Waiting for Certification and Job Offer

@Suzie12 congratulations on 8 months! I'm THRILLED to hear you want to get into that field. It makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE when the counselor actually does know what the client is feeling and went through. You seriously just made my day! I've come across way too many counselors that just don't care and in this state that's crazy because you def don't get rich doing it. You have to really want to help people to do this. I'm always available to talk if you need and I'm ALWAYS willing to learn new things from my peers. Keep up the great work!

@Bugaboo and congrats on your 6 years! I absolutely agree with you that everything happens for a reason and whatever higher power you have will show you things. I'm just getting really frustrated playing the waiting game and I'm trying like hell to work on my patience but........ anyway, I'm not sure what state you're in and what they offer but here in Ohio it is all pretty new and they are behind on pay etc but it's still acceptable. What peer support is is you basically help people that have led similar lives as you. Whether it be substance abuse or mental health. They pretty much go hand in hand with peer support. You have to take 11 classes on e based academy website and then take a week long (40) hour class. After that a background check and a state test and you're good to go. If you are interested I can give you more in depth details if you wanna chat about it. It's essentially you making a living helping others by having certain life experiences. It's getting mandated that any substance abuse or metal health organizations or businesses MUST have a peer support team in place as they have an easier time relating to people.