Job titles that have to do with working with disabled people?

Question

I know i want to work with mentally or physically disabled people and im enrolling in college, but i dont know what i would need my degree in or what i want to be. Any Ideas

Answer 1

just get a job at walmart

Answer 2

speech therapist

occupation therapist

home health aide

doctor

physical therapist

Answer 3

Special education teacher, speech and language pathologist, occupational therapist, physical therapist, social worker, vocational specialist, recreational specialist, art therapist, music therapist, psychologist.

Answer 4

Occupational therapy

Speech Therapy

Audiology

Psychology

Special Education

ETC

Answer 5

If you think you may want to work in a school, your degree should be in some form of special education and you will need state certification.  Check with your state department of education to see what the certification requirements are.  Specialization areas that haven't been mentioned are low incidence areas like teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing and teachers of the visually impaired.  These are shortage areas in most states.  Other possible jobs -- speech/language pathologist, sign language interpreter, real time captioner, braillist, orientation and mobility specialist.

Answer 6

First of all I would recommend that you get a part-time job as a DSP(direct services provider)/Hab-Aide.Maybe over the summer before you start classes.This is an entry level position with the only requirement being a highschool diploma.You will work with DD adults in a home type setting.Assisting them with their ADL's(activities of daily living) such as bathing, dressing,shaving,eating,etc.The   goal is to teach them to one day(depending on their level of functioning) to be able to live as independently as possible.You will also "run programs with them"which teaches them basic skills such as reading,writing,simple math ,telling time,or even as simple as learning their colors.Each individual has their own level of functioning so no two goals will be the same.Then after you have experienced the field for yourself if you decide thats truely what you want to do there are many options.You could work as an O.T.,P.T.,S.L.T.,Behavioral therapist,an R.S.D, or a Q.M.R.P(qualified mental retardation professional)In order to become a QMRP you will need a bacholer's.degree in a human service related field and 1 year experience in direct service of DD people.It take a special type dedication to work in this field but it is a very rewarding career.Hope this helps and if you have any questions feel free to contact me.Looking forward to the next generation of caregivers..Dusty

Answer 7

a lot of those jobs require a baccelors in social science- or in a field that would fit into a social science- psychology, sociology, communication, philosophy- with mentally disabled you could be a QMRP (qualified mental retardation professional)- I would strongly advise working in whatever form of disability you want to work with for a while before you decide it is what you want a degree to do- I work for an ICFMR (intermediate care facility for persons with mental retardation) and it is nothing that anyone could imagine- and many people come in with great intentions and high hopes and later realize it just isn't right- or too scary for them- you get beat up, you have to restrain people, you have to use an extreme amount of patience, it is very mentally straining, it can be hard to think outside the box to find an intervention or program that will work- a lot of people do not realize the severity of some people's mental disability until they see it first hand- I am not trying to discourage you- after getting over being deathly afraid of my job when I first started it- I now find that nothing else could make me happier- I am greatful that there weren't any other jobs around when I first started- but through 6 years of doing it, and being a trainer it is very evident that it is not one of those jobs that school or anything of the sort will necessarily prepare you for

Most jobs that deal with any other mental imparement- and some physical imparements fall under a social science degree as well- you could be a behavioral interventionist, a program coordinator for a not for profit- look up jobs on career builder and see what is out there- you may find a job you never even thought of that seems like it would be great for you

Answer 8

Teacher of the Handicapped

Therapist-Occuaptional, Physical, Speech Language

Vocational Counsleor/rehab

Music/Art Therapy

Sign Language Interpreter

Mobility Specialist (blind)

School Administrator

School Nurse

Social Worker

School Pyschologist

LDTC (learning disabiities teacher consultant)

Augmentative communicatyion specialist

technology specialist

adaptive Phys ed teacher

school administrator

behavior specialist

ABA therapist (BCBA)

in the social services field

group home manager/aid

habilitation specialist

job coach

]recreation specialist

family support specialist

can also work in Early Intervention (birth through age 3)

developmental pediatrician

pediatric neurologist

child life specialist (in pediatric ward of hospital)

Answer 9

anything in social services?

Answer 10

community services, health sciences.