Personal Statement For A Counselor

Most of my professional life to date has focused on working with people with disabilities and in helping them identify and achieve their goals. As an occupational therapist, I had coursework in psychology, but no formal training in counseling. My ability to help my patients reach their highest potential really depended on my professional relationship, or what as therapists we referred to as “therapeutic use of self”. I certainly learned and used specific techniques and assessments over the years to help me achieve better outcomes, but never identified with any specific theory as the framework of my interactions. I recognize there were times when my personality and my skills were a great match and other times when I felt like I just couldn’t figure out the right approach. Thankfully for much of my career, I worked with an interdisciplinary team that included some very skilled psychologists, so I always had the ability to consult.

This paper will provide the reader with a reflection of my professional identity. This will focus on the role of a professional counselor and the differences between a professional counselor and other related professionals. It will also integrate how religious and spiritual beliefs can impact professional counseling. It will summarize my beliefs and values and what I plan to do so that I will not impose my beliefs on clients. Also, I will reflect on what I have learned during this course and how it will impact my future as a counselor.

On a bright and crisp morning of March 25, 2015, I interviewed Joni Roche and learned what a typical day was like for this Professional Counselor. Mrs. Roche has owned her own practice for nearly eighteen years and has truly loved every single part of it. Mrs. Roche has received a Master of the Arts degree and is a Licensed Profession Counselor and a Nationally Credited Counselor. During my interview with Mrs. Roche, I truly learned so many things from different counseling techniques, what it is like to have a private practice and the good and bad things counseling comes with that people do not necessarily speak about.

I am a Residential Counselor specializing in situational assessments, conflict resolution and effective communication. I'm organized and energetic with over two years of experience working with clients in the milieu environment. Highly involved caregiver committed to a proactive and hands-on approach in assisting staff. Ambitious with excellent research, time management and problem solving skills. Versatile, adaptable and adept at working effectively with children and families. Excellent at juggling multiple tasks and working under pressure. Motivated with wide-ranging abilities relating to animal care including pet sitting, and basic training

To sum up, I plan to become a mental health counselor to help others with their emotional challenges. I plan to help people become mentally well, to get better day by day, and to get the support that they need and deserve. My plans remind me of a quote that I heard recently that struck a chord with me, “my life needs a plan, not a promise.” With that, I will carry out my plans. Thank you for your

A counselor must be flexible in the face of conflict, steady in moments of confusion, and firm when professional boundaries are threatened. When I was a customer service agent, I utilized these skills when customers became enraged or spoke inappropriately over the phone. I developed additional skills during my time abroad. Whenever I was faced with an unfamiliar situation, I reacted by remaining calm, keeping my wits about me, and taking control of the situation. I am very resourceful, capable of handling stressful situations, and am gifted with the natural ability to listen. These talents, coupled with my acquired skills from my work experiences and time abroad, are the building blocks on which I will develop my counseling

As a professional counselor, it is my goal to help others through the difficult times in their lives. I am looking forward to a long and highly productive career as a family counselor and helping individuals with a wide variety of issues. It is my goal to help my clients to realize their fullest potential and find happiness within their own lives and for them to be able to develop healthy relationships in all aspects of their lives.

Statement of Interest: School Counseling My main career objective is to help children and adolescents throughout my entire career. I want to promote a healthy environment for children to learn and become well rounded. A degree in school counseling would allow me to work with children and adolescents in a hands on way and introduce them to activities, volunteerism, colleges, and to help them find their own passions. I have job shadowed a few different career paths that I have had interest in throughout my college career (school counselor, social worker, and nonprofit advocate), and I fell in love with the idea of working in a school as a counselor when I job shadowed at Portland High School in Tennessee.

A counselor has challenging responsibility to address and personalize themselves according to the needs of the clientele. They play very important part in the student success maximization (Kring et al, 2007). A counselor must possess the ability to lead, endorse equity and create a harmless learning environment and establish the necessities of all students through cultural related prevention and counseling programs (Lee, 2001).

There are many different things that I wish to accomplish throughout my life, become a doctor, start a family, and be a counselor. My dream career, however, is a different than being a counselor. I want to open a nonprofit that will house young women who were at one time in their life victims of sex trafficking or the sex industry and give these women shelter, safety, and teach them a skill and how to protect themselves.

I am writing to express my interest in the current position as the Young Parent Counsellor. Having completed a Diploma of Counselling and a Diploma of Community Services, together with my can-do attitude and transferable skills I believe that I would make a valuable contribution to this position.

When I think about what a counselor does, I see them sitting in an office or working in a hospital. I do not see myself in that role. The reason that I’m in this program is, I feel it will help me with my non-profit organization that I want to open. I will be coming in contact with people that will be dealing with different types of issues. I want to be able to help them with what they are dealing with. While working at a hospital in the emergency room and outpatient clinic, I begin thinking about how I could help some of the people I was in contact with. When I saw women and children who had been abused, it just broke my heart. In the case of the children, they do not have a choice of who their parents will be. However, they do deserve to

I am a student in the BA completion program, this quarter I am studying psychology in the form of social research and redefining the role of a counselor. I have been able to look at myself as a learner as well as take a look at the profession and practice that I want to follow into. I have discovered more than I thought I would as a student at my age.

I have many reasons to become a counselor but the main one is advocating for my students. Many times they do not understand what is taking place and how to navigate their thoughts, feelings, and the situation itself. I wish to be the one able to provide effective, ethical and legal services to the person in need by determining what is wrong, how can I, the student, and their support system be of assistance, and the probable outcome of this entire process. I understand that I am not in control of anything and that the client is the owner of the problem and the solution; but I appreciate building the relationship and assisting them in owning their issues and building a path to self-actualization, just as I had someone there for me when I needed

This paper reviews four published papers and/or studies that have researched the characteristics of effective counselors. Each of the papers/studies list their own set of characteristics, but share a common thread of empathy, compassion, warmth, genuineness and emotional stability. After reviewing each paper and research study, additional analysis was applied to the above five characteristics with the hope of creating a more thorough understanding of what characteristics will assist in the journey of becoming an effective counselor.