Nitara writes: I have tried talking to several advisors at my university with no help. I am interested in a career involving children and travel. I have a gift for listening to people and have thought of almost everything and have finally decided to major in an Interdisciplinary social-science degree with criminology and psychology as my two cognates. I want to work with rehabilitating and counseling children that come in to contact with Children and Families Dept., usually due to child abuse. I only know about the social-work B.A. degree, which is not broad enough for what I want. I want to move my way up to running the program if not starting my own facility. This way children will have access to counseling before they are placed in foster care or adoption. If you have any ideas or advice please let me know. Thank you in advance for your time.
My best advice would be to get an internship with a social-services agency that closely matches what you want to do. If you can’t do an internship, then I suggest you conduct some informational interviews with directors of social-service programs that match what you want to do with your career.
An internship is your best bet because it will give you vital experience, hopefully confirm your career interests, and give you some vital contacts that you will need upon graduation. It’s getting late to find summer internships, but some are still available. Find all sorts of great internship resources, including articles and other resources in this section of Quintessential Careers: Internship Resources for College Students.
Whether you complete an internship or not, I would also suggest taking the time to conduct some informational interviews. These are not job interviews, but sessions you conduct with key professionals in your field to learn more about job and career opportunities, to expand your network, and to get solid career advice. You can learn more about the value, the method, and the potential outcomes by visiting this free tutorial from Quintessential Careers: Informational Interviewing Tutorial.
From my experience in the social-work area, I would also say that what you want to do would also require a master’s degree in social work; of course, one of the benefits of conducting informational interviews is confirming information such as this. A nice site to learn more information is: Social Work for Graduate School: How to Get In.
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