The Education, Non-Profit & Human Services Career Community is geared towards providing resources and tools to those interested in working within the education, non-profit and human services sectors. Learn about academic requirements, internships, student organizations and other ways to help provide you with a competitive edge upon entering the field.
Sample Professions Include:
- K-12
- Higher Education
- Adult & Continuing Education
- Business and Communication
- Government
- Non-profit
Tips/Strategies for Success:
- Obtain work experience, even part-time – targeting your particular age group
- Demonstrate leadership, creativity and the ability to work collaboratively as a team
- Strengthen interpersonal skills by joining clubs/organizations
- Shadow/network with professionals within your roles of interest
- Investigate educational requirements, and certifications/licensures required by state
Professional Associations
Education:
- American Association for Employment in Education
- American Association of School Administrators
- American College Personnel Association
- American Educational Research Association
- American Federation of Teachers
- American Library Association
- American School Counselor Association
- Association for Career and Technical Education
- Association of American Educators
- Association of Teacher Educators
- Council for Exceptional Children
- International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
- NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
- National Association of School Psychologists
- National Education Association
Human Services/Non-Profit:
- American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- American Counseling Association
- American Human Services Association
- American Mental Health Counselors Association
- American Psychological Association
- American School Counselors Association
- American Society on Aging
- Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Counseling
- Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development
- Chi Sigma Iota – National Counseling Honor Society
- Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
- National Board for Certified Counselors
- National Career Development Association
- National Employment Counseling Association
- National Human Services Assembly
- National Organization for Human Services
- National Rehabilitation Counseling Association
Non-Profit:
Association of Certified Non-Profit Professionals: https://www.nonprofitleadershipalliance.org/cnp/
Council of Nonprofits: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/
Young Non-Profit Professionals Network: http://www.ynpn.org/
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