Licensed Psychologist Personal Goals

It has been my lifelong dream to have a profound academic achievement. My personal goal is to become a Licensed Psychologist. Just recently I graduated from my Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Phoenix. This first step in my educational pursuit gave me the confidence that I can still fulfill my dream of becoming a psychologist. There are a few turns and road blocks in my educational trek; however, I never lose sight of my goal. I now, more than ever, intensified my passion for reaching my goal.
I am taking it one stride at a time. My short term goal is to have a brilliant finish with my Master’s degree in Forensic Psychology at Walden University. My next step is to continue with my doctorate level with specialization

in Forensic Psychology.
Personal Background and Academic Experience
I was born and raised in the Philippines. My collectivistic culture endowed me the family interdependence tradition. The family became my priority early in life and self-sacrifice of my dreams was the unwanted consequence. It was not until a few years ago that I can dedicate myself predominantly to school activities.
During my last two years of my undergraduate training, I became very focused in my goal.

I find self-satisfaction in successfully completing one course after another I achieved a GPA of 3.90 upon graduation. . My academic experience has taught me to manage my time between my job, my family, and my academic quest. I am a well-organized person, and I take my goals seriously
Professional experience
I served in the military for twenty-nine years. I retired from the United States Navy with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. I am very proud of my achievement in the service considering that I enlisted as an E-1, the lowest rank of an enlisted man. During my career in the military, I held various positions of responsibility that include; Chemical, Biological Warfare Officer, Engineering Plant Assessor and an Engineer Officer with one hundred eleven personnel working for me.
It was managing my personnel that I became interested in psychology. As one of my duties is to take care of my personnel, I have to counsel my people when they come to me with their family problems, issues in their jobs, and performance evaluations. With my limited knowledge of psychology, I refer them to Navy counselors, financial experts, and Navy chaplains. It is the maturity, professionalism, and commitment that I learned from the Navy that will give me a solid foundation to further my academic

career.
My passion is about helping people. I am currently employed by the state of Nevada as a heat plant Specialist at High Desert State Prison. My job is to operate and maintain the boilers that serve to provide heat and comfort to the inmates. My job allows me to have working relations with inmates because there are a few inmates assigned to work with me on the boilers. These inmates that were assigned to me were on their way out to be released back to society. These inmates develop job skills by working in different trades in our institution before they are released.
I see myself in the future as a licensed psychologist working with inmates’ integration back to society.

My belief is that I can help some inmates gain a meaningful life after incarceration. And I can achieve this goal by giving them alternatives from their old ways of life. I will use my training to provide psychological assessment, guidance, and support. I am positive that the corrections function of the judicial system will benefit with my strong desire to rehabilitate inmates. . I have a very friendly, pleasant, and warm personality; however, I can maintain my professional boundaries and at the same time, build rapport with my clients as I have done before when I was an Engineer

Officer.
The completion of my doctorate training will bring fulfillment to my dreams. One of my altruistic conviction is that I believe it is my duty and obligation to help others. It is with this belief that I can help others in a much greater capacity when I am a licensed psychologist. It is for the betterment of myself and others that I set this goal.