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so i've decided to go back to school.
wait, did i already post that? going back to check.... okay, it looks like i didn't.
so here's the deal. i went to a career counselor, who told me that i should be a counselor. not a career counselor, though, which is okay, even though his job seemed awesome and he seemed to love it. and there would definitely be things to love about it. i mean, seriously, giving people direction? telling them what they're good at that they may not have realized?
anyway i digress. so the counselor told me to be a counselor. which is awesome because i've wanted to do counseling, and have considered for a long time how to become one, focusing probably in marriage/family therapy and addictions. his advice was to get a masters in social work and get licensed, because i could hang out a shingle with an MSW.
i'm looking into a program at IUPUI right now, since that's here in the city. hopefully i'll get in! if not, then.... i'll do something else to get me there. but i have to find something. i knew i wanted to be a counselor, but now that i've had outside confirmation that it's something i'd be good at and it's something i should be doing, i'm raring to get to it. i'm excited about being my own boss, setting my own schedule, and all that. and if i hire the right administrative office assistant, i won't have to worry too much about the business end of things, which doesn't really interest me anyway. taxes and blah. whatever. of course, melissa suggested i take a business course along with the program so i have that stuff under my belt. she also suggested i try to get a practice with someone else who's already established and has similar goals/views. i have a good wife. if she were interested in keeping a business organized, i'd totally hire her as my administrative assistant.
to end, let me lend my endorsement to Dr. Jack Fadely of Fadely and Debrota. he reminds me of a more laid-back version of Law and Order's Jack McCoy.
wait, did i already post that? going back to check.... okay, it looks like i didn't.
so here's the deal. i went to a career counselor, who told me that i should be a counselor. not a career counselor, though, which is okay, even though his job seemed awesome and he seemed to love it. and there would definitely be things to love about it. i mean, seriously, giving people direction? telling them what they're good at that they may not have realized?
anyway i digress. so the counselor told me to be a counselor. which is awesome because i've wanted to do counseling, and have considered for a long time how to become one, focusing probably in marriage/family therapy and addictions. his advice was to get a masters in social work and get licensed, because i could hang out a shingle with an MSW.
i'm looking into a program at IUPUI right now, since that's here in the city. hopefully i'll get in! if not, then.... i'll do something else to get me there. but i have to find something. i knew i wanted to be a counselor, but now that i've had outside confirmation that it's something i'd be good at and it's something i should be doing, i'm raring to get to it. i'm excited about being my own boss, setting my own schedule, and all that. and if i hire the right administrative office assistant, i won't have to worry too much about the business end of things, which doesn't really interest me anyway. taxes and blah. whatever. of course, melissa suggested i take a business course along with the program so i have that stuff under my belt. she also suggested i try to get a practice with someone else who's already established and has similar goals/views. i have a good wife. if she were interested in keeping a business organized, i'd totally hire her as my administrative assistant.
to end, let me lend my endorsement to Dr. Jack Fadely of Fadely and Debrota. he reminds me of a more laid-back version of Law and Order's Jack McCoy.