Hey everyone!
I'm a 27 year old direct support professional working with adults with intellectual disabilities. Not as easy as it sounds though, I can't count the amount of times I've been spit on, peed on, bitten and had feces flung at haha(I say haha because I can look back and laugh at it now). I've been on the job for the past 2.5 years and truth be told, I pretty much fell into it. I'm currently pursuing my bachelors in psychology and have about a year and a half left and while there's plenty of wiggle room in my foundation with a degree, I don't see myself staying here for more than another two years. I've never had set in stone career aspirations growing up. I've never cared about having a career that pulls in major money. I've only wanted to do two things: help people in need and constantly learn. After spending a while doing some "soul searching", I guess you could call it, I personally feel becoming an EMT(and later paramedic) is a decent fit for me. Don't get me wrong, I don't have starry-eyed ambitions of being a hero, I just want an ever-changing work environment where I can help different people as much as possible. My strong suits have always been attention to detail and being able to work well under pressure(I've been described as 'eerily calm' in crisis situations) Do you feel this a good field for me?
I'm a 27 year old direct support professional working with adults with intellectual disabilities. Not as easy as it sounds though, I can't count the amount of times I've been spit on, peed on, bitten and had feces flung at haha(I say haha because I can look back and laugh at it now). I've been on the job for the past 2.5 years and truth be told, I pretty much fell into it. I'm currently pursuing my bachelors in psychology and have about a year and a half left and while there's plenty of wiggle room in my foundation with a degree, I don't see myself staying here for more than another two years. I've never had set in stone career aspirations growing up. I've never cared about having a career that pulls in major money. I've only wanted to do two things: help people in need and constantly learn. After spending a while doing some "soul searching", I guess you could call it, I personally feel becoming an EMT(and later paramedic) is a decent fit for me. Don't get me wrong, I don't have starry-eyed ambitions of being a hero, I just want an ever-changing work environment where I can help different people as much as possible. My strong suits have always been attention to detail and being able to work well under pressure(I've been described as 'eerily calm' in crisis situations) Do you feel this a good field for me?