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My overall academic goal is to receive a doctorate degree in psychology. I decided that I wanted to become a psychologist in high school. Before my senior year in high school, I wanted to be a surgeon but the mental health field captivated my interest. During my senior year in high school, I enrolled in an Introduction to Psychology course to see if this sparked any interest in me. I chose to pursue a PsyD over a Ph.D. because PsyD focuses on a student to become a practitioner and a Ph.D. prepares a student to become a researcher. I assisted in an experiment and I found early in the experiment that this was not my strongest ability. Pursing graduated school would help me in my goal of counsel military personnel and their families. …show more content…

My short-term professional goals are to graduate college and enroll into a graduate program. In the graduate program, I would like to master my counseling skills and earn my doctorate degree. In the long term, I would like to increase my knowledge of counseling and utilize the skills I have learned and apply them to identifying and diagnosing mental illness in military personnel. Ultimately, I would like to become license and counsel military personnel and their families.
Attending Argosy University in Washington D.C. would help me to achieve my goal of becoming a psychologist. APA accreditation is a very important factor for me applying this graduate program. Some of the practicum sites include VA hospitals, which would help prepare me for the population I would like to work with. My education as an undergraduate has given me a strong foundation for several of courses required for the degree. The class sizes are small and the student/faculty relationships are strong, which is a very important factor for me applying this graduate …show more content…

Over the course of the trip, we were required to use a journal to log our daily interactions. I learned that many Americans are closed-minded people and are rarely open to new experiences. We went to a gathering near one of the beaches and ate crocodile and kangaroo. Normally, I would not try anything out of the norm but since I was in another country, I decided to try it. For most of the trip, I decided to do activities that I would not normally do in the United States. Recently, I visited Spain and a requirement of this trip was to experience it like a true Spaniard. For most of the trip, I spoke Spanish and ate as many authentic dishes as I could fine. One of the biggest things I learned from the trip was that education was very important to Europeans in comparison to Americans. In fact, education in Europe is free but in America it’s

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I wanted to return back to school after finishing my 7 years (from 2002 to 2009) of military service as airborne special operations unit in seeking to pursue new career and education path. My first choice of major when I started my enrollment with Kaplan University was Psychology Applied Behavioral Analysis as I thought about becoming a counselor at one point. During my college years and in between work and personal life, I have taken some time to do volunteer services with various nonprofits and charities. My primary job at the time was government and legal work for the state and the judicial system of 4 years. By taking on such volunteer services through nonprofits and charities, I had develop broad knowledge and skills in conjunction with what I’ve learned in my military service.

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I began to understand the community and the process used to keep it functioning. It helped me grow as I learned things I thought I never dreamed of. Although I was skeptical about the trip at first, I realized it was a trip that changed my outlook on the south, and

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I had the privilege to work jobs that led me to help and reach a lot of students. After being able to help fellow students, I realized helping people is what I wanted to do for a career. I graduated from Mid-America Christian University with a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology in the spring of 2017.

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This has helped me realize that I need to be grateful for what I have and can’t take this life for granite. Another thing I learned that will be used in my career choices is that when I leave the country people are going to see me in a stereotypical way. They may think of me as a dumb American or of the sorts. As well it was just overall interesting to learn about different cultures and art throughout

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My ability to retain the knowledge I gained on these trips allowed me to exceed beyond my peers in the classroom setting. To me, learning in a foreign country is simply more exciting and interesting than learning in a familiar

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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 (??

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From that point I wanted to be a mental health counselor. I have loved helping people since I was in the seventh grade. I thought that this career would be good for me because since I love helping people who have problems, why not follow a career I love to do. I like helping people when they have problems and I like giving them advice as they need it.

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But I faced those challenges head on and conquered all of them. Upon graduating from Bethel University, in 2022, I started putting my bachelor’s degree to use, by helping different individuals that are in the criminal justice system and have a substance abuse problem. There are some possessions in life that people cannot take away from you, education being one of them. Education provides

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During that trip I learned many things, but most importantly, I learned about myself, who I really was and not the person I pretended to be depending on the nature of the company I associated with. It did not matter to me any more that I was some sort of social misfit, and the following year at school, living by my grandfather 's words I learned that I never was and it was just me that perceived myself as such. I learned that neither of my cultures has to be abandoned so that I could be myself, so that I could understand who I really was and did not have to fear what others thought of me and as such the new mindset allowed me to finally grow and change based on only my perceptions of myself. I believe that this realization and mindset is something that will help me through college because it would allow for me to look at things from angles that others who come from just a singular culture may not be able to look at from. I believe this experience will help me in college by allowing me to keep an open mind in situations, because seeing as how my perception of myself changed, something that is not necessarily easy for most people.

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I aspire to become a psychiatrist to help people who face mental issues developed from chronic disorders. Since I know how people with chronic disorders feel I know I could provide people with help to overcome any issues they might be facing. The thought of being able to help people drives me to work even harder on my education, so my dream of helping people can become a reality. RND has helped me realize my passion and drives me to be the best I can

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My goals for the future revolve around what I believe will help both myself become successful, and also how the people around me will be positively influenced. As a caring, positive, helpful person, I have always dreamed of being an Occupational Therapist, and hopefully specializing in pediatrics in the future. At the University of Minnesota, I plan to take advantage of one of the greatest programs for Occupational Therapy in the nation. To get there, I plan on focusing on my studies in my undergraduate years by majoring in Psychology or something revolved around Rehabilitative Therapy. Since the University of Minnesota is tier one research institution, I plan on taking advantage of the many opportunities to conduct and learn from important

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To enhance my experience I would like to work with veterans, adult homeless, and the mentally ill. My objective is to be admitted into the Master of Science degree program with an option in Rehabilitation Counseling, where I can grow and take on new challenges. Ultimately, I would like to assume further educational and gain work experience that would allow me to work more effectively with people with disabilities. Most importantly, I would like to work for an agency where I can build a career in counseling and possibly management. I am driven to be the best at what I do.

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I spent a year working towards this degree and eventually decided that I should be honest with myself. If I wanted to live up to the example my parents set and love what I do, I had to be honest with myself and pursue what it is I felt I was meant to do. I completed my Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family and am still thankful to this day that I followed my heart and my gut instinct. My undergraduate studies at Kent State helped me significantly in my decision pursuing a career in school counseling.

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