifications necessary to become a social worker were the Certificate in Social Service (CSS), the Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW) and Diploma in Social Work (DipSW).
But all clinical social workers need to have a MSW â a masterâs degree in social work â which they usually earn from a two-year program. Robert Booth, executive director of the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work, encourages social workers to also study biology and chemistry.