I have a passion for helping others solve problems in their lives and find joy. One of my greatest passions right now is working with teens who need someone to talk to who will 1) Give them freedom to be honest without judging them, 2) Ask the tough questions, and 3) Challenge them to take the reins on their life. Right now I do this purely on a volunteer basis, but am considering pursuing it as a career. How have other veterans gone about jumping into a career helping others (Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, etc). Where has your career taken you with a social work degree?
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Hi Caleb,
Thank you for your service and for asking this question! You're in good company on this site if you're thinking about an MSW - we've had Veterans ask what the field is like and try to expand their networks accordingly.
What I'm getting at is that there are people in the community you can ping (try messaging them directly if their responses piqued your interest). A couple of places to start:
This question received answers from Advisors that hold MSWs or ran in those circles: https://acp-advisornet.org/questions/643
This Veteran was conflicted on how to best help people as well, and got advice on the MSW among a slew of other things: https://acp-advisornet.org/questions/2099
Finally, you can always take a look at our community section!
Hope that helps - let me know if you'd like to discuss further.
Best,
Mikhail
Thanks, Jessica! Great rundown of some good considerations as I look at school, internships, etc. I'll be sure to research those aspects for various programs if I start going down this route. Best of luck to you!
Thank you, Mikhail! I will be sure to pursue speaking with more folks across the site. Really appreciate the links, as well.
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