Career question... need help please!?
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tiff
I was HORRIBLE at science in high school barely passing my chemistry or biology classes. No matter how hard I tried or how much help I got I still wasn't understanding it. Now that I am out of high school, I am looking at jobs in the medical field (particularly occupational therapy). I'm confused on whether I should pursue doing this or look towards a different field. I'm just afraid I'm going to fail :( If not, are there any other jobs that I can still help people in without it being based entirely on science?
 dave j |
I have read that the role of an occupational therapist is that of a teacher and counselor. I think the same goes for the assistants. There are other jobs in the human services fields that don't require science. You could become a social worker, some type of counselor, career counselor. Perhaps you could earn a business degree and start working for a non profit or the government or a hospital. Everyone needs business skills. One thing to consider too is how far the occupation actually goes into chemistry and the other sciences. It may be just a good understanding of the basics. You probably don't necessarily have to be a chemist to succeed. I would talk with some actual occupational therapists and/or occupational therapy assistants. There are some informative books out there on health care careers. You might also consider what type of people(mental health, children, elderly etc..) you would like to work with since OT covers a lot of stuff and so do some of the other occupations. go to www.bls.gov and look under the occupational outlook handbook. It is on the left towards the bottom. Besides a general description of the job it also provides links to professional assocations. I think the assocation for OT actually gives you the opportunity to ask some OTs direct questions. |
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