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Professional Goal Statement: A Career In Professional Counselor Education

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Professional Goal Statement
Gaye Dupre’

I am applying to the Doctoral Program in Counselor Education and Supervision, General. I am very excited to begin this new chapter in my life and look forward to being a part of the Walden University community.

Personal/Professional Goals
I have worked the past 7 years in the state of Louisiana, as a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Board Approved Supervisor. I am interested in furthering my career and advocating for counseling in my state and I believe that earning my doctoral degree will put me at the forefront (?? So you don’t repeat the word career again). I have always had the goal of earning my PhD since starting out on my journey all those years ago. While family obligations put …show more content…

I am fortunate to work at a school with a total of 5 counselors, 4 of which are licensed and 1 is pursuing licensure. In Louisiana, to work at a school you do not have to be licensed so we are held to a much higher standard than others in our area. That being said, we have discussed possibly doing research together. One of our counselors has already earned his doctorate, and 2 others are in the process now so we are looking into what topics we may want to research that pertains to our students at our school, and our community as a whole.
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