I want to build a career. I need to support my kids & myself. I want to show my kids that we can be anything we want to be. But I don't know what it is I want to be...
I have thought of psychology - grief counselling especially...
I have though to law.
I have thought of medicine - it's what I always wanted to do. But at 42 am I too old?
Be my career guidance officers. I have good people skills, I am intelligent. I have way too much life experience
Social work? There are community development etc type roles that you can access through the TAFE system, get you working in the field while you continue to study towards a degree. Your counselling and empathy type skills could be very useful in a clinical setting.
Well what drives you? What is the one thing where you can have a crappy day at work but still get out of bed to go the next day because you love it so much? Hun, you are talented at many things and have a passion for many more so I think you will be successful at whatever you turn your hand to, but I think you need to do something that really fuels your passion
I don't think you are ever too old to learn something new!
Med is very demanding and would take a lot of dedication and time...all the uni hours, study, placements. One of my friends is doing Med, 5 years of uni full time then a few more to specialise....phew! But hey if you have the time and patience it would be a very rewarding. I think a bit of life experience is a good thing to have on your side especially in the health care field.
I aslo think each of those choices would suit you. I also think teaching would be a good match for you.
My concern for you with medicine is also the amount of work involved. They are LONG days on placement, not like nursing where you just leave at the end of the shift. Plus the study associated with it. And then there is the intern year, all the over time, your holidays are picked for you, sick leave is almost non-existent (it's available to take but look out if you do!). Then there is specialising and EVERYTHING is a specialty - even General Practice. Depending on the speciality, your further training past internship can be 3 years up to 7 years... providing you get into a program and meet all the requirements to stay in the program. There are massive exams each year until you reach the level of a consultant. Once you are in a program, you could be working anywhere. Your main hospital might be (for example) St Vincent's but you may be required to do stints (anything from 6 months to a year) somewhere like Bendigo, Woolongong, Mildura, Sale... it just depends on where they need you... and you don't get a whole lot of say in it. I don't mean to put you off, just to make you really aware of what it will involve. If it is what you want to do, go for it! But you will need excellent supports.
I need some ideas...
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