I miss my old life.

[Crankin]

I don't miss my old life! I have one more year to go and the time is going very quickly. On Monday I register for summer classes (just one) and registration for next fall (my last year!) is in 2 weeks. I have learned so much in my internship this year. Taking the classes is sort of at the point of boring now, but necessary. The only way to learn this job is to do it. I have my internship set for next year and I am so glad I chose to do the program with 2 internships; I need to exorcise all of the "teacher" identity out of me.
I *am* worried about what's going to happen when I get a job. I have to work full time for 2 years to get my license, and I have never worked in the summer in my whole life. I am hoping to find a job for my first 2 years where I can do some hours in the evening, so I can have riding time... what was I thinking???? OK, priorities need to be set. Once I have my license, I plan to work part time.

[Flybye]

I have to work full time for 2 years to get my license.....

We must have different regulations than one another. I sit for the National Counselor Certification next month and then I apply for licensure once I have my score. Once that is in place, the only difference post licensure will be the next tier - I start out with an LPC and then move to LCPC with more supervised hours. In order to be a school counselor, the only thing I will have to do is apply, which I think we do at the end of the month.

Not sure I want to embark on 3rd university degree studies at this time in life.

Not thinking I want that either, ever!!

Good job "cousin"

Just trying to make the family proud

Yeah I'm completely insane. This master's program has been wild: I have 15 credit hours of 400 - 600 level biology classes.

That is just crazy. I had a couple of 16 credit semesters. Hard, hard, hard, and BUSY!!! Hang in there!

Hey Fly! Hang in there! May 8 May 8 May 8

Hey back! Thanks! Good to say Hi!

[Crankin]

Flybye, we are in a similar program, but my license is the LMHC. I can sit for the exam once I graduate, but I can't put the "L" in front of of the MHC until I have accrued about 3,330 hours of working, post degree, with some supervision requirements, too. I am pretty sure these are state of MA requirements. With the huge number of licensed social workers, psychiatrists and PhD level therapists in this state, it was a fight just to allow masters level clinicians in counseling practice and get on insurance panels. The school counselor program is a totally different track here, where you have to meet state dept. of education requirements. Some of those people do a dual program, where they do one community internship, so they can sit for the LMHC exam and one internship in a school.

[malkin]

Go Go GO!!

I admire you students!

I perked up at a doctoral program that floated by a couple weeks ago, but the cost was a shocking $825 per unit (eek!)