After Americorps
This year after my AmeriCorps contract ended, I decided to go back to school to get my master's in Speech-Language Pathology, which I'll go into detail on my next posts. I decided to start taking online classes to work a full-time job and stay in the northeast area. I took a job as a children case manager at an outpatient mental health nonprofit, where I get to connect families with resources and refer them to programs that will help their children.
I am a case manager in a small town northwest of Philadelphia. The town has fewer resources than Philly and has a need for educational and economic growth. As a case manager, I am exposed to a variety of unique cases that requires behavioral, educational, and cognitive intervention. Those cases allowed me to learn about Speech Therapists and their scope of practice.
Unfortunately, being a case manager does not seem to be a perfect fit for my career, mainly because I wanted to use my background as a linguist in my career and wanted to work in a job that allowed me to travel and do something different every day. This does not mean that I did not enjoy being a case manager, but the work was similar daily, and it required me to sit behind a desk and making phone calls for the majority of the day. However, it is a career that is needed and is beneficial for people in the community, and provides a bridge where people can connect with their providers and receive help when needed.
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