Counselor Identity Report
Abstract Often in life it is important for us to reflect on what career path we will take. It helps to better define who we are as individuals, what we stand for, it allows others to know your background, why you are so passionate about it, and why you chose to follow a certain path in life. This paper will answer several of these questions as we delve into wondering when was the first time I recall an individual applying counseling skills with me, my feelings, and the outcome of the encounter, and how has that influenced my counseling perspective. We will identify what I believe is the best type of help for me when I am in a personal crisis. Describe the first time that I considered counseling as a career and what was happening in my life at that time. It will determine how that has influenced my counseling perspective. We will discover what I consider are the ideal personal attributes of a professional counselor, find out which of those traits I already possess and how do I plan to acquire those traits that I do not currently possess. We will find out what I believe promotes positive change and lastly, learn how my life experiences have prepared me to be a counselor.
My Emerging Counselor Identity The purpose of this paper is to better understand myself as an individual, allow myself to realize my strengths and weaknesses, understand my thoughts as to what I feel a counselor should be, and also analyze whether there are other things I should work on to make me a more well rounded counselor. I can honestly say that before the age of 10, no one in my life played any type of role as a counselor. I would say that I grew up in an environment where we were the children and things were supposed to be done a certain way because we were told to do it that way. The adults were the authority and there was no choice in how or when we wanted to do something. In talking over my parents method of child rearing with my sister, we both agree that having had
My Emerging Counselor Identity The purpose of this paper is to better understand myself as an individual, allow myself to realize my strengths and weaknesses, understand my thoughts as to what I feel a counselor should be, and also analyze whether there are other things I should work on to make me a more well rounded counselor. I can honestly say that before the age of 10, no one in my life played any type of role as a counselor. I would say that I grew up in an environment where we were the children and things were supposed to be done a certain way because we were told to do it that way. The adults were the authority and there was no choice in how or when we wanted to do something. In talking over my parents method of child rearing with my sister, we both agree that having had
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