Career Counseling In The Military

The article “A Guide for Veterans Transitioning to Civilian Careers” also published by Vista College, talks about steps and things veterans should consider taking after they come back from their service. They first talk about how “going back to school is the logical first step,” they later advise how veterans should choose a perfect school for them (A Guide). Then in the article, it mentions how discharged soldiers can use the GI Bill to help them with their education. This article itself allows veterans understand how important school should be for them and it’s also a way of society reaching out to

This is your initial counseling, as your direct supervisor and Team Leader. I will underline what is expected of you as my soldier.

As a Career Counselor at Fort Sill, OK, provided direct services to transitioning military personnel and their family members. Conducted automated and manual pre-separation briefings and delivered job assistance training in groups or individual setting. Assisted clients learning resume writing techniques and provided resume reviews and feedbacks. Built connection and rapport with all Service Members during the transition. Worked in coordination with the Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor representative to develop and present training for Service Members on various topics including mentoring, transition challenges, job searches, advance resume building, federal

The words “career counseling” and “substance abuse treatment” on the surface appear as two completely isolated areas, with little interconnection. Personally, as an individual in recovery from addiction, as well as professionally, working as a drug and alcohol case manager, experience has shown me that vocation is very relevant to this population. It is one of the primary goal areas in which I work with my clients on a daily basis. Many of these individuals have completed treatment and are looking for new ways to enter the workforce and provide for themselves and their families, while also battling past career mistakes and missteps. Furthermore, education levels have

My interest in counseling has always been deeply entwined with the military. As I grew up, my father served in the United States Air Force, and my mother worked for the Department of Defense, leaving me immersed in the military lifestyle. My sister also joined the Air Force, and through both her and my parents I have numerous friends and acquaintances in the armed forces. These relationships offer me insight into their unique problems and the seemingly inadequate care they are receiving due to a shortage of counselors and an excess of clients. I have a strong respect for our armed forces and the sacrifices that they make, and I believe that these men and women deserve nothing but the finest mental health care. This respect is my motivation;

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difference in the amount of individual who may apply to college. Another big impact that can help foster youth is The College Cost Reduction Act of 2009. This act makes it possible for foster youth who were in care at 13 years old or older to claim their independent status while applying for financial aid (Cohn &Kelly, 2015).

Civilian personnel who are responsible for the corporate hiring of transitioning military personnel should educate themselves on veterans reintegration programs (Minnis, 2017). Civilian employment, human resource staff who desire to hire veterans should partner with military transitioning programs at job fairs, military workshops, and veteran conferences (Neill-Harris et al., 2007). Proper planning will create a smoother transition for civilian counselors to play a significant role in supporting the service member challenges during their transition to the civilian employment (Minnis,

Elliott et al. (2011) mentioned that specialty programs for student veterans are needed to have more of a mental service and/or mental health approach to programming. They concluded that military students are experiencing symptoms of PTSD or are living with functional limits caused by service injuries. Due to these concerns, it was concluded that student counseling and disability services need to be included in the creation of and implementation of student support programs to help with academic and campus success (Elliot et al.,

I have wanted to go into the military since i was very young. Most children say that they want to be a firefighter or a doctor, but i said that i wanted to be in the military. I remeber looking at pictures and learning about military officers and i felt called to be one of those men. My decision and dreams never changed, as most childrens do when they realize the work required. But for reasons beyond my comprehension, my desire of a miltary life never wavered. Both of my parents' fathers served in the military, one n the Air Force and one in the Army. They told me stories of their days in the military, bragging of their different branhes and I took what they said and choose a school that woud lead to a career in neither of their branches.

As a young man of 20 years old, I had failed at making plans for a career. I was unemployed, married and had a child on the way into the world. However, I had joined the National Guard some three years earlier and was making a little money each month. My grandfather, an electrician and educator, ask me to enroll in the class he taught in Industry Electricity and Electronics. In that decision, to enroll in his class, I would soon learn my grandfather would hold me to a higher level of accountability than those of my peers. It would not be until later on in life that I would realize why. One day he was mentoring me and he said these words to me “son if you will learn this trade you will be able to write your own ticket in the future”. I understood those words from my grandfather to mean; if I would lend myself to a lifetime of learning, then I would be successful. Throughout my career as an electrician and a solider, I would seize those educational opportunities. Throughout my career, I would find the words of my grandfather to be true in all aspects of my life.

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I prefer a direct and personal communication style. I’m not one for emails, which was a hard lesson for me to learn being in the military. Numerous times I would walk over to Chiefs office to report on “something” just to get thanks a lot, can you send me an email. So I just started sending an email and I still would make it a point to go in person as well. Nonetheless, over my career in the military I have gained other forms of communications styles, as well as an understanding that it helps to know your “audience” to help properly convey your message. That leads into my experience coaching a sport that at the time I had no idea was worse than “waterboarding”, and that was T-ball. One would think, how hard it could be to have a child

For as long I can remember, I have always wanted to be a soldier of the US Army. As I grew up, I heard stories from my family members about their life in the military. I had completely idolized my cousin while growing up, and when she enlisted it only strengthened my resolve to do the same. You could say serving in the military is in my blood, family, and future.

Career Counseling, or Career Services depending on the institution, is frequently offered on a one-on-one basis, but at times this service is provided through group workshops, classes, or computerized guidance systems. Traditionally a standard function of the career services role is to help students develop job search skills however the scope of the