Posted by JohnV on February 18, 2003, at 1:00:24
In reply to Going back to university after 7 years oftreatment, posted by JohnV on February 17, 2003, at 2:52:38
I obviously am not or have been the only one to struggle with this. The kicker is how closely related education and getting a good job are, so if you don't get one, then you usually won't get the other. One of my other worries is going into a very high stress job in social work. I could get a good job in Child Protection Services that pays between 50-75 thousand a year, but will I still have my mind left by the end of the first year?..hehe. But, I feel with proper medication support and ongoing therapy, I should be able to handle it. I was a welfare officer once with a 300 client caseload, and I did ok, and that was before all my current treatment. Plus, I could just limit mymself to working in a particular job for no more than a few years, than move to something a bit less stressful.But my first goal is to get my Bachelor of Social Work degree. I already have a 2 year college degree in Social Service Work, so I should get a bit of advanced credit. What I may do is just apply for the program, and wait until I get accepted (which is quite likely..with my experience of 7 or so years in the field and excellent grades) to make any further decisions.
Thank you all for your kind help. John (the "V" one :-)
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