A Career In Human Services

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Wow, it is encouraging to hear that you and the Kingston Coordinator will be hosting a class at a local church for teenage girls. You will be teaching at 12 week class on Making peace with your past, this is an excellent subject and I wish you the best in all your endeavors. God Bless you and be encouraged in the Lord.

The internship has afforded you to gain more knowledge in the area that you want to pursue as a licensed therapist. Having the exposure in the field can help a person know what area of study will fulfilled to the student. There is nothing more exciting than to find your passion in the helping profession; human services is so broad and it leads to many opportunities.

The BGCA is a great organization to get experience especially dealing with children. The internship has given you the opportunity to decide if working with children would work for you. However, you have established some professional relationships with the staff there and he/she will be a great resource for you in the future if you need assistance working with a child. The internships' are great to get first hand experience in the human services profession.
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There is nothing more exciting than to find your passion in the helping profession; human services is so broad and it leads to many opportunities. Each student has gain so much knowledge and now have experience work in the different fields of human

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