Empathic concern

I started my undergraduate education interested in studying human behavior and how it impacts decision-making. I pursued a political science degree with an international relations concentration because I was also interested in learning about conflict resolution strategies on an international scale. As I learned more about political conflict and human behavior, I learned about the multitude of factors at an international, societal, and individual level that contribute to producing and sustaining…

The media plays an important role in most people’s lives, which is why it should be more diverse and include more genders. Entertainment should be easy to connect to—to put oneself in a virtual world that may be completely artificial but feels natural. Music is supposed to connect with individuals on a personal, often times on an emotional, level; video games are meant to make everyone feel like a hero; television shows, commercials, books, and magazines are supposed appeal to and represent…

them, we discussed them to see how effective they would be in dealing with the problem. I later began engaging the client in the discussion where I began by telling him what I thought about the situation and developed a list of issues regarding my concerns. I also gave him a chance to think about my action proposal. Some of the proposals that I made to my client included whether he had considered seeing a professional counselor regarding the situation he and his family were going through. I…

THESIS Pictures that are impactful, timely and contribute significant news value cannot be discounted due to their violent nature. Shocking and violent photographs have the power to garner public interest and provoke social change. Patt Blue from the International Center of Photography writes, “reality is not a framed and frozen image - it is chaos, loud, dirty, and grossly disorganized” and so we should expect our news photography to properly showcase that. While many aspiring journalists drift…

Question 2: What is perception and why it is important? Perception as defined, by Stephen P. Robbins, “Is a process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment” (2005, p.134). Humans habitually interpret what they see, hear, touch, taste, and smell into something that makes logical sense. Each individual sees, hears, touches and smells things differently. Thus, people vary in perception. People see what they want to see;…

Our core duty is to heal not judge. Not only is it important for us to be non-judgmental and empathic, we also need to advice the family members of the sufferer to follow suit. Sometimes it is our discomfort that makes us appear abrupt when dealing with a patient. Not because we do not care. How comfortable are you personally, to deal with an individual…

marriage and family therapist. What do you think of the qualities we have listed as important in these application materials? A respectable and successful marriage and family therapist must be ethical, an effective relationship builder, genuine and empathic, culturally sensitive, show fortitude, and utilize refined active listening skills. Ethics are the foundation for every credible, effective, and meaningful therapeutic practice. A successful marriage and family therapist must adhere to the…

Event It was an event, while I was working in an Intensive care Unit (ICU) as a registered nurse after completing proficiency certificate in Nursing (PCL) five years ago at Western Regional Hospitall, Nepal. I was very interested to provide holistic care in ICU setting. When I was on night shift, I was allocated for a male patient admitted with a diagnosis of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Suddenly, the patient’s oxygen saturation was dropped. Quickly, I administered…

As a counselor delving into the field of counseling will require me to be objective, empathic, compassionate and understanding. How I determine to adhere to the ethics and law for professional counseling practice may have a positive impact on social change. Through education, internships, and the passion, I have a heighten awareness of…

Suarez, Newman, and Reed (2008) have defined positionality as “our internal and external status’ as being along two axes and how they interact or intersect defines our position and power in society and our practice with clients.” Their article goes on to look at how Suarez one of the co-authors viewed and deconstructed her positionality about that of her client’s. She reflected on her positionality in this way so that she would not make false assumptions about her clients by viewing them with…