[humanser] introduction and a few questions

[Ericka Short]

I'm glad you posted here. I thought I knew what I wanted to do when I was in high school. I've pursued what I thought I wanted and now at 43 I'm not so sure what I want to do.  I work in education and social work and now I think I want to find a way to blend these together. I'm not ruling anything out though. JD Townsend gave you really great advice. Explore everything and take this time at the beginning of your young adult life to find out who you are and what you want to do. Don't be afraid of change either. As you get older you found out more of your strengths and him to admit some of your weaknesses. Don't be afraid to learn something new whether it's blindness skills or anything else. We all need to be adaptable. The cited world doesn't realize this always.

Ericka
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> On Apr 29, 2015, at 4:52 PM, Vejas Vasiliauskas via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> My name is Vejas and I am a senior in high school.  I had posted this on the nabs list and got some great answers, and was also told that I could post here.
> Until recently, I thought that I wanted to be an English teacher.  However, I have recently decided that teaching is not the right profession for me.
> I am considering becoming a family therapist.  This is because I have always enjoyed helping others, and have always been interested in unique family situations and dynamics.
> My three main questions/cccerns are:
> 1.  In family therapy, does the family always go because they want to or because they are forced to? I first thought that they just went because they wanted to but have recently heard from someone that the courts can require people to go to counselling?
> 2.  Is it easy to find a job in therapy? I have heard it is difficult.
> 3.  I have heard that being a counsellor can be emotionally draining.  I also just heard of something called self-care which can help.  Is self-care alone a great coping strategy?
> Thank you for your time and please feel free to share any experiences.
> Sincerely,
> Vejas
> 
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