Career Help

[korkscru]

Well Ladycat, don't feel bad. I changed my major 3 times while in undergrad. At first I was a pre-med major. I didn't want to apply myself at the time so I changed my major (at the end of my junior year :eek to speech pathology and audiology. I wasn't satisfied with that so I changed it again to social work and this is what my undergrad degree is. Now after doing social work for over three years, I realized that I wanted to work with people on a more personal level-----plus the work was extremely stressful. The turnover rate for social workers is verrrrrry high . So, I decided to go back to school and get my master's in counseling. I felt that it was more indepth than social work plus I continue to work with the community. I am currently an intensive in-home counselor and I work with teens who are at-risk for being placed out of their homes. I ABSOLUTELY LOOOOOVE MY JOB. You see, you haveto have a love and certain amount of commitment for your career/occupation or else you won't won't be satisfied no matter what you do. Of course I think about where I would have been had I followed through with my orginial dream (to be an MD), but I can't turn back the clock. I believe with all my heart that counseling was my "calling" and that GOD intended for me to work with people in THIS particular capacity rather than what I wanted at first. So don't be discouraged if you are not sure about what you want to do. But remember, no matter what ANYONE else says, ask GOD to help you and do what YOU feel is going to make you happy. Be Blessed Sisterfriend!!!!