the path I have chosen

      I have come to the conclusion that it is time for me to really dig deep into my actual self and figure out what I want to accomplish in life.  I know what I want to do, I know why, and I know who I want to focus on. However, I was unsure of what path I needed to follow in order to accomplish my goals. As a part of my current English 115 class, I have to write a research paper, worth 25% of my overall grade, about the career of my choice. I know I am majoring in Psychology, but was still undecided about what I would focus on...that is until now. Art therapy seems like the perfect career for me. It follows my need to help others feel better about themselves while incorporating my passion for the arts. Therefor I will establish some of the short term goals I will be working on and in the near future will be posting additional updates on how everything is going. 

     I have been doing some research about the actual career and have realized that I am actually headed in the right direction so far.  I am majoring in Psychology with a minor in Fine Arts.  I will need additional licensing to become an actual art therapist but on the mean time I will have completed my psychology education and some child development education in order to begin my training.

     My first goal is to start working in the childcare field, obtaining a special permit that allows me to work in a child care facility. I will need to take 4 courses in Child Development, a total of 12 units and then I can submit my permit.  I will continue working on my major but in case I get held back for maternal needs I will have a better income source with that permit.  I am hoping to accomplish this  by no later than next year at around this time of the year.  I will be starting this winter with one of the 4 courses and follow up next summer with another two  courses, and attempt to take my last class either next fall or on the next winter break if there is one.

My next goal will be to transfer to SDSU.  I am still going to focus on my first goal and will not make any additional planning as to ho I will transfer but I am hoping that by the end of next semester I have that planned out already. 

my third goal will be to start taking additional courses in art. and hopefully by then I will have a clearer vision of what will be expected to fulfill my long-term goal Art Therapy.


on a side note I would like to establish that I have found an amazing university that has a program for Art Therapy. It would be a dream come true if I ever made it to that university. it is the Goldsmiths University of the UK. I am not going to say that that will be in my plans because I would lie however I do believe that if I had or ever have the opportunity to do so I would no doubt it. 

To finish up this list of goals I want to state that while I am writing these as a reminder of what I want to accomplish and to leave  detailed list of steps to accomplish my first goal by certain date, I can't control what the future might have reserved for me, but I can make my best everyday to accomplish this.