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How little money it pays and how many years it takes to become licensed and feel personally proficient.
This is so true. I dont' know that knowing the pay would have changed much for me but it might have. We really do take on a lot and the pay just isnt' worth it some days.
That I am not superwoman. I cannot "fix" every person who comes into my office, let alone everyone I come into contact with. Learn how to separate your work brain and your off work brain and it'll save you many personal relationships.
That while my job is to help people, the emotions I feel and emotional weight the job comes with are real and need to be addressed and not set aside. That I cant do my best at work if I don't do whats best for myself too.
Appreciating self care and how imperative it is to maintain a work- life balance.
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that vicarious trauma is incredibly real, and to learn the signs of burnout before it's too late. also - to trust my gut feeling more often.
How to negotiate (salary, flex time, etc) and set healthy boundaries to consistently engage in self care.
Following. don't have a mentor and need all the advice I can get
How stringent the licensing is. In our state, I worked for over 4 years as a mental health clinician under the supervision of a licensed social worker (LCSW) and a psychiatrist. I had a master's degree in psychology and since it wasn't supervised by an LPC my hours of supervision didn't count. 4 whole years of counseling under my belt lost. I was so frustrated. I couldn't choose who my supervisor was bc i worked for an agency and that's all they had was SW. I was so upset.
I’m so sorry that happened to you. That would feel devastating. How did you proceed?
That you'll end up needing to get a therapist for yourself.
The emotional burden of the job is extremely heavy. I hear so many traumatic experiences in this line of work and it's hard to not internalize it sometimes.
That my job won't ever affect me negatively. That I don't need a therapists because I should have myself figured out.