Personal Narrative: A Career As A Counseling Psychologist

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Introduction Ever since you were a young child, you would dream about what you wanted to be when you grow up. For some people their dream never changes and for some people it changes constantly. I’ve thought about many jobs, but then I discover things I don’t like about that particular career. Then my teacher told me about CFNC.org, which is a site that helps you prepare for your future. I took some of the quizzes and learned many things I didn’t even know about myself. One of my goals of this paper is to take most of the surveys to learn more about myself. Another goal I have is to find a career that matches the majority of my test results and that would be a good fit for me. One last goal I have is in the course of time is to look back at …show more content…

A Counseling Psychologist is someone who listens to their client’s problems and tries to find ways to help them or direct them to other people that can help them. I chose Counseling Psychologist because I know how to listen to what is bothering other people and try to find a way to help …show more content…

Another way that Psychologists can meet with their clients could be over a video chat so both the client and the psychologist can stay at home and have their sessions. There is not much physical activity in this job unless you decide to go on a walk with your client or do an activity that helps them. I think being able to sit and have someone help fix any of your problems will go on in the future. I think this because technology and computers can’t always solve problems, mostly because computers can’t detect your feelings like a person can. High School Plan When I go to high school, I’m planning on taking all the honors classes I’m recommended for. The classes I should focus on if I want to be a Counseling Psychologist would be English and Health Science. I would need to do exceptionally well in English because the requirements for being any type of Psychologist is high levels of reading comprehension and writing. Health Science is an important subject because that class will help me learn more about how the human brain works and ways to improve it. There are some extracurricular activities that I will want to partake in high school such as the swim team and join some clubs that I may be interested in. I may also volunteer at local nursing homes and maybe at my old elementary school. College

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