Career Information

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HDPS students combine their strong academic training with out of class experience working with people to open a variety of doors after graduation. Our graduates may go directly into the workforce upon graduation, or go to graduate school for counseling, social work, medicine, law, or pursue a fellowship.

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Careers

The concentration provides an excellent foundation for work in:

• Community mental health
• Psychological research
• Applied psychology
• Counseling
• Social Work
• Crisis Intervention
• Outreach and Community Education
• Human Resource Management
• Employee Assistance
• Teaching/education
  

Here is a sample of the positions that HDPS graduates of our Class of 2002 secured:

• Health Care Assistant
  Planned Parenthood

• Teacher
  Kindercare

• Field Case Worker
  St. Jude Society of Chicago

• Teacher
  Teach for America

• Field Worker
  Peace Corps
  

Here is a sample of the positions that our older alumni currently hold (or held at one time):

• Executive Vice President
  Illinois Academy of Family Physicians

• Training Specialist
  Illinois Department of Human Rights

• Clinical Psychologist
  Private Practice

• Psychiatric Technician
  Maryville Scott Nolan Center

• Teacher, Sixth Grade
  Illinois School District 74

• Director of Leadership and Organization Development
  Tribune Compnay

• Executive Director
  United Way

• Principal (partner)
  Lake Shore Ventures, Ltd.