COUN5831R u05a1 PersonalProfessionalDev.docx Running head: PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1 Coun5831 Personal and Professional Development Plan Capella University Abstract Professionals of the mental health
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COUN5831R u05a1 PersonalProfessionalDev.docx Running head: PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1 Coun5831 Personal and Professional Development Plan Capella University Abstract Professionals of the mental health counseling field are always in a state of development as the nature of the profession demands competence of new theories and effective ways of treatment. Self care is essential to maintaining equilibrium as a counselor and an individual working within the mental health population. Obtaining licensure is a primary goal of many students seeking to obtain a masters degree in clinical mental health and having an idea of the individual™s state licensure requires puts a student on the path of obtaining it. Professional organizations such as American Mental Health Counseling Association and the American Counseling Association provide a network for students and professionals to continue to develop and link with other experienced professionals for the good of the profession and those that are served. As a counselor services more diverse individuals, the necessity to be culturally competent will be more evident and one will need to be proactive in identifying activities that will facilitate that need. Personal and Professional Development Plan As a counselor develops his or her own professional identity, personal characteristics blend with professional preparation. Counselors use their professional identity as a frame of reference when making decisions about their work with clients in an ethical sense (Moss, Gi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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