Professional Identity: Marriage And Family Therapist
Professional Identity: Marriage and Family Therapist
Liberty University
Abstract
The attitude, body language, motivation, and values which define a person’s work have a lot to do with one’s professional identity. A person’s professional identity has to do with knowing who they are at the current point in time and knowing who they want to be in the future. Knowing and understanding what that professional role is, brings not only pride to self, it also challenges the person to promote growth among others through reflection of their accomplishments of their work. This is especially noticed in those who work within the community such as counselors. Counselors show a strong and proud sense of knowing who they are as they serve …show more content…
For example I teach, coping, self-esteem, self-discovery, anger management, respect for others as well as respect for self. I use a curriculum for teens that deals with things that they stand for and peer pressure. I feel that what I currently do will not be too far from what I aspire to do with my long term professional future. In a world where children are the future of our world and the environment that they are faced to with living one day at a time, not to mention the constant suffering that some endure daily, I feel that my need to push and succeed is not only for myself, but for the lives of those that God has placed in front of me to …show more content…
As a behavioral health rehabilitation specialist I have found that I dress very comfortably because my clients and I are continuously doing activities that require a lot of activities or crafts as it allows me to mingle with the children. I wear a Polo that represents my name and title so that I am not seen as an average adult with a bunch of children. I keep a strong and fun attitude but always professional. When the time comes and I have an office of my own, I will always carry myself with professionalism however I am not sure of the attire yet as I remember how I felt as a client walking into an office that I felt I was very beneath and walked out of feeling even more ashamed of being in the parking lot. This feeling is not how I want any of my clients to feel. I think you can be good at what you do despite what you
Liberty University
Abstract
The attitude, body language, motivation, and values which define a person’s work have a lot to do with one’s professional identity. A person’s professional identity has to do with knowing who they are at the current point in time and knowing who they want to be in the future. Knowing and understanding what that professional role is, brings not only pride to self, it also challenges the person to promote growth among others through reflection of their accomplishments of their work. This is especially noticed in those who work within the community such as counselors. Counselors show a strong and proud sense of knowing who they are as they serve …show more content…
For example I teach, coping, self-esteem, self-discovery, anger management, respect for others as well as respect for self. I use a curriculum for teens that deals with things that they stand for and peer pressure. I feel that what I currently do will not be too far from what I aspire to do with my long term professional future. In a world where children are the future of our world and the environment that they are faced to with living one day at a time, not to mention the constant suffering that some endure daily, I feel that my need to push and succeed is not only for myself, but for the lives of those that God has placed in front of me to …show more content…
As a behavioral health rehabilitation specialist I have found that I dress very comfortably because my clients and I are continuously doing activities that require a lot of activities or crafts as it allows me to mingle with the children. I wear a Polo that represents my name and title so that I am not seen as an average adult with a bunch of children. I keep a strong and fun attitude but always professional. When the time comes and I have an office of my own, I will always carry myself with professionalism however I am not sure of the attire yet as I remember how I felt as a client walking into an office that I felt I was very beneath and walked out of feeling even more ashamed of being in the parking lot. This feeling is not how I want any of my clients to feel. I think you can be good at what you do despite what you