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Self Reflection Paper

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This week, the paper will reflect on personal growth and challenges experienced in the clinical work. It will also reflect on personal struggles in the process of building relationship with a client and potential multicultural biases.
This week has been a productive week as two of my clients are preparing themselves to look for a job. As a graduate clinician noticing that the treatment unfolds into healthy changes in clients lives is significantly fulfilling. I was appreciative of the knowledge, skills, and awareness provided by the course at school. In addition, I felt grateful for choosing a profession that touches lives of some people in a unique way, which brings out the best characteristics of a person. It appears that most of my clients resonate with therapeutic treatment and benefits from the Cognitive Behavioral …show more content…

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