The Importance Of Competency Skills For Counseling

The two dimensions from my big five personality profile that were revealed to be strengths were Openness to Experience score and my Agreeableness Score. The personality dimension of Openness to experience includes “intellectual, imaginative, curiosity, and being broad-minded” as positive characteristics (Kinicki & Fugate, p.81). Additionally, creative thinking, and being independent, as well as not being a fan of routines would be included in the definition of this dimension. The personality dimension of Agreeableness definition includes characteristics such as being “trusting, good-natured, cooperative, as well as being softhearted” (Kinicki & Fugate, p.81). I would add caring and work well in a group as other strengths in this personality dimension.

Pick two to three competencies from the listing for which you feel you are currently strong, and describe why you feel that way.

Strengths Finder 2.0 identifies my top five strengths are adaptability, restorative, individualization, communication and strategic. I must use these strengths every day in my job and my home life. These strengths are apparent in all areas of my life both at work and home.

My strengths are being reliable, independent, hard working, and a good communicator. I’m reliable because I am someone is always there for there for other people. I am also very dedicated and dependable. I am independent because I don’t like to rely on other people. I try manage everything I can by myself. I m hard working because am devoted and determined to follow though with, and try to do my absolute best at everything I do. I am willing what is expected of asked of me. I am a good communicator because I listen to other peoples thoughts. Also I am confident in myself and use good body language. I am open minded because I will always think about or consider other peoples ideas.

Pick two to three competencies from the listing for which you feel you are currently strong, and describe why you feel that way.

The counseling setting feels like a very sterile environment, but with techniques that are the basis of problem solving and integration of therapeutic processes I am confident I will learn to be a proficient counselor. Competency is an inherent skill that is developed within the profession of counseling. Responsibility, and the ability to recognize when a referral is needed by calling for appropriate services when person is presenting problems that are beyond your skill set that will be gained by experience. Getting the facts in the open and assisting people you can better help with a referral to a specialist will be a skill that will have to

The counseling profession is a complex and constantly changing field. This field contains several unique subcategories that can be intriguing and difficult to understand. However, I believe that if an individual has a strong professional identity, they can achieve a lot in their chosen field.

The three concepts I have chosen to identify for this book report assignment are, basic empathy, motivation, and reframing. I feel that those concepts are important for counsellors to have as skils.

This also leads into the feedback I received on my Competency Assessment tool regarding working with teams internally and externally, paying attentions to other people’s needs and maintaining good relations while being an example to others, following through and unfolding organizational values. These findings also coincided with the Strengths Finder Assessment I took at my current place of employment. According to this assessment, my five strengths are Empathy, Relator, Consistency, Harmony and Includer. Gallup stated that Identifying, developing, and using your strengths and talents would help you become a more effective leader.

My strengths are Ideation, Deliberation, Focus, Empathy, and Individualization. My top three strengths going in order are first: Individualization-I tailor my approach to each person and try to see how we can work better as a team. I enjoy peace and try to bring people together.

Personally the top three strengths connect to me very perfectly. Perspective is a form of saying that I take a look of things in a broader point of view. Where everyone’s idea are taken into consideration to come up with a fair conclusion, or viewing a problem globally to define my answer. These past few years I have found a humble, peaceful, and positive perceptive of the human race and the earth itself. Meditation, rituals, and change of life style has embraced in me that my strength for spirituality stands as number 2 on the list. I cannot count the times I had to be strong not only for myself, but for my family. Bravery is a strength that helps me stay strong from all the obstacles thrown my way. According to “Level 5 leadership” by Jim Collins is described as Humility + Will = Level 5. "Level 5 leaders are a study in duality,

5. Collaborative – This is my strongest asset as I am very adaptable and able to work in a small or large group whether it is in or outside of work.

(Describe areas in which you personally excel and areas which you need to improve.) (Required)

3. What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent overtime?

Trying to decide what your personal strengths are, is hard. For myself, I have grown in my strengths, and I’ve experienced my weaknesses. My personal strengths consist of: positivity, encouragement, laughter, and love. I pick these four because I feel that I am truly strongest in these aspects of my life. Being positive is a big factor in everything I do. I always want to be happy and joyful; not only to display Christ in me, but to make others feel the way I do. I want others to appreciate life and to feel any kind of uplift in his or her spirt. Positivity plays into encouragement. I make it my goal to make others feel better about themselves. My goal coming into college was to learn and know every person(s) name that I got the chance to meet. Just taking a few minutes out of your day to truly get to know someone, is such a blessing. It not only blesses me in new friendships, but it also blesses others because they feel that someone genuinely cares about them. Laughter is another characteristic I strive to pour out onto others. I laugh at practically everything. I love to laugh, and I love to make people laugh. I’ve learned the importance of laughter, and I just want to make one person smile every day. Love is my last of the four attributes. Love is so important to me. I love creation (Trees, birds, squirrels), God, and I love people. I just want the love that God has given me, to pour out onto others. I want others to know that I love them. These are my personal strengths