A Little About Me
I was born into an environment of dysfunction. I have been through just about anything that you can name. Because of my home life and my teenage rebelling, people thought that I was going to be a failure. Now I am almost finished with my Bachelor's degree of Psychology and I am fairly young. I have big plans for my future, but it takes time. By the end of it all I am hoping to have my own facility, which will provide services for teenagers who are mentally ill, abused, or addicted to drugs. I cannot do it alone and I cannot get started with no experience.
Here in Charlotte, NC we have a high crime rate. Most of the people who commit crimes happen to be teenagers. I feel that the facility mentioned earlier could make a difference with the crime rate. If people commit violent crimes, something is going on psychologically. If they have somewhere to go, someone who really cares, and someone that will do whatever it takes to help them they may not resort to violence or drugs. Many teenagers try drugs because of peer pressure, but they also will do drugs because they are bored. The facility that I speak of will provide field trips and recreational activities, as well as counseling which will help take up their spare time. I would also have a certified tutor to help them with their homework.
I have not had the pleasure of having a job that I could apply my degree to. The job I have now is food service and customer service related. People do not hire psychologists with no experience. That is why it is so important for me to find volunteer work or at least someone to allow me to shadow them.
This is my dream and I will stop at nothing to get to it.
Here in Charlotte, NC we have a high crime rate. Most of the people who commit crimes happen to be teenagers. I feel that the facility mentioned earlier could make a difference with the crime rate. If people commit violent crimes, something is going on psychologically. If they have somewhere to go, someone who really cares, and someone that will do whatever it takes to help them they may not resort to violence or drugs. Many teenagers try drugs because of peer pressure, but they also will do drugs because they are bored. The facility that I speak of will provide field trips and recreational activities, as well as counseling which will help take up their spare time. I would also have a certified tutor to help them with their homework.
I have not had the pleasure of having a job that I could apply my degree to. The job I have now is food service and customer service related. People do not hire psychologists with no experience. That is why it is so important for me to find volunteer work or at least someone to allow me to shadow them.
This is my dream and I will stop at nothing to get to it.