As a young child, I witnessed my father struggle with addiction. After my parents divorced and we were removed from the environment I always knew I would work with that population in life, but I did not know in what kind of sense, whether it was legal or mental health. I was passionate for that population because it was close and dear to my heart. I have always had the mentality that if I could help or save one person than everything I ever worked to that point has been worth it. I wanted to give back to society as they did with helping my fad recover and lead a healthy and abstinent life before passing away. I believe that every person should have that right and choice. I don’t plan to be a popular mental health counselor, but to be skilled, competent, and empathetic with every client that I meet. My plan as a counselor is to always advocate for the well-being of each and every client of mine.
My dream job would be to open my own practice as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor specializing in addictions and trauma. The specialties in which I would like to be knowledgeable in and take that knowledge into practice are the following …show more content…
In January 2014, I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Paralegal Studies. After completing my externship I knew that I had chosen the wrong career. I thought I would be interacting more with clients, but instead I was behind a desk majority of the day completing research and preparing documents. I was hoping to be involved with helping individuals find solitude and happiness, such as finding treatments for addicts or finding safe homes for children who were removed from their home, but it seemed that every case had a sad ending without much help or guidance. I knew that there was no way I could live the rest of my life in a career that I did not agree with. I felt that I needed to do more so I decided to research becoming a
My dream job would be to open my own practice as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor specializing in addictions and trauma. The specialties in which I would like to be knowledgeable in and take that knowledge into practice are the following …show more content…
In January 2014, I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Paralegal Studies. After completing my externship I knew that I had chosen the wrong career. I thought I would be interacting more with clients, but instead I was behind a desk majority of the day completing research and preparing documents. I was hoping to be involved with helping individuals find solitude and happiness, such as finding treatments for addicts or finding safe homes for children who were removed from their home, but it seemed that every case had a sad ending without much help or guidance. I knew that there was no way I could live the rest of my life in a career that I did not agree with. I felt that I needed to do more so I decided to research becoming a