Senior Social Workers typically practice social work in a major specialty treatment program area and/or in settings where they have little to no access to immediate social work supervision. They may be assigned to work with special patient populations with highly complex health or mental health problems, such as social work case managers in Housing Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD VASH) programs. Basic Requirements: Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States. Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education. Have a Master's degree in social work (MSW) from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Graduates of schools of social work that are in cand