Anyone know of any Psychology openings in the Lehigh Valley Area?

[STiGuy06]

My Fiancee has a Bachelors in it and is starting to look around. Thought maybe someone here would have a lead maybe as well. Let me know. She already applied to KidsPeace.

She is interested in working with school age children. She has 4 years experience working with children in a day care setting. She also has her CPR & first aid certificate.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks

[angdefeo]

Check out this link to a company in Philadelphia. They set up, run, and manage social programs, schools, and other type of out reach programs in many states. Check out the web page. It can be a resourse for your girlfriend to find local programs in your area where she can apply. I interviewed there a few years back for a finance position. They were a really nice place to work.

http://www.rhd.org/Home.aspx

here are some specific jobs in your area:

http://www.rhd.org/RHDCareers/JobListings.aspx

[STiGuy06]

Thanks i'll pass it on to her.

[STiGuy06]

Kidspeace called her so hopefully this works out. If not anyone else know of anything?

[Chris B.]

I got a job with another agency in the Lehigh Valley called Concern shortly after I graduated with a Psychology degree. I only worked for them for a year before switching careers. Psychology jobs don't seem to pay well in PA unless you have your PhD.

Their address is:
90 South Commerce Way
Suite 300
Bethlehem, PA 18017-8611

[90blacktsiawd]

My gf works here

http://www.valleyyouthhouse.com/

I'm pretty sure they're always on the look out for new counselors/in home service providers.

My sister did her internship at concern. She liked the place from what i recall.

[STiGuy06]

Thanks, but i think she doesn't want to travel and kill her car she said. That one requires traveling. Shes checking up on Concern also. Thanks.

[importpower99]

Tell her to stay in school and get her PHD, or a master's at minimum. And you should be very supportive of that decision because she will make more money and work better hours.

[STiGuy06]

Originally Posted by importpower99

Tell her to stay in school and get her PHD, or a master's at minimum. And you should be very supportive of that decision because she will make more money and work better hours.

She is going to go back in 2 years or so for her masters. It's all planned out.

She wants to pay off loans first and then hopefully the job she gets will pay for the masters degree. They usually do for that stuff.

[mann]

Originally Posted by STiGuy06

She is going to go back in 2 years or so for her masters. It's all planned out.

She wants to pay off loans first and then hopefully the job she gets will pay for the masters degree. They usually do for that stuff.

Oh boy...

Masters in psych unfortunately does not do a whole lot.

It'll take a PhD or a PsyD to get anywhere near a decent living or job that doesn't make you go crazy yourself.

If she really wants to work with kids she should get a teaching cert and do special ed. Better pay, better benefits, better job security. Teaching is tough these days but special ed is ok.

Like Chris above I gave up the psych route as well and did a career change before investing too much--unfortunately the market is saturated with psych degrees--too many people have been using that as a scapegoat major when they couldn't figure out what to do. While it sounds like your fionce really has the motivation however there's a lot of competition making the salaries abysmal.

BTW thanks for the crank the snow holding up my mailbox is almost gone going to have to get cracking using it soon or it'll fall over!

[STiGuy06]

Originally Posted by mann

Oh boy...

Masters in psych unfortunately does not do a whole lot.

It'll take a PhD or a PsyD to get anywhere near a decent living or job that doesn't make you go crazy yourself.

If she really wants to work with kids she should get a teaching cert and do special ed. Better pay, better benefits, better job security. Teaching is tough these days but special ed is ok.

Like Chris above I gave up the psych route as well and did a career change before investing too much--unfortunately the market is saturated with psych degrees--too many people have been using that as a scapegoat major when they couldn't figure out what to do. While it sounds like your fionce really has the motivation however there's a lot of competition making the salaries abysmal.

BTW thanks for the crank the snow holding up my mailbox is almost gone going to have to get cracking using it soon or it'll fall over!

Haha, no problem! Oh yeah sorry forgot to mention above, she wants to go for her masters like i said and go for her teaching cert. so she can teach it in a high school or elementary school.