Ever since I was young I was adamant to be a pediatric nurse. More than half the women in my life were nurses, so naturally, I grew up always wanting to be one. It wasn’t until I met Maria Wydra that I even considered a career in psychology. I had always been fond of my psychology classes but I never thought much about making it a career for myself. When the class was instructed to interview someone that’s career was of interest to us I thought of Maria right away. Maria Wydra has been a staff psychologist at Towson Universities counseling center for three years, making her general field to be psychology. In her role at the counseling center she also coordinates the sexual assault services along with training and education and working with Sexual Assault Peer Educators (SAPE). Ms. Wydra first went to college for her undergraduate degree in art and English literature. She then worked for ten years in publishing and public relations. Eventually, she grew restless of that career and began volunteering at a …show more content…
Maria is my boss at the counseling center and has been for three years now. I work under her as a sexual assault peer educator. I have weekly meetings with her and work with her when planning certain events that the SAPES may be doing throughout the semester such as the sex positive event that was held last spring. I have gotten to know Maria fairly well, making this interview feel like just another one of our weekly meetings. In conclusion, I was truly blessed to have Ms. Wydra be so generous with her time to allow me to interview her for this paper and or class. Without her I would have never been hired to be a peer educator along with never realizing my passion for psychology and more importantly therapy. Without her offering me a position in the counseling center I would have never been able to reach out to as many students as I have along with feeling like I’ve truly made a difference at Towson
Whenever she got to learning about human revolution, it disturbed her because she was a christian and she new it was a lie. When she was in the 12th grade, her class discussed trial marriages, people living together before marriage to see their compatibility, and she thought it was not right in her eyes. She had different awards in courses like bible lessons, leadership, and computer courses. She started playing the piano for her church and that was one thing she is always been grateful for. She had an old piano remodeled so she could start practicing at home with a close friend who was a professor.
This captivated me, and since then, I have been devoted to becoming a PA. After graduating high school, I chose a small university that would allow me to pursue my interests in public health while gaining valuable healthcare experience to prepare me for a career as a PA. Early in my undergraduate journey, I began working as a receptionist at an urgent care. This role allowed me to interact with patients and create connections with the entire clinical
The counselor I plan to interview for my final project is Ms. T, a Mental health counselor in Virginia. Relevant Information Ms. T Is a Licensed Professional counselor, with a Master’s degree in Arts. Specialties in which Ms. T treats includes: Trauma and PTSD, Anxiety, Marital and Premarital issues. In addition to her specialties, she also treats addiction, Borderline personality, Codependency, Coping skills, depression, divorce, sexual abuse suicidal ideation and Women’s issues (smith,2015n.d.). Ms. T also counsels adolescents from ages 14 to 19 and adults.
I want my career to be based around working with children. Kids love being told stories, regardless if they are fiction or nonfiction. Working with children will require reading, and that includes stories. One option im considering is speech pathologist. A big part of the job would be reading, and telling stories.
I braced against my opponent on the field-- calves burning, sweat soaking through my hair. Anxiety overcame me. We were tied with twenty seconds left on clock, and the opponent was sprinting beside me with the ball. As we both charged towards the goal, I tried my best to knock the ball out of his mesh. Yet, my attempts proved to be fruitless.
A career as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is a natural extension of my personal, educational, and research experiences. Although my path to nursing has not been a straight line, every experience that put me on this path has shaped my passion and dedication to psychiatric nursing. After losing loved ones to suicide at a young age, I made a promise to myself and to them that I would dedicate my life to helping individuals struggling with mental illness. This promise led me to study Psychology at UC Berkeley, where I fell in love with clinical research investigating the efficacy of treatments for mental illness.
As a Certified Medical Assistant, I have worked to nurture my career in an array of clinical settings. Adhering to not only the clinical but also the administrate side of practices such as Geriatrics, General Surgery, and Pediatrics. In addition to my medical clinical skills I have also garnered psychological education
Most leaders within our agency were either counselors at some point or they have Rehabilitation Counseling degrees. I believe in being knowledgeable in all aspects of our operations, especially in the broadest service provided by our agency, rehab counseling. This program is the first step in securing a future within the agency. While I love my current role, I look forward to continuing with the progress that I have made within the agency. I look to gain knowledge and first-hand experience of being a counselor so that I can apply what I learn to agency programs.
For this interview assignment, I got the opportunity to interview Jeff Gatlin, MS, LPC, Senior Clinician and Assistant Director at UTSA Counseling Services. Additionally, Jeff recently earned his supervisor title and is now an LPC-S. Jeff talked about becoming interested in counseling first and foremost because he needed a career, and he desired a profession that allowed him to have financial stability, independence, and professional flexibility. Other deciding factors were more personal and included Jeff’s interest and desire to talk with others about subjects that are truly meaningful in life and listening to people’s life stories. This interest stems from early in Jeff’s life when he often received feedback from his peers that he was easy to talk to, receptive, and trustworthy. Jeff completed a one-year internship at the beginning of his career,
I interviewed a person who is very nice and love to play with children. She is my cousin Tina Mei and she is a teacher. I chose her to do my professional interview assignment because I want to know how she teach students and how she got the job. I knew she was working at school for many years and she has many experience of teaching students. Tina was graduated from Eastern Illinois University.
I had a great experience with the interview I conducted with the high school counselor who made a positive impact in my life, Mr. Rios. Through our conver-sations, I gain more insight of his roles as a school counselor. What Mr. Rios shared with me in regards to his duties allowed me to have a better understanding if I could see myself in his position. Although I originally wanted to become an el-ementary school teacher, being in Mr. Rios’s office where students came into his office and would walk by just to say bye as they left school made me smile. At that moment, I was able to clearly see into my future and myself as a high school counselor.
I began my year with a child and adolescent elective and there I was exposed to the intricacies of working with a younger population with mental health problems. I was made aware of the importance of developmental milestones and specific needs that children have during their first few primitive years, and how the lack of these could result in serious mental health problems if not properly addressed. I was able to appreciate the work of a treatment team, consisting of psychiatry, social work, nursing, psychologist and others. During my time on the adult unit, I was given the opportunity to take responsibility of my own patients. Along with the importance of thorough history taking, I realized how important patience, empathy and strategic thinking was necessary in the field.
QUESTION TWO: Discuss how your life experiences have shaped you for a career in counseling. How have your personal experiences prepared you to deal with human and social problems? What has been the contribution of your family and your friends to your experiences? How do your personal values relate to the values of the profession of Clinical Mental Health Counseling?
Throughout my adolescence, I always considered following a caring career preferably related to the healthcare. At first, I considered pursuing Medicine, however, for reasons I am yet not sure I choose not to. I will therefore, continue to study Psychology. My decision towards my studies I believe was probably influenced by society. My parents did not consider gender a factor affecting my career choice.
The career I chosen to be is a child psychiatrist due to the fact that I would love to help those that have been mentally disturbed and feel like they have no one to go to. This career will be a perfect fit for me because I love children and I 'm a caring loving person. I love helping those who feel misunderstood because I have family members who are mentally challenged and I feel like its my calling I can impact many lives as well as have my life impacted. Letting them know that their not alone and its hope for everyone. And its very important to let children know that they 're not alone because when you 're young you already feel slightly misunderstood.