What forged your interests in the counseling field? What are some influences on your movement in the field? Why are you interested in this field?
When you think of the field, do you conceptualize a specialization—an area, populations, or environments you might work in?
Describe the concept of professional identity in the counseling field. How is our profession distinguished from others? What is unique about our focus and how we function in our roles? What do we offer that other professions don’t?
What are some of the key transferable skills that you see from your other work, life experiences, or life roles that can help support your work in the field?
What kind of work do you hope or expect to be doing after completing your Capella program?
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Resources
Preliminary Conceptualization of the Counseling Field Scoring Guide.
Unit 2 Assignment Template [DOCX].
Evidence and APA.
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