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Criminal Psychologist Personal Statement

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Throughout my academic career, I have often fluctuated between various future paths; at first, it was my goal to attend law school and become a Criminal Prosecutor, while, later on, I was dead set on the idea of pursuing a career as a Criminal Psychologist. I even considered becoming a chef at one point. Despite the twists and turns it may have taken me to arrive here, I feel fulfilled and confident in my decision to pursue a career in Psychology (beginning with my Bachelor's Degree). One of the factors that has inspired me to choose this path is my experiences working with children as a camp counselor. I have worked at a summer camp called Camp Kirby, just about 2 hours north of here on Samish Island, for the past several summers, and I have participated in the work of this …show more content…

Interacting with these kids, it has become clear that the work of psychologists and mental health professionals is critical, and it is necessary to further current practices and provide guidance to those who need it most. Especially since the COVID-19 Pandemic, I have encountered more and more kids and young adults in my work who require the type of help that can only come from mental health and psychological professionals; it is these encounters that have most inspired me to pursue a career of my own in the field of mental health. A more personal element of my life that has driven me towards a career in psychological counseling is the struggles I have experienced with my mental health specifically. Although I did not recognize what was happening to me at the time, starting in my early teenage years, I began to seek out control over any of the elements of my life that I could, feeling that I lacked agency over the things that happened to me. It took me many years to acknowledge it, but I was developing an eating disorder that slowly and silently took over my

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