Career Goals Paper

Career Goals Paper






Personal Career Goal Paper
Erin McLinsky
Psy 305
May 9, 2016
Dr. Sheila Rapa
Personal Career Goal Paper
As I started this paper, I had a hard time figuring out what I want to be or what I want to do with my degree in psychology. I was originally an elementary education major when I started school about twelve years ago. I had a passion for helping children. I still have that passion, honestly. I am thinking that with psychology I could go into educational psychology. I could become a school counselor. I think as a school counselor it would be smartest to be in the high school arena. This is because I would be able to make a bigger difference to the lives of children. Children in high school are preparing to either enter the work field or go to college. A school counselor is very important to the lives of children while they are in high school. They help students choose classes to both graduate high school and also to help them succeed in whatever path they choose to follow post-high school.
I am also considering using my degree in psychology to go work for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. With this company, I would like to work for the Child Welfare Department. I think that a psychology degree would help me understand where the families are coming from that end up being involved with DHS. Also, it would help me to relate to the children who would be placed under my care. I would be able to help solve problems and help the birth families, children, and even foster parents come up with solutions to problems. I hope that either one of these fields would lead me to be able to make the difference in a child’s life in my local community and state.
I am considering the path of psychology, because I like to help people. Psychology is a degree that you can use pretty much anywhere and it is extremely helpful if you want to find a job that involves helping people. I was always told that I should be a psychology major growing...

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