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I'm looking for some insight into this field. Some places I heard I could get a job when the economy recovers are:
Child protective services, Elderly protective services, group homes, child day care, Mental health has all kinds of jobs for undergraduates. Also, alcohol treatment programs, Teen progams, angencies that deal with the homeless just to name a few.
And also Salvation Army and Red Cross.
In my area, we have a mental hospital and asylum. Which offers jobs and we have a decent homeless population.
Sorry everyone for all my posts. But I am trying to find something that sticks. And btw, my dad's degree is psy+sociology and a masters in family consumer sciences with a concentration mentally disabled.
You would be better off making up a bunch of different names and asking these things or making ONE big post with all of your hopes and dreams in it.
Seriously. This kid is all over the place and seems to be just wasting people's time. Usually people have a general idea of what they want to go into, but this person in particular is just making a post for literally every possible career s/he can think of.
Yeah, but this way people can see the title of the thread and instantly can tell me about their experiences in that career. And most people tend to cruise by threads they see have been answered or topic doesn't apply to them.
And if you don't want to help me out then don't post.
^ You can post as many threads as you like, I just don't think this style of choosing a career is going to benefit you. I definitely think you need some guidance and should talk to a career counselor. You should also know that when you start college, you don't have to immediately sign up for a major. Some people take two years of prerequisites/general ed classes before they decide what they want to study.
^ You can post as many threads as you like, I just don't think this style of choosing a career is going to benefit you. I definitely think you need some guidance and should talk to a career counselor. You should also know that when you start college, you don't have to immediately sign up for a major. Some people take two years of prerequisites/general ed classes before they decide what they want to study.
Well, you see the thing is I will have my 60 done with an AA this Spring. And I applied to schools and decided the major I liked had too much and would require me to work in an urban area or larger city which was city planning. And when I actually looked into city planning it seemed boring because the projects I get stuck with can be boring.
So now I have to decide what I will apply for by August to apply for Spring admissions and take any pre-reqs in Spring.
I would need to take Statistics (which I can handle), Human Psychology, Social Psychology, and General Psychology and I will have all my lower division classes for PSYch out of the way.
And I am plenty qualified for psych too with having all the required and desired classes out of the way.
And I am planning on shadowing and volunteering in that field next week to see if that's what I really want to do.
I personally don't see a problem with asking questions about careers you could be interested in. My interests in careers are extremely varied, too. Sometimes it's just hard to nail it down. My grandpa just retired from social work a year ago. They are usually looking for social workers. Why? The pay is low, and the work is hard.
A 4-year degree in psych will get you a job as my assistant (I'm a psych RN). Also known as "counselor" or "attendant", it's good experience for applying for an advanced degree- not in research, but in MSW or RN or something.
The social workers who are so burned out and poorly paid are usually the 4-year degree people who work at the bottom rung of social services, usually for the state. Very tough jobs, way too much political pressure from above and no future. You need a master's degree (and usually a license, with your MSW) to get a decent job as a social worker.
A 4-year degree in psych will get you a job as my assistant (I'm a psych RN). Also known as "counselor" or "attendant", it's good experience for applying for an advanced degree- not in research, but in MSW or RN or something.
The social workers who are so burned out and poorly paid are usually the 4-year degree people who work at the bottom rung of social services, usually for the state. Very tough jobs, way too much political pressure from above and no future. You need a master's degree (and usually a license, with your MSW) to get a decent job as a social worker.
My grandpa had his master's and still had nothing good to say about being a social worker. It was a very difficult job on him and all those he worked with.
Teen programs and homeless programs and we also have a mental hospital in the area. I am interested in both.
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