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[NbyNW]

CC, that paper sounds really interesting -- sounds like quite the accomplishment! Good luck on your exams!

Owlie, congrats on the tutoring job!

[Crankin]

I registered for my last semester for my MA in clinical mental health counseling!
3 years ago, it seemed like a long time. But, it's gone fast. Funny, when I got my first MA, in education, it didn't seem like such a big deal. I guess the perspective of 31 years makes it different. Like they say, youth is wasted on the young.
Now I have to get a job...

[tulip]

Congrats, Crankin! From what I've seen here, you will make a very good therapist.

CrazyCanuck--we gotta talk! My masters thesis in city planning was on post-war urban redevelopment in Sarajevo. I was fortunate to have spent 10 days there. That was in 1999, and the war was still quite raw. It's an amazing city. Your paper sounds interesting.

[crazycanuck]

Thanks for the support on the exams. Today's was pretty good and able to answer almost all of the questions well. I think i stuffed up on explaining Development Assessment Panels

Crankin-I need a job too...noone wants me though

Tulip-I didn't know indepth about planning/governance in Sarajevo until I did this paper..Very interesting and will read more when i finish my exams. Fingers crossed my paper made some sort of sense..

[Crankin]

CC, when do you graduate? Are there jobs available in your field, or might you have to move?
I have to work 2 years, full time to get the 3,300 hours for my license (and take an exam). My dilemma is do I go for a fee for service job, where I can have some flexibility in my schedule (i.e. time to ride my bike, maybe even have enough of Wed. off to do club rides) or find a job that is full time, entry level in a day treatment program, drug rehab, etc. where I know I can get my hours. Fee for service work means clients who cancel or no show all of the time. This is what I am doing now for my internship (well, not being paid) and I love it. There is a possibility the agency where I am now could hire me on this basis. I am pretty good with keeping the clients on track to reschedule if they no show or cancel. I am in a good position in that I don't need benefits, as DH has great ones and money is not an issue. I know I will never make as much as I did teaching, unless I open and have a very successful private practice once I am licensed, and I don't really think I will do that. My goal was to find a career that I love, where I could have a flexible schedule, allowing me to play and work until I am very old. As it is, I will be almost 60 before I am licensed. My goal is sort of to do the two years and then find maybe one or two places to do fee for service work 2-3 days a week. I feel like I am acting spoiled, as I have never worked in the summer in my life! This is what's getting to me. I think I could handle it, if I had even half a day off during the week. On the other hand, 2 years is not that long.
Oy.

[crazycanuck]

Squeeeeeeeeeee Always nice to receive a message stating a paper was good. Find out the mark tues.

Studying for Tues' exam going well and glad i could listen to the lectures again!

Crankin-have 2yrs left & yes there are heaps o planning positions round western australia etc. I'm keeping an eye on these things but struggling to get early experience.

My dear's an HV power design dude/manager & is pretty much useful round the world-we're happy to venture off again! Won't consider the US/Canada as he won't make as much $$$$$$ as he does here.

back to studying.

[Catrin]

....have 2yrs left & yes there are heaps o planning positions round western australia etc. I'm keeping an eye on these things but struggling to get early experience...

Planning? What kind of planning? I am a transportation planner myself...