Job Title / Job Description

Grad student / Guidance counselor

At the moment I am working with teens who are in D.S.S, living at a group home. I love spending time with these children. They all come from disturbing pasts, but they have so much to offer to the world. 

What are some related career opportunities and job titles in your company or in your career area?

What new technology will be important?

What education or training did you have to prepare for this career?

I am in my first year of graduate school.  

What education or training do you recommend for students today who want to enter this field?

To become a guidance counselor: go to college and study psychology, sociology, or education, and then apply to graduate school. I also recommend working for some time in a social work field to make sure the field is right for you. 

When you were in high school, did you know that you would enter this field?

I had an idea that I would enter the field. I knew I wanted to work with kids but was unsure in which capacity.