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career change
hello everyone 
i am new to the board. i have a BA in psych buthave been doing real estate tax assessing for 14 years. I am looking for a complete change and to get back into the mental health field. any tips for a resume for applying for a job that you dont have job experience for but rather the education? thanks for any info
i am new to the board. i have a BA in psych buthave been doing real estate tax assessing for 14 years. I am looking for a complete change and to get back into the mental health field. any tips for a resume for applying for a job that you dont have job experience for but rather the education? thanks for any info
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Re: career change
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Disclaimer: I am not an MD. Please don't PM me with pregnancy-related questions. Ask your doctor.
Have you found positions you would qualify for? I ask because I'm a researcher in the mental health field (I don't know squat about mental illness, I do data and that's my background) and as far as I know a bachelors degree will not allow you to do any actual mental health work. You could maybe, for example, work in a psych dept but it would be something administrative, with your role being something you could do in any other specialty dept. You would need a masters just to be able to administer assessments. At least around here the same would hold true for community outreach type positions. We have statewide public MHMR (mental health mental retardation) centers and though my experience with them is admittedly limited, I've never met someone in a role that does actual mental health work, outreach, or coordination that has "just" a bachelors.
I don't mean to dissuade you. I am partially curious and also want to warn you that it may be difficult to break into the field for reasons beyond lack of directly related experience.
Good luck to you!
This. I'm slowly making a career change and this is one of the steps I have taken.
You could be eligible for a number of jobs in the helping profession with just a bachelor's degree. You won't be able to do counseling, therapy, assessments, etc. due to not having a graduate degree.
I would look into what some of the area human service agencies have job wise. Things like foster care, residential treatment (there seems to always be a need for direct care staff), probation, substance abuse services are some areas to consider.
Good luck!