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Your Future in Human Services

Your Future in Human Services. Afterword. Trends in Jobs and Earning. Occupation Outlook Handbook By 2018 there will be 431,500 jobs in HS, an increase in 23% increase from 2008 Average salaries: between $25,000 and $35, 000 Other Occupational Info

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Your Future in Human Services

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  1. Your Future in Human Services Afterword

  2. Trends in Jobs and Earning • Occupation Outlook Handbook • By 2018 there will be 431,500 jobs in HS, an increase in 23% increase from 2008 • Average salaries: between $25,000 and $35, 000 • Other Occupational Info • One in four HSPs employed by state and local governments • Half are employed in health care in in social assistance industries. • There will be a large number of existing jobs for human service • practitioners and new job titles.

  3. Choosing a Career in the Human Services • Is Human Services a “Fit” for you? • Examine job characteristics of human service professionals a O*NET Online: http://www.onetonline.org/ • Examine your interests by seeing a career counselor • Do Activity 1, p. 315

  4. Choosing a Career in the Human Services • Choosing a Career: A self-Analysis • Reflect on your childhood • Socioeconomic issues: How much do you want to make? • Parents’ career development: How do you parents’ careers impact what you want to do • Emotional problems: Are there issues that will affect your ability to be a HSP • Situational issues: What environmental issues (e.g., job availability) can impact your desire to go into the human services • Developmental level: Where are you in your career path? Will you take “any” job or are you read to settle into a career path. • Worldview and beliefs about self: Does the field of human services fit your sense of self?

  5. Select Items to Consider When Choosing A Graduate Program • Items to Consider • Whether or not the program is accredited • The kinds of specialties and degrees offered • The philosophical orientation of the program • Entry requirements • The size of the program and university • Faculty-student ratios • Diversity of the student body and of the faculty • The cost and number of available scholarships • Location • Job placement possibilities

  6. Select Items To Consider When Choosing a Job • Items to Consider • Specific requirements necessary to fulfill the job • The philosophical orientation of the setting • The number and type of clients one is expected to see • Other job roles and functions • Salary • Diversity of co-workers • Possibilities for job advancement

  7. The Application Process of School or Jobs • Select Items to Consider • Complete all necessary forms and meet all application deadlines. • Make sure you address each item asked of you in the graduate application or in the job advertisement. • Do not submit cookie cutter applications to different jobs or different graduate schools. Make sure that your application “speaks to” the school or job to which you are applying. • Take and be prepared for any necessary tests (e.g., GREs) • Write a great essay or statement of philosophy. • Find out if an interview is required and prepare for it. • Find out about faculty members’ research or be knowledgeable about your employer’s background and find an opportunity to ask questions about what they have accomplished. • Provide a well-written résumé. • Consider submitting a portfolio. • Use spell check and check your grammar. • Be positive, focused, and prepared. • Don’t be negative or cynical.

  8. The Résumé • Select Items to Consider • Make it readable, attractive, grammatically correct, and to the point. • Do not use gender bias words or phrases. • Don’t be overly concerned about length. • Do not make the résumé too word or too chaotic. • Tailor your résumé to the requirements of the program or job. • Do not add detail that could eliminate you from the selection process (e.g., your age, marital status, etc.). • Do not sell yourself short. • Brag about yourself, but don’t sound narcissistic.

  9. The Portfolio • Portfolio • Hard copy or electronic? • Portfolios have become more popular these days • May include things like: • View of human nature • How to build a multicultural work environment • Strengths • A major paper • Examples of how you worked with clients (keeping client anonymity, of course) • Other?

  10. Finding a Job • Things You Can do • Networking • Going on Informational Interviews • Responding to Ads in Professional Publications • Interviewing at National Conferences • College and University Job Placement Services • Other?

  11. Finding a Graduate Program • Where? • See list of places on pp. 320-322 • Masters programs in social work • Master’s and doctoral programs in counseling • Doctoral programs in counseling and clinical psychology • Master’s programs in rehabilitation counseling • Master’s programs in marriage and family therapy • Clinical pastoral programs • Master’s programs in art therapy

  12. Being Chosen, Being Denied • You may be “denied” your favorite job or graduate program • However, this is not uncommon • Persevere • Find another program or job • Apply again • If this is your dream, you will get there.

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