My Career As A Career

My entire life I have always been on the search of a career that would fit my persona, fit who I truly am, and to become someone who will constantly have the ability to help people through their difficult problems that they face. Throughout my life I have been deemed the type of person that people felt comfortable coming to with their problems. Maybe people feel this way because they sense that I have a sympathetic ear? Well, all I can say is that human behavior has always seemed interesting to me and that is probably why I made the decision to go down the psychology career pathway.

My dream is to enroll in a psychology program at a college or university. From there, I hope to continue along the path of education, eventually getting a doctorate and doing research out of a college or University. I am not yet sure which branch of psychology I will delve into, but as of right now, I am leaning towards either developmental or social.

Once upon a time being a therapist was considered a calling. The images of a counselor sitting back in their comfy cushioned chairs listening to hours and hours of patient's dilemmas, heartaches and mental health issues have been replaced with the hard cold facts that therapists today are

A Psychologist has one main job which is to help many people with their mental illnesses. Such mental illnesses can affect how a person does daily things. Helping many people with mental illnesses will let them go back to doing things the way they want to do it, without the fear of birds, or the need to eat constantly. Freeing the people to live their own lives and not the disorders. I would like to pursue this career in the hope to help clients be themselves.

Have you ever wondered why people do the things they do? Everyone behaves differently in their own little ways, but sometimes these things cannot be understood. Through psychology, people are able to interpret behavior and apply the data to diagnose mental illnesses. As Ronald Reagan once said, “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone”. The role of being a psychologist means helping others by studying behavioral, cognitive, and social processes. This information is interpreted and then used to benefit others emotionally and mentally, and allows people to better understand how the mind works. Becoming a psychologist is rewarding when you consider the responsibilities, salary, and requirements associated with the profession.

I have accomplished lots of things in my lifetime. I have accomplished getting a job and getting my license to go to that job. I have accomplished working two jobs one is being a machinist and a referee.

Also going into this career would help throughout life because you'll learn how people act and why they do. And I also want to go into this field because if I can help people everyday or try to help I would be fine with that, I like to help people to the best of my abilities. And psychology would be a good field for me to go into because almost everybody could use a psychology so I’ll be helping people and for me that would be awesome. Most people would rather not deal with people and I can understand why, people get annoying but if you deal with them everyday you learn how people act and why and that's amazing in my eyes.

According to the 16 Personality test, my personality type is the defender. I possess the feeling trait and have excellent analytical skills. I have well-developed people skills and strong social relationships. Even though I’m the judging type, I am also receptive to change and new ideas. According to my Career Cruising results, I should become some type of counselor or therapist. Surprisingly, my suggested careers were pretty accurate to what I want to pursue. However, Career Cruising did not hint at any careers in criminal justice or forensic science as it has in previous years. For my Day-on-the-Job, I job shadowed Officer Brian Farlin and Detective Michael Neering to get a sense of working with crime since that has always interested me.

Social Work is a profession concerned with helping individuals, families, groups and communities to enhance their individual and collective well-being. I chose to seek a degree in this field because I find this to be a very rewarding career choice. To obtain a degree in a career that essentially makes a difference in people’s lives is extremely important to me. I have worked as a medical assistant for over 10 years, and although I love my job I would like to work closer with the people that I serve. I realize from working with people with intellectual disabilities that my passion lies with helping and assisting individuals. It takes a special person to work in social services because this is a field where advocating and assisting are a forte. I would like to obtain my Bachelors of Art in Social Work and work with children. After, I have worked in the field for at least a year I would like to continue postgraduate studies in lure of earning my master’s in social work. My ultimate goal is to obtain both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in social work and specialize in case management assisting both children and veterans.

I am always in search of new knowledge and understanding. I prefer analyzing situations instead jumping right into them. I have a relatively calm and collected personality, as I prefer to listen to others in order to obtain new knowledge that will then lead me to my own conclusions. I value justice above many other ideals. I don’t feel comfortable with the unknown, which is why I am constantly looking for answers and explanations. These are all simple characteristics that the “What’s Your Color?” assessment gave me. When I first saw this personality test I figured it was going to be extremely inaccurate as many of them usually are. Ironically and to my surprise, it was impressively spot on. Going down the list, I can agree with each and every characteristic about myself. This confirmed my top two careers to pursue. The first being a career in law enforcement as a detective, and the second being a career as a lawyer. After doing some research, I’ve concluded that becoming a lawyer is the superior option.

At one point or another, a person dreams of what he or she desires to do with his or her life. When I was a child, I always wanted to go to medical school and become a doctor. However, my goals have changed since then. I have considered other career paths, including teaching. As of now, my major is political science. I chose this mainly to get in to law school for what I aspire to be, an attorney. The law requires not only education, but dedication to the duties for the rewards and benefits.

When people think of having a career in psychology their interest is usually sparked by the stereotypical idea of the profession, at least that was the case for myself. In my youth I conjured up images of myself sitting with a distressed patient who would be sprawled across something resembling a Victorian fainting couch, in which I would nod and utter the phrase, spoken by every fictional therapist ever, “So how does that make you feel?” Once I actually took this innate interest in the subject seriously, I began to separate the illusion I held about the field from the facts. I realized the various career opportunities that were obtainable. I will be discussing two personal chosen careers related to psychology the first which can be accomplished

Social work, and more specifically therapy, is a field in which I am highly interested and that I believe is incredibly important. Taking psychology classes and further learning about the field has increased my interest in social work. Psychology is behind every aspect of a person’s life - relationships, communication, careers, and everywhere else as well. It is the reasoning behind all a person’s actions and choices. I find this fascinating, and would like to continue learning about it. Furthermore, I found learning about mental disorders and how to treat them extremely interesting. In my opinion, it is crucial to know how to help such people, and it increases my desire to pursue a career in this field. The fact that psychology is prevalent in every person’s life is in large part why social work is so important.

After my first year of college, I spoke with a Marriage and Family Therapist about my career goals. He informed me about the social work profession and explained that I could become a therapist with a MSW that could be completed in one year of graduate school. I decided to investigate social work and took an Introduction to Social Work course. I discovered that social work focuses on helping vulnerable populations and clients discover strengths they can use to improve their situations and find solutions to their problems. Social work differs from other mental health professions by being an inclusive field, incorporating various aspects that affect human behavior with influences of

"The judge has made his decision, the accused has been found guilty." These are the words that one day I will finally hear. My future goal is to be a lawyer. A lawyer is a professional person authorized to practice law. They defend or prosecute people for the crimes they have committed. (dictionary.com) I am very out spoken and believe in fighting for what I want or think is right.