[nabs-l] Looking for advice on job prospects

[Mary Fernandez]

Lillie,
First, you are doing great already by having a wide variety of fields
of interest. I think that when looking at colleges you may want to
look not so much for specific programs, as for a good liberal arts
education, as your interests lie in the humanities. When i started
college I was determined to be a psychology major, and do tons of
research and go to get a PH.D. I wound up majoring in psychology in
music, did just as much performing as I did research, if not more, and
decided my senior year that research wasn't hte thing for me. But
that's because I went to a university which allowed me to explore my
chosen file,d and get a taste of so many other things, which really
helps make you a well-rounded individual.
Anyway, yes, I think talking to professionals and people who have done
it is an amazing idea, and I'll be happy to talk to you off list and
meet up at convention!
Mary F

On 6/26/14, Bridget Walker via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Lilly,
> I see your list identifies many topics across fields. I caught on to one
> common theme. All of your  chosen fields involve helping people. It seems to
> me you are torn between human services and education. Both of these fields
> are fantastic.
> I am an adolescence education major studying to work with middle or high
> school students with multiple disabilities. Before I work in my chosen field
> I will be teaching English for a few years at the high school level.
> I know some people in human services. I can ask about passing your message
> along.
> I hope that helps.
> If you would like to know more about adolescence education please do not
> hesitate to contact me.
> Best,
> Bridget
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Jun 26, 26 Heisei, at 12:57 AM, Lillie Pennington via nabs-l
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>
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Mary Fernandez
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will
forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them
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Maya Angelou