I am a CMHW for a non profit mental health agency. I was wondering if anyone knows of any student loan forgiveness programs that I would qualify for. Most of the programs require that the individual be a licensed professional. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I'm in California, if that makes a difference. Thanks so much!!!
Nikki
Answer by Suddenly Human
Your loan company would be the best folks to answer this question for you. They know the rules of their polices better than anyone. Here is the federal publication regarding student loan forgiveness. Mental health workers are not eligible, you would have to be a social worker and would of had to make payments consistently for 10 years before you were eligible to have the loans forgiven.
What is a public service job?
Eligible public service jobs are full-time jobs in the following fields:
• Emergency management
• Government
• Military service
• Public safety
• Law enforcement
• Public health
• Public education (including early childhood education)
• Social work in a public child or family service agency
• Public child care
• Public service for individuals with disabilities
• Public interest law services (including prosecution or public
defense or legal advocacy in low income communities at
a nonprofit organization)
• Public service for the elderly
• Public library sciences
• School-based library sciences and other school-based services
• Certain tax-exempt organizations
• Faculty teaching in high-needs areas, as determined
by the Secretary
• Full-time faculty member at a Tribal College or University
Answer by Amanda
There was a new federal ruling that as of July 1, if you work for a nonprofit for 10 years, you can qualify for loan forgiveness. This is only applicable to federal loans and they need to be in a certain type of program that you have to sign up for. Just search for student loan forgiveness for people that work in nonprofits, you should find the info.
Hi,I did the following:
Does Religion Cause Mental Illness?
Recently Lillee and I had a discussion as to whether religion was linked to mental illness. Now, right away we are not referring to aberrant behavior connected to a chemical imbalance in the brain. We are primarily referring to those who have developed cognitive or behavioral issues or concerns. Lillees reply was two-fold. On one hand, she gave an example where religious behavior could be a symptom of a preexisting mental illness; for example, a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder who could not leave the house until theyve completed 100 Hail Maries on their rosary beads. They could just as well have this need to clean and vacuum the entire house before they walk out the door. So, this is a plausible observation. But can religion itself foment mental illness? On this issue, mental health professionals are too timid to commit to a definitive answer. Studies indicate that religious indoctrination can exacerbate a preexisting mental instability, but thats as far as theyll go. And this, of course, is what they teach in college. My argument is that the behavioral scientists refuse to delve into this issue from a broader sociological perspective. If they did, they could only derive one conclusion that mental illness is a virus that permeates all levels of society and religion is often the source of the virus. Now, to prove my point, I am going to draw upon simple logic and observation and provide an example. It is my hope that youll give this some thought and be able to ...
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