CampDeeds2

Hello Everyone! Applications for Fall 2019 are coming up and I am like freaking out because I need to decide what I am going to end up doing with my life and I have heard good things from this forum (including me scrolling endlessly through it lol.) So I figured to ask for thoughts. So I Graduated last year with my Bachelors in Psychology with a minor in Human Sexuality. My GPA made it to 2.95. I had taken a year off got a job as a respite worker that I kind of love doing but I don't feel as fulfilled by it. I went on to apply for some MSW programs and got into the two that I applied for (Azusa Pacific and USC) however the price tag bothered me so I am back at it again for 2019 hoping that I could either save up and not feel so burdened by loans or attend somewhere cheaper like Long Beach. However, I am questioning if I want MSW to be my choice or some other form of Mental health profession due to whether my interests really fall in line with SW.While I was in Undergrad, I interned in two programs, on Suicide and Depression awareness and the other on like Public Health/Overall Wellness. I loved working in those two programs and so when I graduated I wanted to still have some involvement in that type of work where I worked with mental health but I also did some public health things/worked with overall wellness for the people I worked with. Whether that was in some form of therapy or doing program development, I was intrigued. I wanted to work in a school or a hospital and my target audience was like ages 1-35, whether that be couples, Families or individuals. I also wanted to include learning about Art Therapy/Photography and incorporate it somehow. I know it sounds like a lot of options but I am highly interested in those options and would love to teach later down the road. With that being said I kept having second thoughts like that isn't capable with Social Work and I need to look somewhere else. I know with Social Work it is a broad area and You can almost kind of make it your own and it is more strength-focused and I think with my interests it could really happen. So thoughts and clarification:With my interests, is that something that can be achieved through Social Work or somewhere else? I will admit when I look into the curriculum of SW I am interested along with MFT/MHC so I am hoping that it fits somewhere.. Thanks!

A little bit about me, I graduated last year with my Bachelors in Psychology with a minor in Human Sexuality. My GPA made it to 2.95. I had taken a year off got a job as a respite worker that I kind of love doing but I don't feel as fulfilled by it. I went on to apply for some MSW programs and got into the two that I applied for (Azusa Pacific and USC) however the price tag bothered me so I am back at it again for 2019 hoping that I could either save up and not feel so burdened by loans or attend somewhere cheaper like Long Beach. However, I am questioning if I want MSW to be my choice or some other form of Mental health profession due to whether my interests really fall in line with SW.While I was in Undergrad, I interned in two programs, on Suicide and Depression awareness and the other on like Public Health/Overall Wellness. I loved working in those two programs and so when I graduated I wanted to still have some involvement in that type of work where I worked with mental health but I also did some public health things/worked with overall wellness for the people I worked with. Whether that was in some form of therapy or doing program development, I was intrigued. I wanted to work in a school or a hospital and my target audience was like ages 1-35, whether that be couples, Families or individuals. I also wanted to include learning about Art Therapy/Photography and incorporate it somehow. I know it sounds like a lot of options but I am highly interested in those options and would love to teach later down the road. With that being said I kept having second thoughts like that isn't capable with Social Work and I need to look somewhere else.So thoughts and clarification:With my interests, is that something that can be achieved through Social Work or somewhere else? I want to get an idea before I throw my money into all these programs when they may not be for me.. Thanks!