First generation college student

As the title states - I’m a first generation college student. I, 25F, just started at community college last semester in a human services program. My pathway was always going to be clinical social work once I actually found what I wanted to do in school and long term. But, I’m doing my classes now in my second semester and a lot of them are food based, housing based, case management stuff, which is fine because after being out of school for so long, it’s nice to learn new things. But, I want more clinical. Maybe it’s just early in my schooling?

Then, I thought about instead of social work, switching to a more counselor based approach. Because, I know I want to do the clinical side, mental health, all that, but I’ve heard the social work field is a better pathway, in case you are burned out, want something different, a degree in social work opens up more doors. Yet, I can’t help but think counseling is a better fit for me.

I turn to Reddit in instances like this as I’m a first generation college student with only one living parent and not much support when it comes to decisions like this. I just want some guidance as I navigate this new life of school.

Any tips or kind feedback is appreciate! Thank you in advance!