I have been shaped by many experiences and accomplishments throughout my life‚ but one in particular has done the most to define who I am today. When I was thirteen‚ I spent four weeks at an overnight camp in western Massachusetts. It was the second overnight camp I had gone to‚ and the only camp where I found a supportive community which fostered my social growth. The friends that I made and counselors I had at this camp encouraged me to take risks in several ways‚ and my love for the camp led to
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Science Office: E-mail: My Qualifications I received a BA degree in Psychology from Lehman College University at NY in May 2003. I then received a Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology from Capella University in May 2012. I currently am applying for the License Professional Counselor Associate. The Counseling Process People come to counseling because they want something to be different in their lives. They may want to change their personal or family situation‚ solve a
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Genetic Counselor; one who determines health risks for hereditary diseases and disorders in patients; is a career I wish to pursue due to salary‚ benefits‚ and the ability to help others. When asked to research a future occupation‚ I immediately knew I wanted to go into a STEM field‚ or Science‚ Technology‚ Engineering‚ and Mathematics. As I continued to research‚ and after many future occupation quizzes‚ I came across Genetic Counseling. When I first saw this‚ I was a little confused because I did not
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When asked why I want to become a counselor‚ or specifically a trauma counselor‚ I always focus on my upbringing. I come from nothing; my family struggled to pay bills month after month and often unable to pay them‚ stress began to build in my household which led to high levels of trauma exposure. As I was growing up‚ I saw addiction swallow my family whole. As my mother’s alcoholism took over our family‚ my father started experimenting with drugs‚ which in turn‚ made him violent. The abuse started
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My motivation to become a mental health counselor comes from my personal background and experiences that I have gone through. Growing up in a country with no mental health counseling and if it was available‚ no one used it or knew it was easily accessible. The only time I heard about counseling been provided was when a person wanted to check the HIV status. People used family members of close friends if they needed someone to talk to about their problems. Even that was not common because people
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Analysis: Why I Want A Wife by Judy Brady 1. What is the tone of the essay? Is she serious? The tone in the essay is casual‚ humorous‚ sarcastic‚ and sometimes ironic. The author lists multiple jobs which a wife does and is expected by many to do in many instances. She does the same jobs in her life for her husband and children but now she seems to not like to do them anymore and wants a wife for her to help out. Also‚ she describes the attitude of men wanting a wife in his life‚ so he can hinge
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Brady wrote “Why I Want a Wife” in 1972 and published it to Ms.Magazine. This was a monumental step towards women’s rights; however‚ women would not get the rights they wanted till later. In “Why I Want a Wife”‚ Judy Brady uses pathos‚ emotional appeal‚ to relate to the audience on a emotional level and show them the ignorance men were showing towards their rights. Pathos can play a major role towards appealing to the audience. Brady uses a variety of pathos examples in “Why I Want a Wife”. Brady
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There are many reasons I want to be a Christian Counselor. One of those reasons is so I can serve God’s people. When I enrolled at Faulkner University‚ my sole intent was to receive my Bachelor of Business Administration degree so I could learn how to start my own business. After a few months of attending‚ I started feeling in my inner spirit that God brought me to this school for a reason. God changed the plans and started revealing what he’d already predestined. In other words‚ I believe that God used
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Why I want to be a Teacher There are many different reasons why people become teachers. Some become teachers because they think it’s an easy job. Some like the benefit of being able to work half the year. Other chooses the benefit of actually being a positive influence in a child’s development. The reason I want to be a teacher is simple‚ I want to be able to impact a child life the way was impacted by my teachers when I was younger. This is the biggest reward for me. And‚ the pay is really as
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are often a time of celebration‚ especially for my family. This past summer‚ as we prepared for my sister Gini’s wedding‚ the festivities extended to good-natured teasing of the bride- and groom-to-be. For example‚ WITH knowing smiles‚ my parents--self-proclaimed experts on marriage courtesy of their own wedding almost thirty years ago--dispensed advice about everything‚ including how to improve her cooking skills beyond instant rice and grilled cheese. Gini’s typical responses included "That was
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