After retiring from his 20-year law enforcement career, Shawn Fox decided to take the next phase of his career in a new direction. With an existing master鈥檚 degree in psychology, he began teaching as an adjunct but soon realized that his ultimate goal was to be a counselor.
While completing the last stretch of his law enforcement service, he suffered some on-the-job injuries and found it difficult to manage the stress that comes with that line of work. Fox realized that teaching offered him a healthier work-life balance, and eventually decided to continue his own education.
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Since Fox wasn鈥檛 ready to perform clinical work with a master鈥檚 in psychology alone, he knew he needed to pursue another degree. Initially, he planned to get his Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology but quickly realized that wasn鈥檛 the path he wanted to follow. With concerns ab