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I am a 18 year old senior in high school and i would like to be a youth counselor as a career. Where do i start as far as college is concerned and what kind of youth counseling jobs are there?
1 answer - Asked By: Ben Skinner - 9/11/2012
I want to apply for a psychologist and related to mental health counseling jobs in hospitals. So i am going to attach my resume in mail, but i would like to write few words about what job i want and some impressive things added...but anyone give me the example for that...how should i ask them to apply for the job with attaching my resume..pls somebody help me...
3 answers - Asked By: Cheenikum - 5/25/2012
I'm interested in becoming a counselor but as I have already been to uni I don't really want to do any more study. I have a Diploma of Higher Education in Theology. Are there any counseling jobs out there which don't require counseling qualifications?
1 answer - Asked By: Andy C - 4/28/2010
Why do you think you should be hired for the job? What significant contribution will you make? I hate these questions and can never answer them correctly, stupid right? Anyway, I'm applying to school counseling jobs and trying to get ready for the big interview. Does anyone have suggestions on how to answer these questions correctly? Help, please.
4 answers - Asked By: counselorqueen - 6/7/2007
Im turning 16 and am trying to find a counseling job for over the summer, but everything i find you have to be 18. But i know there are some because i found them last year, so will you please help.
3 answers - Asked By: Tiffany S - 10/24/2009
I'm going for an interview today for a summer counseling job. I figured I should have an estimate of how much I would like to be paid if the question does arise. I am just curious how much the average summer counselor gets paid.
2 answers - Asked By: kristenh - 5/1/2008
I want to go to college because I want to counsel people. I want to make at least $100k a year. Was it difficult to obtain your masters degree in College? What was it like, homework, class work etc. What are high paying counseling jobs?
1 answer - Asked By: Katherine Kelly - 11/27/2011
I have a real passion for helping people change their lives, and offering suggestions & resources to them. I want to establish a social services firm to serve people who are in need of these services (such as counseling, job training, and resource connections), and then expand. Many corporations seem to be more concerned about the bottom line than the people they serve. I don't want to be like that. I want to offer affordable, accesible social services for people, but I am concerned about profit. How does one balance the needs of their clients with the desire for good profit?
1 answer - Asked By: Peaches - 6/25/2007
Here is the situation, I have been offered a school counseling job that is split between two schools. One is about 45 minutes away, but the other is over an hour away (maybe an hour and fifteen minutes). I cannot move because of my husband's job. Would you drive this far?
6 answers - Asked By: tired - 6/17/2010
I'm a teen coming from a single parent home and I was wondering if there was a counseling or therapy job I could go to college for so that I could deal with kids/teens living in single parent homes. It was just a thought since I could relate to them and actually understand what they're going through. Please help, thank you(:
2 answers - Asked By: iaskquestions - 10/29/2011
I'm planning on getting my B.A in psychology and then a masters in counseling. I am interested in working in a hospital setting. Are there any counseling jobs in hospitals? If so, could I do that with just a B.A, or what degree would be needed?
2 answers - Asked By: Hayley - 2/27/2011
I'm planning on getting my B.A in psychology and then a masters in counseling. I am interested in working in a hospital setting. Are there any counseling jobs in hospitals? If so, could I do that with just a B.A, or what degree would be needed?
1 answer - Asked By: Hayley - 2/27/2011
I'm at the tail end of my master's program and I'm ready to start applying for jobs. I am highly intelligent, knowledgeable, and well qualified (without being too cocky) but I'd like suggestions on what I can do to improve my chances of landing a counseling job in this tough and competitive job market.
1 answer - Asked By: - 2/27/2012
I want to do something different this summer and i have been looking online for a job where I can travel to and work with housing. Does anyone have any ideas or websites on which I can go to. I haave been trying to get a camp counseling job but its a little too late, according to two camps I tried. I also looked into the disney program but it didn't appeal to me. For example some hotels and resorts have this program but I cant find more information and listings . Any help is greatly appreciated.
1 answer - Asked By: bredman - 2/5/2007
I first wanted to be a school couselor but I want to work with younger kids and I hear its harder to find a school counseling job in elementary. Since you have many different options in social work I want to try that but will I have a good chance of finding a job in a school?
5 answers - Asked By: Nikki - 1/24/2008
I am looking to pursue a career in mental health counseling, my interest in career choice's are open but not limited to marriage/family counselor, educational counselor, behavioral counselor, child protection worker, guidance counselor... or something along those lines. I have researched and found that a masters in psychology can be of help with many jobs of this kind, though I have also read that degrees in sociology, counseling, education, health sciences, social work, child and family development, are great choices for some counseling jobs as well. So I want to know if I could get for example, a associates in sociology (or one of the others listed) a bachelors in child and family development (or one of the others listed) and my masters in psychology if this would help me at all? All answers will help and would be appreciated, I just want to know the best degree choices for mental health counseling jobs...Thanks
2 answers - Asked By: Brandon - 3/13/2013
Does one need a CDAC license to work in addiction, or can someone with a masters in counseling get a job with an organization and work in addiction? My hope is to obtain an LPC after I complete my masters program but I think about working with addiction in addition to other things. I don't want to limit myself or my training.
1 answer - Asked By: sherri - 5/28/2010
I am applying to school counseling jobs and feel that my ethnicity would be advantageous in helping to connect with many of the students and parents since the school has a large population of students who are of the same ethnicity as myself. Should I somehow include this in my cover letter?
7 answers - Asked By: nsobhan5 - 7/20/2010
I am majoring in social work but i do not want a counseling type job, what other jobs are there that doesn't involve that counseling aspect?
1 answer - Asked By: Hotty Pants - 12/6/2011
I really like working with people in stress and depression and telling them how to get out of it, although if im going to go through college I want to make it worth it maybe about a 6 figure income, can anyone help me with what degrees to get what type of jobs there are with this work related field and the average salary, a list of related jobs would really help.
1 answer - Asked By: Steve - 9/26/2012
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