Author Topic: Career advancement question (currently in social services field)  (Read 614 times)

Healthie

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Hi everyone,

I'd like to get some feedback on career advancement. Currently I work in the addictions & mental health field for a health authority. My position is something similar to a social worker (but I am not a social worker), and I make about $62k/year; and can make up to $72k/year once I get to the last step of my pay grid. My degree is in English (major) and sociology (minor).

I'm not sure I want to do this forever. I have ambitions of management, although it seems those jobs are over-worked. I either want to make the same or more money.

I'm curious what else is out there, career-wise, for someone with my background. I went back for nursing and I didn't find it was for me. I'm not terribly interested in  getting a masters degree or a great deal more education.

Some things I enjoy are
- working in a collaborative team
- working with the public
- woodworking
- talking about jobs
- running groups (therapeutic, psychoeducational, recovery, etc)

Previous jobs I was interested in were:
- teacher, police officer, librarian, nurse.

Any ideas?


Psychstache

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Re: Career advancement question (currently in social services field)
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2020, 06:56:50 PM »
This doesn't meet your 'don't want to get a master's degree' criteria, but I am a big advocate for school psychology:

https://www.nasponline.org/about-school-psychology/who-are-school-psychologists

There are numerous career prospects (we have a national shortage in our field) and it fulfills a lot of the areas you cited as interests.


Edit: I no spell good.

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Re: Career advancement question (currently in social services field)
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2020, 09:00:52 PM »
Career counselor?

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Re: Career advancement question (currently in social services field)
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2020, 02:23:19 AM »
Sales? Headhunter?

If you want to stay in the mental health field and you want to make a lot of money, you will likely need a masters and a counseling license of some sort.