Student Success Statement

“Only I can change my lifer. No one can do it for me.”

-Carol Burnett

I am who I am. I am the driver in the highway of life. I have choices. I know what is right and what is wrong. I have control. No one else does. I take actions that have consequences. I believe that I have power within myself to be who I want to be. This is MY life. In the end, the only think certain is that the decisions I make will in turn create new beginnings. Whether they are the ones I had in mind is up to me. My mom might want me to be a housewife or something of a sort, but I shall aspire to be more. I shall aspire to be independent and self-sufficient. That life isn’t enough for me so I’ll work as hard as I can to get what I want the right way.

Rehabilitation or Mental Health Counselors

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Duties and Responsibilities:

Rehabilitation or mental health counselors work with the mentally, emotionally, and physically disabled. It is their job to help patients develop more faith in themselves. They work with patients to help them become self-sufficient and productive. Counselors often work closely with their patients’ doctors and family. Counselors may work in private practice for schools, industry, or in hospital or residential health care settings. Counselors often:

·         Work with patients who abuse alcohol or are addicted to drugs.

·         Interview and observe patients to determine problem areas.

·         Conduct personality, aptitude, achievement, and psychological tests.

·         Helps patients find and keep jobs

Average Salary: $25,000-$45,000

Educational Requirements:

Students interested in becoming counselors should take a challenging high school curriculum.

A bachelor’s degree in education psychology or sociology is the minimum requirement for low level counseling jobs, but a master’s degree is required for most. To become licensed by a state, counselors must pass written and oral examinations and work for about two years in a supervised clinical setting.

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