HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES

Department of Human and Community Development, UCD

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SAMPLE CAREER OPTIONS

(educational strengths, training experience and skill level requirements will vary)

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Administration/ management

Adoption agency administrators

Elder day care, rehabilitation, and nursing home managers

Foster care administrators and managers

Human resource specialists in personnel, training/labor relations

Human services employment interviewers

Marketing, advertising and public relations managers

Public health service administrators

Recreation administrators and park managers

Senior citizen administrators, managers and activity directors

State Department of Education administrators

State Department of Health and Human Services specialists

 


Child care

Child Development Center directors and teachers

Child Life specialists (hospitals)

Community child care coordinators

Foster child care workers

Nursery school teachers

Preschool teachers
 

Communications

Public relations specialists

Radio and television announcers and newscasters
 

  Community programs

Recreation instructors and parks program managers

Youth services coordinators
 

Counseling and social work

Career exploration and development counselors

Employment counselors

Community mediation counselors

Community resources counselors

Drug and alcohol prevention education counselors

  Generic guidance counselors

Marriage, family and child counselors

Mental health counselors

Psychologists

Rehabilitation counselors

Social workers
 

  Education

Administrators (principals, vice principals, superintendents)

Adult education administrators and teachers

Bilingual education teachers

College and university faculty
Elementary school teachers

Preschool teachers

Public health educators

Resource teachers

School counselors

School psychologists

Secondary school teachers

Special education teachers

Teen parent teachers
 

Health assessment

Dietitians

Nutritionists

Treatment Midwifery

Occupational therapists

Pharmacists

Physical therapists

Physician assistants

Recreation therapists

Registered nurses

Respiratory therapists

Speech-language pathologists and audiologists
 

Health diagnosing

Chiropractors
 

Practitioners

Dentists

Medical doctors

Obstetricians

Optometrists

Pediatricians

Podiatrists
 

Law

Court appointed special advocates for elders and children (administrators, managers, counselors)

Elder law - lawyer

Elder and disabled person's law counseling

Family law - lawyer

Health, Insurance, Counseling and Advocacy program
 

Protective services

Child protective services

Correction officers

Firefighting occupations

Juvenile and probation officers

Police, detectives and special agents
 

Public policy

Child advocacy group lobbyists

Child welfare administration workers
 

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