Counselor Personal Statement

Personal Statement I have chosen Master of Counselor of Education as my profession for a number of reasons. I love to work with people and I enjoy helping those in need. I believe the combination of empowerment and self-motivation to be the key to overcoming any obstacles someone might encounter in his or her life. I believe that everyone in this world can make a difference, no matter how small or how big the change is. I believe that while all of us need an opportunity to do something with our lives, many do not know that they possess the ability to make a change in their lives. Hence, I am willing to help these people to find their skills, motivation, and willpower to set their goal, keep dreaming, and to find it within themselves
Our society seems to have forgotten that our children are our future, and that they need to be spared from abuse, neglect, and poverty. Despite our nation’s economic prosperity over the years, there has been an increase in child abuse and neglect. I have been working with families in which I have heard and witnessed the cruelest narratives of clients concerning social injustice and life deprivations. I have had the opportunity to work with children that were on my caseload who experienced real-life dramatic
Not only will I have learned the basic expertise in identifying, analyzing, and finding solutions to societal problems, but I believe I will learn how to work with affected individuals in finding courses of action that best suit their needs while also upholding their civil liberties and expectations. I have experienced the injustices these children have faced, including abandonment by their parents. I have also seen how much pain is experienced by these children and how often it is brought to them: from drug abuse, physical abuse and sexual abuse; from the lack of parents to the unwillingness of parents to be responsible for these children. It was all these intense emotions of despair and injustice against our future generation, and to the less fortune ones, that directed my soul to become a professional counselor to advocate and address these issues. I have now been with the Division of Youth and Family Services for almost two years and I love my job. I manage many in-need families, whereby I provide services to empower them to become more productive citizens. As part of the Division of Youth and Family Services, an important organization to our society, I continue to realize much of my desire to directly help individuals; however, it has opened my eyes to areas of improvement that further fit into the needs of the families which we service In addition to the