2. Lifestyle choices:
o Everything that do in my life I like to do well and to my fullest potential.
o I surround myself with family, friends, and teammates that are
supportive.
o I am always open to learning and I am very good at reiterating or
teaching what I have learned.
o I make a conscious effort to be involved and help within my community,
whether it is through schools clubs, sports, or girl scouts.
Learning Styles:
o I am an Auditory learner. I find that I absorb the most information when I
am listening or involved in a discussion.
Work Values:
o Achievement- Look for jobs that let jobs use your best abilities. Look for
work where you can see results of your efforts.
o Independence- Look for jobs where they let you do things on your own
initiative. Explore jobs where you make your own decisions.
o Relationships- Look for jobs where your co-workers are friendly. Look for
work that lets you be of service to others. Explore jobs that do not make
you do anything that goes against your sense of right and wrong.
3. Unique Qualities:
o I am a leader in both everyday life and sports (captain of volleyball)
o I am naturally creative but I normally focus more on my studies and sports, but I
enjoy crafts such as ceramics.
o I am a very curious person in general, but I am also a very good listener when it
comes to others problems.
What are your foundation building blocks (explain each)?
o 3 year high school education
o 3 sport varsity student athlete
o Community Service: Interact, National Honor Society, and Girls scouts
o Honor Societies: National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, and Spanish Honor
Society
What foundation building blocks do you wish to develop?
o Finish and graduate high school and receive a high school diploma
o Bachelors degree and Masters degree
o Internship/shadowing experience at a job that s to do with Psychology
4. Adapted and Educational Specialists
Marriage and Family Therapists
Rehabilitation Counselors
Occupational Therapists
Art therapist
Editor
6. Adapted and Educational Specialists
Summary: Provide individualized physical education instruction or
services to children, youth, or adults with exceptional physical needs
due to gross motor developmental delays or other impairments
A day in the life of a person with this profession would be working with
students that are impaired or have disabilities that affect their motor
skills and the goal it to achieve these skills which are needed for them
to function daily. This would be a very rewarding process to see how
your patient develops and changes because of the exercises you work
on with them.
This occupation normally requires a master’s degree as well as a few
years of experience.
This occupation has an average projected job growth with about a
$30,000 annual salary. Although someone who becomes involved in this
type of profession is not always satisfied by its monetary value but by
the satisfaction of changing and improving a life.
7. Reaction:
This is my other top career pick I feel that this occupation
covers many different interests of mine such as physical
activity and helping people change and adapt for a better
life. I also think this type of field is in high demand. I will
be able to see the progression of my patients and how I
helped improve their life. This occupation pays well, is a
realistic career, and it matches some of my main and
important qualities.
8. Marriage and Family Therapists
Summary: Apply psychotherapeutic and family systems
theories and techniques in the delivery of services to
individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating
such diagnosed nervous and mental disorders.
A day in the life of this type of worker would consist of
counseling individuals to create better relationships but also
think up a multitude of different ways to achieve this goal
because each patient is different and would respond to
different things.
This occupation requires a masters degree at the least and
sometimes a doctoral degree.
The growth projection of this career is higher than average
with an average salary of 46,0000, but also requires some on
the job training and experiment in the field.
9. Reaction
I am truly intrigued by this career and find that it with be a
need occupation to be filled in the future. Relationships
between families interests me because I feel it is affects all
aspects of the family dynamic. This occupation is also
predicted to be needed in the future, thus it will be a good
field to delve into. This occupation fits me because it fits
my career values as well as unique characteristics, which
consist of
10. Rehabilitation Counselors
Summary: Counsel individuals to maximize the independence and
employability of persons coping with personal, social, and vocational
difficulties that result from birth defects, illness, disease, accidents, or
the stress of daily life. Coordinate activities for residents of care and
treatment facilities. Assess client needs and design and implement
rehabilitation programs that may include personal and vocational
counseling, training, and job placement.
