Reflection On Self Evaluation

Self-Awareness, self-concept and emotional intelligence are effective managerial concepts that will result in leadership success. According to Stanford University, having these soft skills are indispensable traits that good managers should develop to be successful leaders. Managers strive to become aware of who they are, what their values, attitudes, skills, and abilities are. These values drive them to achieve and will eventually result in them become more effective. (Showry & Manasa, 2014, p. 15)

The purpose of this assignment is to self-reflect on what has been learnt in the topic this semester and how it is going to influence as a health professional in our chosen field. This assessment is made to encourage us to be able to identify the values and beliefs we have as individuals and how these impact on our ability to interact without others in a diverse society. This self-reflection will include the results from an Implicit Association Test to help gain a greater awareness of my own unconscious thoughts as well as evidence from reliable sources to help back up statements and give evidence to support this assessment.

My experience in the counseling role has increased my confidence over the current semester. I feel that the extensive practice has paid off tremendously. For example, this course has taught me how to formulate a game plan when starting off my sessions. I now have goals which come with a much improved structure format than I had previously. In addition, I am able to have a much clearer perceptive of my feelings where I previously accepted thoughts as feelings. In this self reflection, I will continue to express how my growth experiences that have

This semester has been emotionally, mentally and physically taxing; the topics (suicide, homicide, sexual abuse, death, intimate partner violence, etc.) in class have been exceedingly bleak and distressing. Each week has presented its emotional and mental challenges, some more difficult than others (child sexual abuse), but the information gained will be invaluable in my counseling career. The emotional strain and exhaustion that accompanied the task of processing this information, processing my feelings and thoughts, and practicing self-care were well worth the outcome. As mentioned previously, all of this information and insight gained will be essential in my counseling career, but also the habits that I have developed, as they relate to

It is strongly encouraged that counselors in training experience personal counseling. It is considered a growth experience for future counselors. Equally important, it is an opportunity for the counselor in training to seek help for any personal concerns/issues. I chose to seek counseling at East Carolina University’s Center for Counseling and Student Development. After attending at least five personal counseling sessions, I have gain useful insight about the counseling process from a counselor in training and a client’s point of view. When I made my first appointment I was really nervous about how I would feel knowing that attendance was a part of an assignment; however, I remained open minded and decided to take advantage of this opportunity and discuss real life issues.

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

I want to help my clients to become all that they can be and accomplish all that they desire to accomplish. The experiences I have had in the counselor program have guided me to be more confident in myself by giving me tools that I can use for myself as well as the client. The skills class helped me to become a good listener. I know before that class I was not a good listener. I generally had something on my mind that I would respond to instead of responding to what the client was saying.

I have been at my site for about 14 to 15 weeks and have been feeling more comfortable in my experience. Although at the same time as I need to do some more studying of interventions and learning more about skills for my client’s well-being. After presenting my second case presentation I decided to reread some of the chapters from our process and procedures course again, since it has been a while since I looked at these intervention skills (as I took this course about 1.5 years ago). It was a while ago and I think now I need to brush up on using these approaches now. I think this presentation was useful because it showed me that I need to continue working on my skills as a practicum student. I received a lot of good feedback and I am taking a step in the right direction to think about the skills I need to be a good counselor.

There is so much to learn that was never covered in school. The semester was too short for practicum. I tried to cram many hours in a short period of time. I noticed the back to back client sessions can be mentally exhausting. I have learned as a beginning counselor I will need to have some time in between sessions. The time in between sessions will give me a chance to clear my mind for the next client and write brief notes from the last session. I noticed that hour long sessions is the longest form of session I feel comfortable. I think any session longer then an hour is too long and I want the client to benefit from my skills. I realize school cannot cover everything, but there have been somethings I think should be addressed. The treatment planning books for children and adults are useful in helping new clients formulate treatments plans. The treatment plans I have written I found these book very useful. The book help with evidence based ideas on several disorders. These are the types of things which classes do not seem to teach. I think practicum has exposed me to many helpful techniques and books to further my education. Practicum is the first real life expose to counseling and I feel I have good supervision. It is nice to have two supervisors which see different types of clients, children and adults. This helps me become a more rounded

Although I also took Counseling 208 this semester, I learned more about myself counseling skills through this course and I know it’s due to you, so thank you for being such an incredible instructor. Jessica Bloom had inspired me since the very beginning of this program, so knowing that you were her mentor has allowed me to fully see how great of a therapist you are. I’m so grateful for have taken courses from Jessica and from you. Although I am not in the MFCC program, the skills I’ve learned from this course will greatly help me implement group counseling in the school system. Thank you Dr.

I also reviewed my counseling skills text to ensure that I demonstrated all the counseling skills such as empathy, active listening, and unconditional positive regard to name a few. I enjoyed partaking

At the start of the internship, my objectives were to learn more about the film industry, to gain further insight into working life and how that differs from college and to gain more experience in the field of public relations. All in all, I felt I achieved all of these goals I set for myself. In my previous write up, I highlighted the difference I found between work life and college life. I found it pleasant that I did not have homework occupying my nights however it was difficult and draining to be focused on work for at least 8 hours a day with a small 1 hour break for lunch. From Mammoth Advertising, I also delved extensively into the inner workings of film PR, especially on how coverages for things such as trailers and posters impacts how a movie will be marketed. I was also given the chance to write press releases for things such as trailers and character debuts, which was fun and exciting. Overall, it gave me a sense of how public relations have an important and irreplaceable place in a successfully marketed film. Although my experience at Mammoth Advertising was not smooth sailing nor easy, my summer with this film PR company has definitely peaked my interest in venturing further into the film PR industry. In my future endeavors, I hope to be working for the studios such as Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures or FOX 20th Century to get a feel of what goes into making a movie successful on within distribution and production

Every one has their subjects that they love and hate, and for it was defiantly writing. Writing is something I dreaded for a long time; I developed my hatred towards writing since probably elementary school. I hate writing when I’m expected to put a spin on a subject that just doesn’t work for me, personally. There are many times when I have papers due and sometimes I feel like I have nothing to say towards the topic. I could write a paragraph but to continuously write paragraphs after paragraphs it gets a little harder. I always contradict myself in my writings but that is something I have grown out of. Writing is time consuming and requires a lot of effort. They require a lot of planning and usually some accompanying reading and note taking. Taking notes is one of my weaknesses. In some intuitions like my high school for instances there was not enough time is given to the rough draft and not enough feedback is given before the essay receives a final grade. I personally believe that not everyone is a "natural-born" writer; but I do believe that everyone has the capability to become a decent writer.

Coming into this counseling course I had little practice in the counseling role with adults. I was nervous and uncomfortable coming into this class. Knowing that I was to be analyzed and taped during counseling sessions was the source of my nervousness and discomfort. My counseling skills were minimal and I was conscious of the fact that I was a complete novice in the counseling role. I needed to learn basic therapeutic factors (Young, 2013) and gain practice in order to feel comfortable in my counseling skills with adults. Furthermore,

I had developed mandatory work habits such as how to carry myself in a professional environment by practicing self-control. For example, I was not allowed to plug in my headphones to listen music while doing my work. As there is a high volume of phone calls received everyday, if I were to listen to music, it keeps me from hearing the phone ring and missed the call, hence affecting the relationship between the company and the customer.