VIA Strengths Case Study
VIA Strengths The VIA Strengths Survey is a 250 question survey to show you your top 5 character strengths based on your answers. My top 5 strengths were not particularly surprising and align pretty closely with who I am. I will discuss how these strengths can be a positive in my counseling career as well, as how they may possibly negatively affect my counseling career.
Strength 1- Capacity to love and be loved. This strength states “you value close relations with others, in particular those in which sharing and caring are reciprocated. The people to whom you feel closest are the same people who feel closest to you.” (Penn University, 2017) This can positively impact me as a counselor because I will value my relationships with clients and …show more content…
When thinking about any negative aspects of this strength, some clients could see my honesty as a negative. There may be a time that calls for a bit of “sugar coding” that I may struggle with.
Strength 3- Fairness, equity, and justice.
This strength states “Treating all people fairly is one of your abiding principles. You do not let your personal feelings bias your decisions about other people. You give everyone a chance.” (Penn University, 2017).
This is a positive because clients will always receive the benefit of the doubt from me. They will all receive treatment and I will be able to do so while checking my own bias. The negative side of this in counseling, is that sometimes there needs to be differences in the way you treat clients based on their individual need or cultural differences. I could get wrapped up in the equal treatment and forget to count for those different aspects.
Strength 4- Judgment, critical thinking, and open-mindedness.
This strength states “Thinking things through and examining them from all sides are important aspects of who you are. You do not jump to conclusions, and you rely only on solid evidence to make your decisions. You are able to change your mind.” (Penn University,
Strength 1- Capacity to love and be loved. This strength states “you value close relations with others, in particular those in which sharing and caring are reciprocated. The people to whom you feel closest are the same people who feel closest to you.” (Penn University, 2017) This can positively impact me as a counselor because I will value my relationships with clients and …show more content…
When thinking about any negative aspects of this strength, some clients could see my honesty as a negative. There may be a time that calls for a bit of “sugar coding” that I may struggle with.
Strength 3- Fairness, equity, and justice.
This strength states “Treating all people fairly is one of your abiding principles. You do not let your personal feelings bias your decisions about other people. You give everyone a chance.” (Penn University, 2017).
This is a positive because clients will always receive the benefit of the doubt from me. They will all receive treatment and I will be able to do so while checking my own bias. The negative side of this in counseling, is that sometimes there needs to be differences in the way you treat clients based on their individual need or cultural differences. I could get wrapped up in the equal treatment and forget to count for those different aspects.
Strength 4- Judgment, critical thinking, and open-mindedness.
This strength states “Thinking things through and examining them from all sides are important aspects of who you are. You do not jump to conclusions, and you rely only on solid evidence to make your decisions. You are able to change your mind.” (Penn University,