Currently doing a MSc in psychotherapy. Going into third year of three year course. However, will need to do 300 hours post qual which will be unpaid, and will require one hour of supervision for every three client hours - so it will be expensive. The course is e7,500 per year.
Doing the MSc to get out of HSE and nursing. Also, advised not to do shift hours for health reasons, so this was a career change to a better lifestyle. I'm a single parent of two primary school kids.
However, friend who is a qualified psychotherapist thinks I'm mad, especially as I have had to have help with housework regularly during the year to cope with study, though according to my tutors I'm doing very well. My friend's comment was that I should not study untill my kids were in secondary, and that if I couldn't go back to nursing for health reasons, maybe I could clean other people's houses or do their ironing for them.
I was upset at the comment at the time, as she studied when her children were small to enable her to change to a more family-friendly career. However, it has made me doubt myself and my goals.
Just wondered if anyone else out there had studied any form of psychotherapy, and how they got on. Not working currently due to childcare commitments, but would hope to return to work in 18 mths, possibly working for much smaller organisation - maybe working two part-time jobs in two diff places.
I'm 43 - so is a career change mad at this age? Wud others just work in the local shop or something similar. Thinking of my kids teenage years and want to have enough money for extras, incl private ed. if it is possible/necessary. Don't want to be wasting money with such an expensive course either, though I really enjoy it.
Any similar experiences/career advice much appreciated.
Doing the MSc to get out of HSE and nursing. Also, advised not to do shift hours for health reasons, so this was a career change to a better lifestyle. I'm a single parent of two primary school kids.
However, friend who is a qualified psychotherapist thinks I'm mad, especially as I have had to have help with housework regularly during the year to cope with study, though according to my tutors I'm doing very well. My friend's comment was that I should not study untill my kids were in secondary, and that if I couldn't go back to nursing for health reasons, maybe I could clean other people's houses or do their ironing for them.
I was upset at the comment at the time, as she studied when her children were small to enable her to change to a more family-friendly career. However, it has made me doubt myself and my goals.
Just wondered if anyone else out there had studied any form of psychotherapy, and how they got on. Not working currently due to childcare commitments, but would hope to return to work in 18 mths, possibly working for much smaller organisation - maybe working two part-time jobs in two diff places.
I'm 43 - so is a career change mad at this age? Wud others just work in the local shop or something similar. Thinking of my kids teenage years and want to have enough money for extras, incl private ed. if it is possible/necessary. Don't want to be wasting money with such an expensive course either, though I really enjoy it.
Any similar experiences/career advice much appreciated.