Which part-time job should I choose?

[dancedementia]

(xposted from SDN, but the folks here tend to be more supportive so I figured it wouldn't hurt haha!)

 

I'm currently in a masters level Counseling program and trying to land a university counseling center internship. I hear horror stories about how it is super competitive and have posted several times asking for advice (thanks to those who have answered). I now have some GREAT job opportunities and wanted to know - given my desire to work at an UCC starting fall 2016 - which one(s) I should accept:

 

• Mental Health Technician at an eating disorders clinic for adolescents
• Mental Health Technician at a BPD clinic for adult women
• Resident Advisor for an English learning / International college (that is, the college population is made up entirely of international students who attend the college purely to study English)

The RA position would definitely allow me the most direct contact with college-age individuals, but it is a pretty big commitment. The MHT positions would give me more clinical practice (even if it's just milieu, at least I'm working in a clinical setting). Which would you choose and why?

P.S. Future plans = PhD in Counseling Psychology

Edited November 17, 2015 by dancedementia
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[JoePianist]

If you've been following some recent threads on the SDN Psychology forums, I think it's clear to anybody that it's a very hostile and toxic environment over there 

Anyway, congrats on your job offers!! Personally, I would choose the opportunity that provides the most relevant experience to the type of cases I'd like to specialize handling for my career. Are you more interested in helping people overcome eating disorders or borderline personality disorders? The Resident Advisor position seems like the best opportunity for a more generalized experience -- if your goal as a counselor is to be more of a generalist in handling a bunch of different cases, this might be the one for you.

[Piagetsky]

42 minutes ago, JoePianist said:

If you've been following some recent threads on the SDN Psychology forums, I think it's clear to anybody that it's a very hostile and toxic environment over there 

 

Apologies for thread drift, but why is that?  Grouchy MDs to be?  The psych section over there seems to be a bit on the negative side too.  What's up with that?

[JoePianist]

1 hour ago, Piagetsky said:

Apologies for thread drift, but why is that?  Grouchy MDs to be?  The psych section over there seems to be a bit on the negative side too.  What's up with that?

I'm not a regular member on SDN and I've only been a member there for a year, so I can only speculate. It seems that much of the "old guard" -- long-time members on the SDN Psychology forums -- come off as a bit arrogant and self-righteous as they've established themselves in their psychology career. The old guard also tends to back each other up like a gang whenever someone calls one of them out on their rude behavior. I honestly haven't seen many new active members stick around that particular forum for very long.

Edited November 17, 2015 by JoePianist