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My Clinical Objectives And Goals Of Becoming A Therapist

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If giving the opportunity in the future to be a therapist, I will change haven’t to pour my complete emotions and focus more on listening and helping the patient. Response to Readiness The foundation to my clinical experience started in preparation from previous classes leading to the clinical classes as well as immersion. Every class leading to this experience served as anchor to what to expect. The hands on and roll play at immersion is also seen as a fuel to kick start the experience. Immersion lectures, case studies, and discussion gave me further insight on what to expect and set objectives and goals accordingly. My clinical objectives and goals for the first week of clinical came as a result of my preparation from previous classes,

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