Student loan forgiveness; mental health workers?
Hi everyone!
I am a CMHW for a non profit mental health agency. I was wondering if anyone knows of any student loan forgiveness programs that I would qualify for. Most of the programs require that the individual be a licensed professional. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I’m in California, if that makes a difference. Thanks so much!!!
Nikki
Your loan company would be the best folks to answer this question for you. They know the rules of their polices better than anyone. Here is the federal publication regarding student loan forgiveness. Mental health workers are not eligible, you would have to be a social worker and would of had to make payments consistently for 10 years before you were eligible to have the loans forgiven.
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