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Careers Working With Troubled Teens ?

I would like a job working with teens with issues such and drug problems or something like that. I'm going to be a senior in high school and need to figure out what I want to go to college for. something like a juvenile probation officer of something like a drug teen counselor or something. I don't know the proper terms for jobs like this ... anything you can tell me. jobs, the type of major and minor I should get with a four yr college, and if you have personal expirence . thanks so much

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  • Betsy
    Lv 7
    7 years ago
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    I have worked with troubled teens, and I think you might want to start by getting a bachelor's degree in social work. If you major in social work, you may not need to have a minor. Social work majors usually require quite a few credits.

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