Purpose: 1) To begin to explore future Human Services roles; 2) to reflect on your relevant characteristics and traits necessary to fulfill a specific Human Services position; 3) to identify skills and knowledge needed to be effective in a specific role.
Task: The questions you are addressing in this paragraph revolve around your preferred role (the #1 result) identified by using the Priority Matric created by Richard Bolles.
Complete the Priority Matric;
Write a topic sentence that answers the question What role am I best suited for in the helping field? There is no need to write this question just answer it. You might write As a result of completing the priority matrix I learned I am best suited to be a . . . This sentence should be the first one in your paragraph;
The next couple of sentences should support your first sentence by discussing your relevant personality and learning characteristics and possible life experiences;
Describe the skills and knowledge you will need to acquire in order to adequately fill your identified role. These may be generic topics you will need like knowledge of like community resources or the cycle of violence or specific courses that you will take like Advanced Helping Strategies or Developmental Psychology;
You might write a sentence identifying the population you want to serve in your future work;
Title your paragraph with a catchy yet relevant phrase;
Have at least one person proofread your work before submission;
Recheck your work one last time prior to submitting it for evaluation.
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