For the past few weeks I've been toying with the idea of going back to school. I've been thinking about getting a certification to be a school counselor. I'm not super excited about the idea, but my reasons for doing it would be:1) School schedule... meaning (probably) having summers off!
2) The salary would (probably) be higher
3) It would (probably) be easier than what I'm doing now
4) Did I mention summers off?
There are a lot of probablys that I need to figure out. I also don't know how long it would take since I already have a BS in elementary education and a MA in counseling. Or how much it would cost.
I'm trying to pray about it and make sure that I'm not just grasping at anything to get out of my current difficult job.
When people ask me what I want to do (meaning: career), I really don't have an answer for them. I honestly don't know. I do know that I want to be really good at something. And I want to help people (who actually want help.) And I don't want to be verbally assaulted or physically threatened every day.
I went to a therapist once who had been a school counselor for a long time and she was a REALLY bad therapist. (I didn't go back to her.) I'm honestly afraid that will happen to me.
So, do I just white-knuckle-it at my job for a while, look for another job (even though I haven't been at my current job for a year), or go back to school (while white-knuckling-it at my current job?)
Any opinions?
Hmm, interesting...
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about not wanting to grasp at things just to get out of your current situation. Bad decisions can be made that way. But, honestly, with your background being a school counselor? Kinda makes sense. Definitely something worth looking into at the very least. Thinking about it makes me excited for you.
I think you would be a great school counselor. You have the perfect background and you seem to be a strong advocate and the results seem as though they would be more tangible. I'm in the go for it camp. And I think you'd be awesome. :)
ReplyDeleteDid you do What Color is Your Parachute with Wesley? And if so did you do the informational interviewing part where you find people in jobs you might find interesting and go talk to them about all the day-in and day-out of their jobs? I know that was really helpful for me when I was looking to change directions but still wanted to use my current degree. Just a thought.
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