“Character is higher than intellect.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

You can be smart, you can be a genius but if you have good character then you can do good in life because you can be smart but not good character meaning you might do bad you’ll become a criminal.

Mental health counselor

Mental Health Counselors work as primary mental health caregivers for their patients. Duties of a Mental Health Counselor include conducting mental health assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, leading individual or group therapy sessions, running preventative mental wellness classes or workshops and making treatment referrals. Mental Health Counselors may work for a school, a government department or an agency, as part of a social outreach agency, or for another entity.

Salary: $40,080

Education: The requirements to become a Mental Health Counselor, in all states, include a master's degree and a state license. Bachelor's degree programs can be completed in a variety of fields and usually take 4 years to complete, and master's degree programs in counseling take 2-3 years. Common coursework includes individual and group therapy methods, psychological development, group dynamics and social and behavioral theory. An internship or other supervised practical work component is also required, and generally between 2,000 and 4,000 hours of experience are necessary before qualifying to take the licensing exam.

Demand: To be successful as a Mental Health Counselor, you should find it easy to connect with people and constructively discuss their problems and issues. Excellent written and verbal communications skills and an analytical approach will serve you well in Mental Health Counseling.

“I trust that my hard work will pay off.”

What this quote means is that you also need to trust what we do in order to achieve what we want