Counseling skills and personal traits' reflection.

Reflective Counseling Essay: Exploring Identity, Skills, and Vision

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Questions:

Introduction to Counseling

Integrative Paper

For this assignment, I would like you to reflect upon the course readings, classroom experiences, journal entries, and other information you have observed, learned, and absorbed (to whatever degree). Think and reflect about who you are as a person, your counseling skills, and what you hope to bring to your work as a counselor.

Now, write about your learnings using the following questions as a guide (do not include the questions in your paper):

1.What are personal characteristics that could positively influence my work as a counselor?

2.How might my beliefs and attitudes facilitate clinical work? How might my beliefs and attitudes hinder clinical work?

3.What is my current skill set? Where do I need to improve? How will I improve?

4.Who am I now, as a student in a counseling program? Who will I be in five years?

Nitty Gritty:

Write in first person (I, me, my)

Three pages, 12 point Arial or Times New Roman font (700 to 1000 words)

All sources are to be cited in APA style on a separate page. References are not part of the word count.

Grading:

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Personal characteristics that could positively influence work