Carol Hughes:  

After high school graduation, attended Ohio State, graduating with B.A. in English in 1968. Married in 1969. 2 sons, born in 1972 & 1977. Divorced in 1981. Worked from '68-80 for Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, the state agency that provides services to mentally and physically disabled persons. I was in administration, beginning as a technical writer and ending up as manager of a small staff in department that wrote and produced documentation in the agency's casework policy manual. Loved this job and (sometimes) regret I ever left. (I would be able to retire with a good pension, which as a self-employed person I do not have!) Following divorce, worked a series of temporary jobs in a variety of settings for many years - health insurance, property and casualty insurance, real estate appraisal, financial consulting, non-profits, church office, etc. Also worked from home as free-lance documentation writer and word processing service provider. All this from '80-'91. In 1991 entered grad school at Univ. of Dayton's Columbus branch at Capital Univ. Graduated in 1994 with an M.S.Ed. degree in counseling. Worked in a private practice in Arlington for one year & then established solo practice in Clintonville in 1995. Have now been doing that for 17 years. Concurrently worked part-time at N. Central Community Mental Health Center in the Short North from 1995-2000. Worked in Emergency Services/Urgent Care/Intake dept. Learned a lot, loved my work group - very challenging and rewarding treating the severely...Expand for more