Got a job offer at my generalist placement but they want me to give up my early select advanced year hospital placement? What should I do?
Hello all. I am completing my generalist placement for my MSW soon and have just been offered a job at this placement. This is an outpatient substance use program in community mental health. They want to hire me as a SUDs counselor 20 hours and then 20 hours would be my clinical internship (paid) doing mental health. As of right now, I’m starting my clinical year in the Fall where I am already placed in a competitive early select hospital placement. I’m feeling really torn right now because the pay difference upon graduation in the hospital versus community mental health is a huge difference. However, I love the work that I am doing at my generalist placement. I’ve grown to really love community mental health and this population. But I’m worried about the job market and the fact that this might close the door on hospital jobs post grad. Having a paid internship would help my family tremendously. Another layer is non profits are unstable and there’s been a lot of layoffs at this placement. They’ve also cut programs. What should I do?