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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 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 • 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.
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
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?
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
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
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.
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.
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?
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?
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
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.