Psychology is a part of our everyday life. Sometimes I find myself observing people. I watch how they behave and wonder why they do something that doesn't seem to make sense to me. I feel like going into to counseling psychology will help me not only answer these questions, but it will also allow me to help people as well. The thing that I like about psychology is that there are many different fields within psychology. There are two main aspects of psychology, which are biological and sociological. Biological focuses on the mental state of a person and sociological focuses on how people react to their surroundings. I feel like I am equally interested in both aspects. Over the years I have learned that I like biology because it helps me understand …show more content…
The only way for you to understand and help your patients effectively you need to be able to listen. I feel like listening requires you to do five things which are, receiving, understanding, evaluating, remembering, and responding. By doing these things it will allow you to build a relationship with your patients and understand them and their problems. Another skill that will help you understand your patients, is the ability to be able to empathize with them. Throughout life I have come across many people who I have disagreed with because our opinions were different. Even when someone had an opinion that I didn’t agree with I was always able to understand why they felt that way, so in other words I was empathizing with them. I definitely think that in counseling psychology you have to empathize with another person because it allows you to see a problem through another person's eyes or in a psychological case, through their patient's eyes. Having empathy gives you the ability to help people cope with their problems because you understand why they feel a certain way. The last, but not least important skill that I feel counseling psychologist need to have is patience. As a psychologist you won't always deal with easy patients. Many psychologist deal with people who have mental disorders such as behavior problems and eating disorders. Patients won't always cooperate with you immediately, so you …show more content…
I think that I have a few medium term goals thats are incompassed within my long term goal. Right now I am doing my undergraduate bachelors degree in psychology, which is one medium term goal. Then I would get a masters, followed by a doctorate in psychology. Ideally I would want to have my own practice, where i work for myself, but I know that will take some work, so I think that I would give myself a few years, after reciving a doctorates, to see you hat jobs are out there at the the time and see what experience I can get from that. After I gain some experience in the field, I am hoping that it will lead up to me starting my own practice. Then I have my short term goals, which are just doing things, like making sure I take the right classes or making sure I pass the classes that I
What exactly is psychology? While it may seem like a very basic question, it is one of the most common questions asked by students new to the study of psychology. During your first lecture of an introductory psychology class, your instructor might spend some time going around the room asking students to explain what they think psychology involves. During my first psychology class, one girl made a dramatic point of waving her fingers over another student's head and pretending to read his thoughts. Unfortunately, such misconceptions about psychology abound and part of the confusion stems from stereotyped portrayals of psychologists in popular media as well as the diverse careers paths of those holding psychology degrees.
Despite being incredibly passionate about psychology, I cannot seem to pinpoint exactly when and where this passion came from. The farthest I can go back is when I was thirteen and deciding that I would study psychology in college. I didn’t know where I would study it, or what I would do afterwards, but I knew that I wanted to learn about behavior and the human mind. Once I got to high school, I became very serious about what I wanted to do, and what would best help me achieve doing it. I joined my school’s Psychology Club, and took any and all helpful classes.
Psychologist observe, analyze and evaluate human and animal behavior. There are many fields of studies that fall into the category of being a psychologist. A couple of the most popular ones are clinical psychologist and counseling psychologist. Each psychologist major have different purposes.
Techniques The basic techniques and skills in counselling would be essential for a good leading, these techniques are micro skill which can help the group run smoother. Such as the active listening skill, not only listening to the content, but also the voice and body language (Corey, Corey, & Corey, 2009). Using reflection to help members aware their content and feeling. Encouraging and supporting is important in this group, giving support to the children to participate and learning through activity.
Like other professions in the mental health field and helping professions, counseling typically attracts those who are imbued with a need to help others, to make a difference in others’ lives, the community around them and sometimes even the world. There are many facets to a counselor and to counseling, some of which take on personal attributes such as personality, the values and beliefs held by counselors, and what they perceive their role in the counseling profession to be. Other facets involve ethical considerations in therapy, the importance of the profession, the value and process of change, important counseling practices and the value of necessary self-care a counselor ought to engage in. The role of a counselor is to act as a conduit to change and wellbeing in a client.
Research in Counseling The purpose of this paper is to know the importance of research in the field of counseling. Address the importance relationship between research and counseling. This paper will also discuss the importance roles and responsibilities of research in the field of counseling. It is important to be aware of the ethical and legal consideration when working with clients.
Crisis counselors must be able to demonstrate the relevant skills that will provide them with tools that will assist them to be first response and to aid individuals in crisis. James and Gilliland (2013) noted that, counseling skills aid in crisis intervention to bring about a sense of direction in helping the client to cope. With this being said the skills I will highlight that will help me as a crisis counselor would be, engaging skills problem exploration skills, and listening and empathy skills. Brief description of counseling skills in Crisis Intervention Engagement When counselors are able to engaged their clients in such way that they can see the interventions working for them is consider an excellent task has accomplished (James &Gililiand,
When it comes to the science of psychology psychologist are looking deeper into what affects ones behavior and mental health. Looking at the environment, health issues, cognitive, learning, and etc… How does everything affect the overall mental health of a person? 2. Distinguish between a theory, a hypothesis, and an operational definition.
Not being able to cope with certain situations in my life, turned to many problems and made it hard to live, happily. After receiving therapy with a certified psychologist for almost nine years, my outlook on life has completely transformed. I have learned how to confront my emotions in a healthy way and how to have a positive attitude towards my day, regardless of the trials that life throws at me. I have been able to develop a character that others have called selfless, caring, and determined to help others. The influence of a psychologist 's help has exponentially heightened my interest in aiding people in dealing with difficult situations and inspired me to pursue a degree in
Firstly, I need to identify the causes and formation of the difficulty situation of my client. I should not involve my own personal emotions when analysing the situation. Next, clarification of the situation is essential. The clients should figure out themselves on how to face the situation. An effective counsellor listen more than talks, and what they do say gives the client a sense of being heard and understood.
It's not a perfect fit for my personality, I might change my mind or something my happen along the years, but it is something I find extremely important and interesting. Some of the things I will need to become a psychologist I will still need to work on, such as reading more and becoming more involved in people's lives, but I believe that with some effort I can be a good professional one day. Another interest that relates to psychology is reading a lot and being interested in learning new things. This is something I’ve always liked, especially when it comes to subjects I care about. I’m hoping that doing extensive reading and research I can learn more about what a psychologist does exactly, how it helps people and how to be effective doing
My future goal is to become an Occupational Therapist. They help patients to recover and improve skills needed for daily living and working. I plan to attend either Gannon or St. Francis University to pursue my degree in this field. Both schools offer the five year program which combines a bachelor and master degree. My plan is to pass my knowledge onto the people I care for to better their quality of life.
Let me start by telling you why psychology is a great choice for me. First, it can help people to solve their problems. With just talks,
I find the class material to make me think about my relationships with others and it helps me to be better at understanding them. I have come to realize that I have a better chance at understanding people if I look at them as similar and different to myself. This course has also helped me to realize that we all make different meaning out of things and that has helped me to understand that people may not understand information I am communicating to them the way I intended. How does all this relate to your work as a counselor?
At this time in our very lives we are planning for the future and making a ladder for ourselves of goals to reach. As you climb higher on the ladder you find yourselves aspiring to take actions that may be more difficult than we imagined. This is just the beginning and we do not give up. As the years come faster I made a list of the things that I am planning on persuing. My major career goal is to go into buisness, and within the buisness industry I want to become a Human Resources Manager.