Pursuing A Counseling Or Clinical Psychologist Career

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Part I: What are your career/life goals and how is your course work contributing to meet them? Many of my life goals begin at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I am currently pursuing a Counseling or Clinical Psychologist career. On the Gallup StrengthsFinder test, I received Relator, Harmony, and Empathy as my top three strengths. These three will be useful for a career in psychology as they are all in the Relationship Building category. I would be able to sense the emotions of my clients and help them with anything they need. I want to resolve conflict in people’s lives, so they can be happy or know how to understand and overcome their negative feelings. This spring semester, I am taking four psychology

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