Pursuing Counseling Career

for a career paper. In order to research everything I need to know I will be using cfnc.org. One of my goals is finding a career that is right for me. Another one is figuring out what college I need to go to so I can be in that work field. To do this I have taken a Career Cluster Survey. In this survey I had three top clusters that are best fitted for me they include, Health science, hospitality and tourism, and Human services. Out of all of them I'm very certain I will be picking a career from

I wanted to directly impact people’s lives and my personal experiences have set me on the school-counseling path. In the future, I would love to influence another generation of students to soar for their dreams. During the past three years of college, my interest in counseling has been affirmed through a variety of experiences. One important experience that influenced my decision to pursue a career as a school counselor was my involvement in my community service sorority, Chi Delta Alpha. Through

According to the wellbeing assessment results, the assessment indicated that I am struggling (moderate or inconsistent) with my wellbeing as the five elements showed all my scores under 6. I received a score of 5 on career wellbeing, a score of 6 on social wellbeing, a score of 3 on financial wellbeing, a score of 4 on physical wellbeing, and score of 3 on community wellbeing. I was honestly shocked and surprised when I read through the descriptions of the results because it accurately depicted

Why is career counseling important? According to the National Career Development Association (2009), when considering career options you will want to learn more about yourself and how to carry out decisions and plans for your life and future career opportunities. Career decision assessments can help individuals identify interests, make decisions, and increase personal self awareness. Counselors in mental health counseling, substance abuse counseling, social services counseling, etc. will work with

multiculturally, and in accordance to ethical codes. The National Career Development Association (NCDA) Code of Ethics (2015) section A.1.b. identifies the distinction of counseling services provided between career planning and career counseling. Being a biracial single mother with major health issues as well as a full time job are Naomi’s leading environmental factors that may prove to be her biggest challenge in assessing her overall ability to make a career change as she not only has to find the time to attend

According to the wellbeing assessment results, the assessment indicated that I am struggling (moderate or inconsistent) with my wellbeing as the five elements showed all my scores under 6. I received a score of 5 on career wellbeing, a score of 6 on social wellbeing, a score of 3 on financial wellbeing, a score of 4 on physical wellbeing, and score of 3 on community wellbeing. I was honestly shocked and surprised when I read through the descriptions of the elements because it all described areas

turning them into something more. Some people need a bit more guidance to figure out certain aspects of life. This is where career counseling comes to be of great help. Professionals aid in helping others make informed decisions about their careers by counseling individuals in aspects of self-awareness and development. They also offer services by educating their clients in career choices and the changes they may endure over time. Many theories have

D. Economic and Financial Stressors One of the many reasons why people work is to make money. As the cost of living increases, people need to keep up with their earning. Since it is not always possible to keep earning more through promotion, people decide to get second or third jobs in their free time to make extra money to support their life and family. Even though making extra money is beneficial to everyone, people give up on their free time, take more responsibility, and spend more energy. As

This is a summary of career counseling sessions with a client, by the name of Ellen N., she is currently employed but is considering switching employers. Ellen and I completed various assessments to assist with providing her options for future employment. The assessments utilized were Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Holland Codes, Kuder Career Assessment. Ultimately, determining that this clients’ case would be best served by using the Attachment Theory and the Family System theory in order

Practice Dimensions of Multicultural Counseling 1. How do you feel about expanding the use of technology in career counseling? What are your concerns and/or hopes? How would you incorporate technology into your work with clients? I think that expanding the use of technology in career counseling is a great idea. I remember reading about career and life planning assessments last year in our appraisal and inquiry course. While reading the text for this course it refreshed me on this topic. Technology