Human Development Newsletter New! Hi Everybody, We Are Your HD Peers Advisors We will find the answers to your questions about what to do with your degree in HD. We will be doing this through research and interviews. As you know, the Career Center can help answer your individual questions. However, we will help by answering questions that we, as Human Development students, have in common. We sent out an email with a link to an online a survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HDPAsFall2013) on Oct 1st in order to get to know some of your concerns. Please help us help you by responding to that survey as soon as possible so we can deliver the answers to your questions. Thank you very much to those of you who have already answered the survey (over 100!). We will pay attention to your comments!! Fall 2013, Issue 1 Topic of the Week Career Center The HD home page contains very important information to guide you with your career goals, please visit it: http://www.csusm.edu/human_development/ Master in Social Work (MSW) The Career Center helps with resume development, career assessments, grad school info, workshops, mock interviews, and more. CSUSM Now offers MSW Important Event Do you know that you need 500 or more service hours of volunteer, internship, or other paid or unpaid experience in social work or human services positions to be a competitive applicant for the MSW program? Get familiar with the types of licenses (MFT, MSW, LPCC) by visiting the California Board of Behavioral Sciences site @ http://www.bbs.ca.gov/ Job & Graduate School Fair Kellogg Library Plaza October 3 (TH): 11am-2pm Career Center Drop-in Hours ACD202 TUES & THURS 3-5 pm WED 11 am – 1 pm What can I do with a HD Major? An HD degree qualifies you to work in human and social services: - Healthcare including child and adult care centers - Community projects providing outreach to youth/adults - Social services government agencies (housing, law enforcement, criminal justice, and community development) A degree in Human Development provides a career path to other areas: Pursuing a master’s degree in social work, family therapy, child counseling, teaching, speech therapy, psychology, anthropology, ethnic studies. October 2013 HD Peers HD Peers Contact Information: Office Hours: Mon & Wed 10:00-11:15AM Location: University Hall 324 Whom to contact: Laura Pacheco, pache015@cougars.csusm.edu Cristina Cruz, cruz056@cougars.csusm.edu Magali Sierra, sierr008@cougars.csusm.edu