PsychSavvy13
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Hello, I am new to this forum, so a little background on me....
I have always been ambitious and driven, and have a love of learning. I am married, we bouhgt our first house this past fedbruary, and we have a 2.5 year old. My husband is a BMW tech and works long hours (leaves 6:30am communtes 40 min and comes home between 6-7pm). In August they are most likely sending him to an apprentice program that he would commute even longer to until December. He just got a raise, which is a huge help.
I always swore to myself that I wouldn't be a stay at home mom who has no career. I just can't do it. I can't. I do own my own business and work from home, but it's nothing that could cover bills, it's very part time because I can't run a full business and watch our son all day. So I see clients on the weekend when my husband is home.
I graduated John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a BA in Forensic Psychology. I LOVE that specialty.
In an ideal world it would be amazing to be a forensic psychologist, though given my situation I do worry about ever achieving that level of professional success.
I interned at a DV/SC center and enjoyed the work though wanted more. At my time there they mentioned other programs and companies and resources for offenders, sex offenders and dv abuser programs, and those programs peaked my interest. At the time I had to give up my internship because I couldn't keep childcare and finish my bachelors.
Now, my son is 2.5 years old, I can afford daycare for 2 days per week with my mom watching him 1 day a week, so that free's up 3 days a week for me.
I want my masters, badly. But we cannot relocate because we have a mortgage and a minimum of a year commitment in this house, and financially it wouldn't be wise either to relocate right now plus my husbands promotion keeps us in CT.
I applied to The Chicago School of Professional Psychology for their online Masters in Forensic Psychology, Liscensure Track, although the reviews about the school have me feeling jumpy.
I didn't take the GRE's given I am a work at home/stay at home mom and wasn't even sure if I would be able to go to grad school.
Are there any other online masters programs for liscensure I should be looking into???
I would love to be able to one day work with police in community relations, helping educate with teaching workshops, counselor available to police and their family and victims, etc.
I also wondered about what it would be like to work in a prison... not sure if it's a right fit for me, but I am open in terms of what route I go as I want to explore my different areas of interest to figure out career wise what I like and what I can do with a Masters for a while.
End goal is to get my PsyD if possible.
Any help, suggestions, would be super appreciated!
In case financial info helps, it would be great to go to a school more affordable than over the top expensive as I'll be needing financial aid and loans to pay for the Masters
Thanks in advance for any helpful replies!
I have always been ambitious and driven, and have a love of learning. I am married, we bouhgt our first house this past fedbruary, and we have a 2.5 year old. My husband is a BMW tech and works long hours (leaves 6:30am communtes 40 min and comes home between 6-7pm). In August they are most likely sending him to an apprentice program that he would commute even longer to until December. He just got a raise, which is a huge help.
I always swore to myself that I wouldn't be a stay at home mom who has no career. I just can't do it. I can't. I do own my own business and work from home, but it's nothing that could cover bills, it's very part time because I can't run a full business and watch our son all day. So I see clients on the weekend when my husband is home.
I graduated John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a BA in Forensic Psychology. I LOVE that specialty.
In an ideal world it would be amazing to be a forensic psychologist, though given my situation I do worry about ever achieving that level of professional success.
I interned at a DV/SC center and enjoyed the work though wanted more. At my time there they mentioned other programs and companies and resources for offenders, sex offenders and dv abuser programs, and those programs peaked my interest. At the time I had to give up my internship because I couldn't keep childcare and finish my bachelors.
Now, my son is 2.5 years old, I can afford daycare for 2 days per week with my mom watching him 1 day a week, so that free's up 3 days a week for me.
I want my masters, badly. But we cannot relocate because we have a mortgage and a minimum of a year commitment in this house, and financially it wouldn't be wise either to relocate right now plus my husbands promotion keeps us in CT.
I applied to The Chicago School of Professional Psychology for their online Masters in Forensic Psychology, Liscensure Track, although the reviews about the school have me feeling jumpy.
I didn't take the GRE's given I am a work at home/stay at home mom and wasn't even sure if I would be able to go to grad school.
Are there any other online masters programs for liscensure I should be looking into???
I would love to be able to one day work with police in community relations, helping educate with teaching workshops, counselor available to police and their family and victims, etc.
I also wondered about what it would be like to work in a prison... not sure if it's a right fit for me, but I am open in terms of what route I go as I want to explore my different areas of interest to figure out career wise what I like and what I can do with a Masters for a while.
End goal is to get my PsyD if possible.
Any help, suggestions, would be super appreciated!
In case financial info helps, it would be great to go to a school more affordable than over the top expensive as I'll be needing financial aid and loans to pay for the Masters
Thanks in advance for any helpful replies!