Q: I was 19 years old when I was railroaded into a guilty plea of possession of a stolen vehicle. Also, while I was with abusive boyfriends, I was arrested for domestic violence a few times. I also have two misdemeanors of solicitation to prostitution. The only reason why I plead guilty was because the judge told me if I plead guilty, she would release me from jail that day, or I could spend months in jail fighting it. As for the domestic violence, I was 7 months pregnant and when Jim hit me, I hit back.
Anyhow, I guess non of that matters anyhow, like anyone is going to believe me. The only thing that does matter now is that I am a 2 x honor roll student studying for my Bachelor of Arts in the Health Care Administration field. I really want to be a nurse but I am afraid my record is going to mess me up.
I have no drug record and I have has no arrests since February of 2004. I cannot work hard labor jobs because I have 5 liver diseases and one autoimmune disease (I see a pain specialist to manage my pain problem). This is why I chose to go to college. If I cannot work in the medical field, can I maybe get a degree that would put me in a position to work with victims of abuse (since I was abused most of my life and I think I would make a great counselor)?
What can I do career-wise that will help me make enough money not to be homeless? God bless you and thank you for thinking of all of us who really want to lead a good life.
Christina from Las Vegas
Female ex-offender is looking for career direction
A: Hello Christina,
It is good you are taking positive steps to improve yourself. I suggest that you contact the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners to inquire if your convictions would prohibit you from hold a license. You can contact them here:
https://medboard.nv.gov/Contact/Contact/
Meanwhile you can contact your local One-stop Career center. There are counselors there that can help you select a career path and other very helpful services. Often there are counselors who have experience working with ex-offenders and felons looking for jobs.
You may be eligible for free career training paid for by the department of labor in your state. An employment counselor can help you with this.
You can find the centers in you area here:
The counselors there also can help an ex-offender find a job.
Good luck.
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