July 16th, 2009 by alexi
Do you love watching Grey’s Anatomy, Scrubs, or ER (regardless of whether George Clooney is acting or not)?
Do you find satisfaction from the precision required to pull a splinter out of a friend’s toe, enjoy cleaning and bandaging a roommate’s cut finger?
Does the thought of medical school sound like financial (and social) suicide?
Then perhaps you should look into a medical assisting job!
WHAT IS MEDICAL ASSISTING?
Medical assistants perform a range of administrative and clinical tasks in offices of physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors, and other health practitioners. Unlike Physician assistants (who can examine, diagnose, and treat patients with physician supervision), medical assistant duties vary from office to office.
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June 26th, 2009 by Kate Lehnhof
What is Human Services? I’m so glad you asked. A career in Human Services can include the following:
- Social Work
- Counseling
- Therapy
- Psychology
- Family Studies
- Social Policy and Planning
- Marriage Counseling
- School Counselor
- Nonprofit work
- Psychiatry
It’s time to face the music kids: Everybody and every family is dysfunctional in some regard. Fortunately, we live in a society that has started to realize the benefits of therapy, psychology, and counseling. Nearly 50% of American households have had someone see a mental health professional and 50% of Americans think the stigma of seeking mental health services has decreased in the past five years.
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