There is no question that the need for mental health professionals is at an all-time high. When I think about how I want to contribute to the world through my vocation, I think of this need. I am eager to be a small part of filling a need and positively impacting the world around me. My personal motivation to become a Licensed Professional Counselor comes from my personal background and my inherent desire to help others and make a positive impact. I am thrilled to pursue a graduate degree with a Masters in Counseling. I am eager to build on the education I received from Samford University. I look forward to being a part of a program and under leadership that can help develop my counseling focus skills. I am interested in mental health, family, children / adolescents, developmental trauma, counseling, and religious trauma. I’m confident that this program will allow my vocational identity to become more realized and enlightened. …show more content…
Since regularly seeing my counselor, I have been made aware that my past impacts all of my interpersonal relationships, worldview, my beliefs and religion, how I expect people to treat me, and so much more. I am deeply motivated by my own experience of becoming a counselor and have the honor to positively impact others as I have been. In addition to my own experience in counseling, my family and I have been deeply impacted by its benefits. My mother is plagued with mental illness. As you can imagine, that has been difficult for me and hurt me. On the other hand, it has shaped me to be highly sensitive to other’s feelings and interpersonal situations. As an adolescent, I coped by pushing my emotions down, ignoring them. In retrospect, I am grateful and in awe that we are designed with the resilience to develop coping mechanisms. It is so impressive how our subconscious adapts to dealing with our
“Career Research Essay” The transfer from high school life to college, an action of which implicates that this career option in college is one that you will be practicing for many years to come. Hence, even more the reason to go through and research careers that one is interested in, as well as participating some time with such career that brought upon interest to one. A personality test may help pinpoint the careers that are better fit for one, due to the way questions are answered, will result
I was always around children. Observing how my mother helped the low- income children and families in our neighborhood really inspired me to want to help children and families in some shape or form. So I knew that I was going to either become a teacher, counselor, or social worker. I guess I couldn’t make up my mind, so I got my associates degree in Elementary Education and my bachelor’s degree in Psychology. Now I want to pursue my master’s in Social work, I think
Alcoholism - No Easy Solution Mike Brake’s “Needed: A License to Drink” is a well-written essay that covers the serious issue of alcoholism and goes on to offer a creative proposal to solve the situation. Brake addresses alcoholism as a “primary public health-problem” which holds merit, considering Brake sites alcohol is the cause of 19,000 auto fatalities each year. To remedy these preventable fatalities, Brake proposes to institute a national system of licensing with appropriate penalties
Alyssa Rhine English 10 Honors Mrs. Hayes A Perspective on Psychology Psychology is an ever growing field in today’s job field. Psychology comes from the Greek words “psych” meaning soul and “ology” meaning logic, it translates to “the science of the soul” (Ferguson). It was founded by a man named Wilhelm Wundt, he founded experimental psychology which later led to others discovering more in psychology Psychology is both a science and a profession, it is counted as a science because it’s about understanding
Mich. was experiencing when they decided to improve the approach of Drug Court. Nicole Hayden wrote an article, “Drug Court: Holistic approach to opioid epidemic”, in Times Herald where she quotes Chris Deutsh, Natonal Associaton of Drug Court Professionals director, “We know (treatment courts) work, they reduce drug use, crime and recidivism and saves the community money”. With people that have gone through the Macomb County drug court, it has been found that 93% of the graduates from their program
philosophies of morality, rape is no doubt abhorred. However, what is debatable is whether or not it is one’s duty to ensure that a rape is reported. In a particular case, one hotline operator finds herself in a dilemma that challenges her duties as a licensed social worker, with the obligation of ensuring that victims report their rape. As a part of the twenty-four-hour hotline staff at a local rape crisis center, the duty of the hotline operator is to provide the support and counseling necessary to protect