What I want to be vs. What my parents want me to be

What I want to be vs.

What my parents want me to be

Why my parents want me to be a lawyer: • good money; average - $165,000• its a good title to have • you have so many options depending on what you want to specialize in (green law, employment law, civil litigation, tax law, criminal law ect.)

why I would not like to be a lawyer:

• Law school debt – at a mediocre law school it can cost up to 43,000

• There isn’t as many openings to become lawyers as they used to have

• Stress- deadlines, clients, long hours, law school debt

Facts you may not know??

• You need to pass a moral character test before you can officially become a lawyer

• about 40,000 graduate from law school in the states every year

• Female lawyers have high divorce rates and many attorneys say they suffer from anxiety several times a month

Why I want to become a psychiatric nurse:

• Good paying job – 61,000 to 110,000• Many positions open • There’s so many different areas you can go into such

as child and adolescent mental health nursing, forensics, gertiatic psych nursing, substance use disorders ect.

Disadvantages :

• You may be dealing with violent and aggressive patients

• Long hours • The sad stories you’ll hear

Facts about mental health

• Around 20% of the world’s children and adolescents have mental disorders or problem

• the total number of 12-19 year olds in Canada at risk for developing depression is 3.2 million.