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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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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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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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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how i feel to get in to middle school : i feel cool and i love to be in middle school ‚ i spect to have new friends and have better teachers that i have the last year‚i think it will be more difficult but if i strive i will be easy‚I hope the other kids are not bad with me and i hope i can have free time with my friends‚I hope everything goes well and that I exonerate myself from my classes i love music class and we will create a mini band but the music have to be of the 60’s and i don’t like that
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Introduction “Counselors assist people with personal‚ family‚ educational‚ mental health‚ and career decisions and problems” (“Counselors” 1). “While helping students plan for college and careers is part of their job‚ a guidance counselor’s overall function is to talk to students‚ give advice‚ listen to problems‚ help students develop coping skills and learn to become good problem-solvers and decision-makers on their own” (“Guidance Counselors”). Specifically‚ school counselors play a major role
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I would like to Attend Capella University’s Masters Program in School Counseling. I have always known that I wanted to work with children ever since I can remember. Working with children is something that I have always enjoyed doing even if it was tutoring‚ or just being around them. The reason I want to receive my Master’s Degree in School Counseling is to become a Guidance Counselor. Being a guidance counselor you can make a difference in a child’s life‚ whether it’s talking to them about their
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I believe the next important ingredient for multicultural competence is cultural skills. A skilled counselor utilizes the interventions that are client based and which serve clients needs. A positive reaction would be to be connected to those different cultures communication is the key. In multicultural counseling the counselor needs to be more aware his or her limitations in counseling skills. I feel it’s vital to have cultural skills in order to serve multicultural populations in the
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School Counselor Every student needs help in some way whether entering high school‚ needing information‚ choosing a career‚ or talk about personal problems. As a high schoolor‚ students realize what roles counselors play in school careers and futures. School counselors are there every step of the way. A school counselor plays multiple roles in a students’ life. Before anything‚ the counselor and student must get to know each other‚ so the student is comfortable.(Job Profiles‚ 2011) When a
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