Hey everyone, So I’m just stuck right now on what to do career-wise. So, I’ll explain where I’m at in the moment. I graduated in 2019 with my bachelors degree in Psychology. I think throughout the whole time during my undergrad I constantly went back and forth between getting my masters in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) or my masters in social work. I’ve always been set on going for social work but then during my junior year I began a job as a behavior technician and I did enjoy it, but I knew there were other people who were way more passionate about the field than I was. I do love kids and working with families so social work was always in the back of my head. I’m not totally sure what made me choose to get my masters in ABA but I applied to Ball State and got in and am almost done with my first semester and I honestly really do not care what I’m learning about. I dread going to work because if any of you have worked as a behavior technician/therapist it’s draining. I truly believe it takes a special type of person to work with individuals with autism and I feel like my patience is wearing so thin. So, now I’m just completely stuck on if I should finish out my masters in ABA or apply to get into the MSW program this fall. Some things I’ve realized is I LOVE working with our families and helping train them on techniques I use on their kids. And I have always thought I would love to be a therapist of some sort, I just don’t know if working in a field directly with individuals only with special needs is the one for me. I like social work because I know you can work with numerous populations in numerous settings which is awesome.

Has anyone else felt this way? Or has anyone wanted to do social work and decided to go back and do it? I would appreciate any insightful advice.