[humanser] Ideas for career opportunities.

[Karen Rose]

Hi:  I do both psychotherapy and career counseling in private practice.  I
have taught the Strong and the Myers-Brigs and would be glad to help you
interpret them.

It sounds like you've liked your speech language pathology classes but have
gotten C's in them.  Do you know why?  What about these classes seemed
difficult and/or uninteresting?

The trick to wanting to help people is knowing which people you want to
help, and how you want to help them.  Do you want to help children, adults,
seniors?  Dpo you want to work with individuals, families, whole countries?
Do you like to help sick people, highly functioning/gifted people, dying
people?  Do you want to help them with their bodies, their learning, their
creativity?

As usual for a career counselor, loads and loads of questions?(smile)

Karen

-----Original Message-----
From: humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Tara Sena
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 2:24 PM
To: blinddog3 at charter.net; 'Human Services Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [humanser] Ideas for career opportunities.

Hi,
I am getting my BA in Linguistics. I don't know anyone other than my
professors and the grad students in the field who love it. I thought it
would be enjoyable and it has been, but not that much... My favorite course
I took was Psychology of Language. I thought about being a SLP because I
figured it would be more specific and more hands-on. I am an active learner
and so far I haven't found anything that truly is activity related. I have
taken 3 Speech & Hearing Sciences courses thus far for te grad program, but
I've gotten C's in all of them... At least I think I will be getting a C in
the one I am taking now... I love helping people and I want a career doing
exactly that. I would love to give to those who have nothing from homes to
helping them rebuild their lives after traumatic/tragic situations. I am a
people oriented person and love to be around people. I love working in an
office setting, but at the same time I love to travel. What kind of career
combines all of these? I took the Strong Interest Inventory and Myer's
Briggs tests and I couldn't fully understand the results and the person who
went over them with me didn't really help. I asked someone at the career
counseling office at my University to help me with my resume, and I got
nowhere with that either... I don't know where else to turn... I don't want
to follow the crowd. Hence why I chose fields that aren't (typical" for
blind people to get into... At least that I know of... I know of one
Linguist and he is an awesome person! I have learned that Linguistics... is
full of research... I am not one for research... I like learning new things,
but I like to learn via experience, not reading a bunch of jargon-filled
articles and books... Anyway, I am rambling, but I hope this helps explain
everything I can...
Thank you for your help.
Tara


-----Original Message-----
From: humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Steven Johnson
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 6:27 AM
To: 'Human Services Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [humanser] Ideas for career opportunities.

Tara,
What is your degree and area of study in after you graduate?  
Thanks,
Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Tara Sena
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 9:56 PM
To: 'Human Services Mailing List'
Subject: [humanser] Ideas for career opportunities.

Hello all,

I have posted to this list previously requesting Speech-Language
Pathologists, and now I post requesting ideas for other career options. I am
now considering the fields of Social work, and TVI. I know to be a TVI I
need a background in education which would require me to get a Masters in
Special Education. Are there other ideas out there? I am young, confused and
unsure of exactly what I want to do now that I am a month from graduation. I
need help and I am reaching out to my fellow blind citizens for help. Please
let me know of any information I can check out. I will keep looking at the
AFB Career connect as well as look into the different programs around my
state.

I appreciate anyone's assistance and information.

Sincerely,

Tara

 

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