It was a great day at the career fair! There were plenty of interesting business there. The ones that caught my attention the most was Pathfinder, Better Living Counseling, and Boys Town. I also couldn’t resist passing by Jimmy Johns, considering it was lunch time.
I had a great impression over Pathfinder. It seemed like a very rewarding job. They have locations in Fremont, Lincoln, Hastings, and Grand Island. They provide many different services including Child Protective Services, Juvenile Justice, Community Response, Adult Protective Services, and Private Pay Cases. In summary, they help teach appropriate parenting skills for those who abuse and neglect their children. In addition, they support families who are in need of common sense parenting while using love and logic. They use strategies for parenting that are “scream free” and learn how to talk to children appropriately. It is also important for the parents to learn how to manage a teenager’s emotions that can be hard to control. It turns out that poverty is the #1 crisis that Fremont is going through right now. This factor may lead to why families could be going through a tough time balancing the parenting and stress of managing their financial stability.
Better Living Counseling was super interesting. However, they don’t have any internships as of right now. They are similar to Pathfinders by providing Family Support Services. Other services include Parenting Time and Visitation, Drug and Alcohol Testing, Intensive Family Preservation, Intensive Family Reunification, Foster Care and Adoption Services, Tracker Services, and Electronic Monitoring.
I have always considered Boys Town as a possible start for a career. The lady I spoke with today holds a Behavioral health Technician position, which seems like something I could have a good fit for. I currently work with child care at the YMCA, so I have a first hand idea of understanding how to properly deal with kids. I feel that working in Human Resources could be a good fit as well. There are many other different positions provided from Boys Town, starting from Assistant Family Teachers to In-Home Consultants, to Nurses, and so on.
Overall, my career fair experience was very beneficial. Now that I am a junior, it is starting to become very overwhelming. I am torn between the counseling aspect or either taking on a role in Human Resources. However, it is very comforting to stop by and check out all of the options that there are to offer in this area. 🙂
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