Mentoring program helps UNK graduate student navigate new career path
4 Jan 2024
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Mentorship is playing a key role in Robyn Springer’s new career journey.
After spending the previous 30 years helping run a successful family roofing business, Springer, 52, is now enrolled in the clinical mental health counseling master’s program at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She intends to be a counselor in the area after she graduates in 2025.
Springer decided to switch careers after experiences in her personal life helped her discover her passion for behavioral health and helping others deal with behavioral health issues.
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