I'm a full-time mom to a beautiful 9 year old girl.
I was an administrative assistant for 8 years. Due to not having a degree I couldn't advance in my $33,000 per year job & I was at the last pay step @ City Hall.
I was encouraged by some nice & smart coworkers to further my education. They thought that I was to smart for my position & had the potential of going further in life. Indeed I was bored with my job.
I kept my job & enrolled at the local Community College. I would start work @ 7:45 am instead of 8:00 a.m. so I could have those 15 minutes & my break, additional 15, (approved by my nice boss) plus my lunch hour a total of 1 1/2 hours in order for me to take a college class during my lunch hour. I also took one night class twice a week. I did this for 30 months. I graduated from the little college with an Associate in Sciences & Arts Degree with Honors, PHI Theta kappa.
I then transfered to a 4 year university. (Yup I quit my job). I just graduated with my Bachelor's Degree. I obtained a double major in Communication Sciences Disorders (aka: Speech Language Pathology and Audiology) and SPANISH. (I was raised bilingual Spanish/English).
This fall I will start Graduate School. In 21 months I will have finished my Masters Degree & I will be A Speech Language Pathologist, Certified Clinical Clinician.
I'm really excited I hope to perform research on bilingual language adquisition. There is a demand for Speech Language Pathologists besides (teachers). In addition, there isn't even one bilingual Speech Language Patholgist in every state in the U.S.
My professor told me that I will be writing my own checks because I will be in HIGH demand due to being a bilingual professional (White collar worker)
My brother, who works for the Employment Department told me that the going rate for SLP is about $80.00 per hour at hospitals. If I set up my own clinic I can charge anywhere from $80 to 110.00 per hour for therapy.
But my goal is to work in research & start a non-profit organization where I can help children with Speech & Language problems who do not have any medical insurance or whose insurance doesn't cover it, or to those who have ran out of benefits. Usually they only cover 10 visits per year.
Cappuccino OC
PS. I'm really fortunate to always have excellent babysitters. I also spend quality time with my daughter. She is also bilingual. For example, yesterday we took a 2 hour bike ride along the beautiful bay with one of her friends.
edited for typos (twice) I must need my morning Starbucks coffee
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Edited by - Cappuccino OC on 17 July 2002 12:0:17
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