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Long Term Goals

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Having goals in life is important because it provides a sense of direction for where you intend to go with your life. Growing up, my parents made it very clear that they didn’t expect me to even graduate high school so I was left on my own to create my own goals and push myself to completing them. My short term goals ranged from completing my mental health recovery to graduating high school. During this time, I was also able to make long term goals that have helped me to understand where I want to go with my life. My short term and long term goals are the driving factors in my life.
I work as a Certified Peer Counselor (CPC) for Quality Behavioral Health. Basically, that means that my job is to support my client in completing goals that they set for themselves. CPCs are a relatively new aspect to Social Work on this side of the mountains so I am learning more about my position as frequently as my job is. My goal has been to attend as many trainings as I can so that I know as much as possible about my position. I really enjoy going to trainings because it’s always interesting to hear stories from people …show more content…

I was a child who suffered from abuse all across the board and had some mental health problems and I would have never made it to where I am today without the Social Workers who invested their time into my recovery. But to become a Social Worker and give back to the community, I need to complete my education. To me that looks like a 3.0 GPA and taking any advantage I can in learning from my peers and professors. Until this last Spring, I have struggled with attending school and grades better than a C. Since I have come back to school though I have been excelling immensely in my classes and my GPA is slowly but surely making its way up to a 3.0. I intend to keep my grades up and to monopolize my time in school to achieve the best education that I

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