[humanser] Helpful masters degrees

[Kaiti Shelton]

That's really interesting.  I think I have a very specific set of
populations I want to work with, so I'm not exactly sure social work
will be for me.  I know I want to work with kids.  I think my dream
job would be to work in a pediatric hospital and possibly on a
hematology and oncology unit to be specific, but if that weren't able
to be worked out I'd like to do some sort of the rehabilitative stuff
with kids who have disabilities.  That is where my strenghths lie, and
the age group I really feel connected to.  I also feel like I can
empathize pretty well with kids in those situations because I have
spent a lot of time around kids who have severe multiple disabilities,
and I was in and out of the hospital quite a bit when I was really
young.  That's why I'm leaning towards the OT; I could combine music
therapy and OT to help a cancer patient learn to walk with a
prosthetic, or increase the range of motion for a child who has
Cerebral Palsy.  I may also need to get a masters in MT too if the
American Music Therapy Association goes to masters level entry for the
field, but we'll see how it goes.

On 1/27/14, Sandy <sandraburgess at msn.com> wrote:
> At one time, Springfield College had a major called Community Leadership and
> Development.  Scotty, a professor, took students to Honduras and similar
> developing countries where they learn about the situations and helped
> somewhat, I guess.  When my neighborhood began a community council, one of
> the things we did was to attend a meeting to speak against yet another bar
> moving in to the area.  I circulated flyers to let residents know of the
> meeting.  At the meeting there were some students in that major egging us on
> to speak out and tell the Commission how we felt.  I am not sure what, if
> any, major has replaced what was known as CLD, but Springfield College has
> always been a college entrenched in human services education.
>
>
> Sandy
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Ericka Short" <ericka.short at wi.rr.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 11:08 PM
> To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [humanser] Helpful masters degrees
>
>> Hello all!
>>
>> I'm impressed with the foresight all of you younger folks have.  I was so
>> sick of college I just wanted to get out of the classroom and into a job.
>> At graduation I had a wedding coming up and that changes things sometimes.
>>
>> Had I foreseen that I wouldn't be raising children and some other medical
>> issues I probably would have  gotten certified right out of college and
>> gone on to graduate school.  Of course insight doesn't usually come at the
>>
>> right time.  I am so happy you are focused and know what kind of jobs you
>> want.  I didn't have a particular direction calling to me.  All I knew is
>> that I wanted to work with the elderly.  Now I have a better idea of what
>> I like to do.
>>
>> Something Alyssa mentioned pushed me to post.  She's right about social
>> work.  They focus more on the micro picture than on the bigger world
>> picture and making a difference for populations.  Historically social
>> workers were the ones to lobby for  improvements in safety, health care
>> and living conditions.  Now they focus more on clients face to face,
>> especially mental health.  We have a lack of psychiatrists and
>> psychologists in the nation practicing so these mental health workers are
>> filling in the  gaps I guess. I agree that advocacy is a very important
>> skill for someone in any helping profession.  There are places that are
>> starting to offer community organizing programs.  I was taught some
>> advocacy skills from a faith based group I'm a part of, but if you can
>> make this a part of your graduate training some how that is wonderful.
>> NFB does a lot of advocacy but their style isn't always the best for
>> certain situations.
>>
>> Best of luck as you enjoy your last few years of school Kait and I’m sure
>> you'll know what's right for you when the time comes.  You  have some
>> research to do, but everyone here has given out better advice than  any
>> advisor in college ever gave me.  This list is a blessing!
>> Ericka J. Short
>> 262-697-0510
>>
>> "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". Philippians 4:13
>>
>> "No hand is too small or too big to do good in this world." EJ. Short
>>
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Kaiti