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Are there any jobs that...
help people with mental health issues like suicidal thoughts, depression, self-harming,etc but you only need a certificate, no 2-year to 8-year degree in college?
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I could be wrong but I believe Dragonflymagic misunderstood what you are asking. I believe you are asking; Are there jobs for people to help people with mental health issues like suicidal thoughts, depression, self-harming, etc. but you only need a certificate, no 2-year to 8-year degree in college?
There are but they do not pay much over minimum wage. The jobs that I'm aware of that meet the criteria you are looking for are mostly in Hospitals and Nursing homes and are considered unskilled even though you need to be licensed or certificate to do some of them.
The licensed jobs are a step above a caregiver and generally called Licensed Practical Nurses. These are the people who bathe, feed, dress and even take them for walks. Then you have the transporters or orderlies who move patients around the hospital. TO get the license for a practical nurse takes about 8 weeks and the job pays about $10 an hour.
A better job which pays better and is considered a professional skilled job would be an EMT. Most community colleges offer the course required and the length of the course differs from state to state depending on . In general the course hours are anywhere from 80 to 120 hours. Many volunteer fire departments will pay for this course or provide the training free of charge in return for volunteering. My own volunteer company requires all members to be EMT's but not all have to be firefighters. We have the choice of just running medical calls or medical and fire.
An EMT can earn upwards of $18 an hour depending on what part of the country they live in. Being an EMT is very rewarding especially if you work 911 calls and you have the opportunity to save a life. My own company has a very high average of lives saved. IF the patient is alive when we get to them they stay that way 95% of the time.
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I worked for a while as a caregiver for such a person. SHe held a job that was within her capabilities to handle but she didn't have to go find it herself as not all employers have positions for physcially or mentally handicapped people. What she had was a job counselor through the state. If you have been treated by a mental health doctor and there is documentation of your issues, then you may likely qualify for a job guidance counselor. Department of social and health services, where people go to get food stamps would be able to direct you and put you in touch with first a counselor who assesses your abilitys and then you are refered to a job counselor. this person then finds you a job, talks to the employer about your abilities and may even stay with you helping to explain to you how to do your job position if needed, and can act as a go between for you and your boss if you are too frustrated or scared or panicking and they will rely on this job counselor too to make sure things work smoothly for themselves and you too. But I believe you'd need to be on medication. this wont apply to someone who knows they have the problem but have never been treated or mentally assessed for it.
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