I have a BFA (from a school in NY), and the MISt from McGill. Experience working in public and university libraries, academic research experience, and currently am working as an employment counselor for vulnerable populations. I’d like to become a talk therapist, but struggling to figure out the most realistic path to pursue this. I’m looking into these two programs in terms of prerequisites, but hesitant to take on coursework if they won’t count. I also have a couple courses already that I think may count for a couple prerequisites, but am not sure exactly and would like a way to verify this.
Also wondering about the 1700 hours of experience expectation for the CFT program - would my current counseling job count? I keep hearing how these programs are super competitive to get into, but as I have a bit of unconventional background, it’s hard for me to gauge how they’d view my candidacy. And McGill / Quebec seems to make all of these details have caveats, which often seem to complicate things for the sake of it, as well as raise the bar of entry. It’s frustrating because I’m a mother of two small children, which is an added barrier logistically and financially to return to school and change professions.
Would love someone’s insight !