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Hmmmm.....I agree. I think you should identify what you ENJOY about your job, and use that as your guidepost.
Thinking about the state of Arkansas (each state could be different), you could work at a college or university as a counselor in their counseling services, you could be an internship coordinator for their social work interns, maybe an academic advisor specializing in the social science majors, you could go work at a private psych hospital doing therapy there, you could find a private long term psych facility (for children or for CMI adults) and be a therapist, you could work in a med/surg hospital as one of their social workers, you could possibly teach undergrad or community college classes (maybe in sociology?....depends on what the schools want), you might be able to work in a public high school/junior high (depends on what the district requires...some are so desperate for good workers they waive the 2 year teaching requirement/teaching license), you could work for a daycare that specializes in children who can't handle regular daycare (due to illness or behavior problems), you could be an admissions coordinator (blech! some people like it, I didn't) in a psych hospital, you can be a research assistant (may not pay much though), you could do prison evaluations.....well, that's it for right now!!
I have a master's in counseling psychology, which qualifies me to be a therapist. After working 8 years in the psych field (and volunteering for AST for 6 years), I jumped ship and I'm now a Greek advisor. I had plenty of background classes in my major....it was a matter of having the knowledge about Greeks and not necessarily the "Higher Ed/Student Affairs" degree. So a career change can be done without going back to school, but you have to sit down and figure out what skills and talents you have, then find a job description that you can match.
Good Luck to you!
PsychTau
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