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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of community mental health agencies will allow workers to complete internship hours on the clock. They will assign the worker to a different program (say adults vs kids, day treatment vs crisis, etc) for the internship hours. Something to look into, it's very common at nonprofit agencies. Alternatively, the VA will pay interns and in some cases do extensive counseling training. [/quote]

The issue is I work in Finance, don't think i qualify for a community mental health position without a degree or experience on the field[/quote]

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Honestly, that might not matter. The position that I was offered was in a community mental health agency. My only experience in the field is my education and a 9-month internship. They didn't care. It only affected the salary they were offering. You might find (as I have) that many of these agencies are so desperate for warm bodies that they do not care as much about field-specific experience as you'd think. That said, the low salary + the desperation is also worth considering. Ultimately, that + the logistical complications are why I turned the job down.[/quote]

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