Master’s in Counseling is one I have come to after years of personal‚ academic‚ and professional exploration. In my early twenties‚ I became a paralegal‚ with the intention of eventually attending law school. After graduating from Cape Fear Community College‚ I began working at Pennington and Smith‚ a family law firm that handled divorce‚ child custody‚ and financial cases. Over the following several years of work as a paralegal‚ I learned a few important things. I found the philosophical aspects of the
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Value Neutrality Professional Counseling Orientation & Ethics October 30‚ 2013 Value Neutrality The beliefs and values of an individual are formed from birth to adulthood through personal‚ cultural‚ and social experiences. Determining what is right from wrong depends on our own personal value system and what we choose to let influence our attitudes and behaviors. Without values we would be incapable of identifying areas in our lives that need changing. Change can come easy
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Professional Identity: The Professional Counselor Professional identity in the field of counseling or care services is an important topic to define and delve into. Individuals progressing in the knowledge needed for professional counseling often start off with a predesigned personal worldview. Koltko-Rivera (2004) defines a worldview as “a set of assumptions about physical and social reality that may have powerful effects on cognition and behavior” (p. 3). Personal worldviews can bring forth dilemmas
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3. I explored information online‚ in textbooks‚ and speaking with professionals in the field with regards to my career in counseling and I also continued to refine my decision making even after I had made my decision. 4. I identified my ideal job situation which is at a local community mental health center and wrote my cover letter and resume. ● How comfortable are you with this decision? I am very comfortable with my decision to be a community counselor that attempts to solve widespread community
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It’s funny I was asked to write a paper about personal and professional goals. I often recite in my head what needs to be done. First‚ in determining my career goals I believe goals are essential to maintain professional success. I want to also give my children a healthy environment so later in life they can accomplish their goals and be successful in their goals and be successful in their careers. It takes perseverance and diligence in order to maintain a successful life. Professionally I would
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Introduction. Personal Professional development is gaining skills to help an individual progress at work or for career upgrade‚ Personal professional development is designed to give tools that help to examine development needs and resolve it. “Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities‚ ranging from college degrees to formal coursework‚ conferences and informal learning opportunities situated in practice. (Jasper‚ M. (2006)).” A development can occur in
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My choice to pursue a career in genetic counseling came about in an unconventional way. I entered my freshman year of college believing that I would become a chemical engineer. This decision was originally based upon my interest in science‚ my fondness for problem solving‚ and the hope that I could help others. During my first semester as an undergraduate at the University of Delaware‚ I realized that my passion for this career was not present‚ and I felt as if I had made a mistake. I had no doubts
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Essay #1: Ethical Principles in Professional Counseling Autonomy The principle of Autonomy Described by Corey‚ Corey‚ Corey Schneider‚ and Callanan (2015)‚ is to allow the client to use of his or her freedom‚ self-governing and determination‚ to make their own decisions in order to resolve conflicts. The counselor will allow‚ and respect the right to clients choose and use their values and culture to facilitate independence and empowerment. It is also important for counselors to understand the diverse
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Essay - HNC Business Management Level 4 Personal and Professional Development 1.1 Cunningham1 has defined self-managed learning as “…idealised adult action learning”. Therefore‚ self learning is a process where the learner develops their learning goals‚ decides on strategies to make it happen‚ identifies resources needed to achieve it and adopts the process to evaluate their achievement. Self managed learning can only be effective if a person
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Personal & Professional Development Self-managed learning in the context Of lifelong learning. Prepared By: Rodrigo de Moura Ferreira Prepared for: Mr. Marc Gallagher 10 March 2013 Contents Page 1- Abstract ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 2- Introduction--------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 3- Approaches to self managed learning--------------------------------------
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