I have made an appointment with a careers advisor at the local college, so what the hell do i say?

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Basically i am in a job i no longer enjoy and i am finding it a struggle to even go in.The pay is reasonable for the type of work(respite care) and the hours suit(as i can't work shifts)So the hours are evenings leaving me the day to possibly enrol on a course to extend my qualifications,with regard to eventually leaving the job to persue some further training/career.I am so confused as to what i want to aim for.Now i know what i have an interest in but i can't narrow it down to one career.I have few qualifications and i'm not sure that my brain even works anymore but i have to do make positive baby steps in the right direction.
So i have booked an appointment with the careers advisor at the college but i am terrified and don't know what to say or how to explain myself very well.
Am i doing the right thing or should i be seeing someone else?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I think its a great idea to talk things through with someone who has an idea what courses are available. I would just tell then what area you are interested in and see what they suggest. What area are you interested in? (am just being nosey)

Interests are
Psychology fascinates me (did as level years ago)
Mental health
Special needs care
Midwivery
Councelling
Biology
Sign language

But academic i am not
Feeling really thick about it all tbh

Have you considered the Open University? You would definitely find courses that overlap more than one of those areas.

Here's a link for a starting point for some of the degrees that you might be interested in:

www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/health-and-social-care/index.htm

You don't need to do the whole degree as the courses are all done as separate modules.

I have considered the OU but not looked into it too much.
Isn't it really expensive? very low income here
Thankyou for the link

Also not sure i have enough intelligence lol

Lots of help with the fees if you are on a low income and you can start with an openings course which gets you back into studying. They have a more flexible end point and your tutor would give you lots of help.

Lots of people think they can't manage OU courses but once they try they end up being completely addicted to them

Thankyou for your help webwiz
Bricking myself now

Hi PFNM - have you seen the careers advisor yet ?
It's a 2 way process you know ,not all up to you saying the right thing .
Hopefully the careers advisor will have the skills to ask you the right questions and help you think it through .
Could you explore nursing ,maybe physiactric nursing ?
I'm sure there are access courses for nursing so that people who haven't got the required qualifications straight away ( if that makes sense )can study and train .
And I think nurses get paid ( forgive me if I'm wrong ) while training.
Good on you ,hope it goes well .

Hi gingeroots
yes saw her yesterday and she was helpful.She recommended a couple of careers and suggested a councelling course may be my thing.
Also suggested brushing up on basic skills as i said i wanted to take it slowly.
I can have a follow up appointment if i want to.
Yes could do with asking about the access course next thankyou.