Pediatric Nurse Scholarship Essay

Counseling was never something that I ever intended to go into. Ever since I was little I wanted to be a pediatric nurse. My family has many people who are in the medical field so I always had the idea that I would eventually follow in there footsteps. It was when I was 12 that my plan changed and I started to think that counseling could be something I would enjoy. As a 12 year old I was diagnosed with depression as well as ADHD and had trouble fitting in with my peers at school. The only thing that made me feel like I was part of something was when I would go for my horse riding lesson with week. For some reason unknown to me at the time when I would go riding my whole mood would change and I would forget about the rest of the world. For me this was more effective than any therapy that I had tried before. When I was 16 I became interested more in the relationship that I had …show more content…
I think that these issues and problems have made me stronger and have also helped to develop my goal to become a counselor. When I was in college I had an internship at a drug rehab for adolescents. I learned not only how to be more empathetic but I also learned how to better communicate with clients who are battling drug addictions. One thing that I think really impacted me there was hearing the many stories of the adolescents and how they just wanted to change and be better individuals. Another place I interned was at a relief nursery for kids who are in low income families and had behavioral problems. During this internship I was able to work in the classrooms with the kids but I was also able to accompany the teachers on home visits to the child’s house. The home visits where a good time for me to improve my communication skills and to understand more about the child’s background. For me I enjoyed seeing the parents apply new concepts to there parenting styles and see the children make