[nabs-l] Looking for advice on job prospects

[Lillie Pennington]

Hi Everyone

 

I apologize for my numerous school/college/career/other misc questions to
this listserve, and I have another one now.

 

I will be a junior in high school this year and need to seriously look at
college prospects. In order to do that, I feel like I need to narrow down my
career considerations a little bit. I know that I don't have to have my
selection narrowed down completely yet, but I have a list of options I have
been giving semi serious thought to, and it is kind of a long list. To help
narrow down my search a bit, I thought it may be a good idea to network with
people in these jobs so that I can learn about the job in more detail and
that may help me narrow down my decision. 

 

I plan to meet with my school guidance counselor a few weeks after I get
back to school to talk about similar stuff, but I want to have more of an
idea of what I am doing before I have this meeting. I also am not super
stressed about finding a person to talk to in each specialty listed, I am
just using this as a starting point. 

 

If anyone here knows someone who would be willing to talk to me off list
about the specific specialties/careers (either blind or sited), , feel free
to send me a message at

 

lilliepennington at fuse.net

 

Thank you for any help. I am also on the human services and blind educators
list and will probably ask there once I narrow down the list a bit. Also, if
anyone knows of any good colleges/universities in either Ohio, Indiana, or
Kentucky that are good for either education, social work, or family science
programs please feel free to let me know as well. 

 

Career list:

 

social workers (in general), or, specializing in

*substance misuse and addiction

*child welfare

*school socialwork

*public welfare

*justice/corrections

*healthcare

*mental health/clinical

*community

*management/administration

*policy and planning

 

 

Psychology/counseling/misc

*Marriage and family therapist/counselor

*school guidance counselor

*mental health counselor

*substance abuse counselor

*abuse/crisis counselors

*high school teacher

*child life specialist

*family life educator

*instructional curriculum coordinator (for schools)

                

 

Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions, or if anything
is unclear. 

 

Lillie