Some of the skills needed for this job are active listening and social
perceptiveness. This brings me to the knowledge necessary for this
occupation, one of which is Psychology. This interests me because
although I am very socially perceptive I am also very curious, curious
as to why that person feels or acts a certain way, which is the epitome
of psychology. The work context of this career are factors such as face-
to-face discussions and working with a work group or team both of
which I am capable of.
This has a faster than average projected job growth as well as an
annual salary of about $34,000. and mostly requires a Bachelors
degree if not a Masters degree.
11. Reaction:
This occupation suits me because the skill set, work
context, and work style necessary for this job fit my
personality. These skills are qualities I portray daily; I’m
very good at listening to a friend, peer or teammate when
they come to me with a problem and I am very perceptive
when a person or group of people is acting different than
their normal behavior. . I am a very approachable person
and teamwork applies to my personality because I have
played sports all my life and have loved the team aspect of
it. Besides the necessary fundamentals of the job I think
this career would be very fulfilling because I would be
helping people have a better life, which fits my desires for a
possible future occupation.
12. Occupational Therapists
Summary: Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative
programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily
living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with
disabilities or developmental delays.
A day in the life of this profession consists of duties such as identifying
needs of patients and creating programs to provide for those needs
apply to the investigative as well as the creative side of me. The
knowledge needed for this job such as Psychology, Sociology, and
Anthropology are interest me because these subjects solve the mystery
of how and why the human brain works the way it does as well as who
it affects the behaviors society sees.
This has a higher than average job growth projection and the annaul
salary is usually around $74,000. This job would also be very satisfying
because it would I could go home every day knowing that I helped
someone that day get one step closer to their goal and or a better more
functional life.
13. Reaction:
This occupation is a possibility for my future career because
the tasks and duties of the job are intriguing to me as well
as the knowledge needed to do this job. The physical
aspect of the job interests me as well the idea of helping
someone through different exercises. My personality all
lends itself to team work and group activities are a
necessity for this occupation. . I do not think the necessity
of knowledge in the therapy and counseling field would be a
hardship to learn either because I always want to help
friends, peers or teammates with their problems and to
become an expert at that would only make me feel more
accomplished and capable. I am also a very organized
person, who makes me want to insure that my future
occupation will a career than can provide for me and this
occupation has a bright outlook in the job market.
14. Art Therapist
Summary: Plan or conduct art therapy sessions or programs to
improve clients' physical, cognitive, or emotional well-being.
A day in the life of an art therapists consists of analyze or
synthesize client data to draw conclusions or make
recommendations for art therapy; assess client needs or
disorders, using drawing, painting, sculpting, or other artistic
processes; conduct art therapy sessions providing guided self-
expression experiences to help clients recover from or cope
with cognitive, emotional, or physical impairments, and
communicate client assessment findings and recommendations
in oral, written, audio, video, or other forms.
This occupation has a bright outlook and average projected job
growth as well as an annual salary of about $41,000.
15. Reaction:
This occupation fits my personality well because it would
deal with the creative as well as the investigative aspect of
my personality. It seems like it would be a perfect fit for me
and also a job that will be growing and relevant in the
future. The idea of helping individuals through therapy is
one thing, but then incorporating art into it seems useful
and an enjoyable occupation.
16. Editor
Summary: For people who love the written word and know they have the
ability to plan, organize, and see printed material through its several
stages of production, editing may be the ideal job. A critical link between
authors and the reading public, editors control the quality and nature of
printed material, working with authors on rewrites; correcting grammar;
and smoothing out inconsistencies.
A day in the life of an editor consists of analysis work for quality of
content, grammatical correctness, and stylistic consistency. An editor
meets frequently with others who are also working on a publication,
including artists, typesetters, layout personnel, marketing directors, and
production managers. Often a full-blown editor by now, the five-year
veteran starts to gravitate to a specialty. ) At the 10-year mark, an editor
has significant editing experience, has been through every major snafu
possible, and has a steady stream of responsibilities.
No specific academic degree is required, but most editors were English,
communications, or journalism majors in college. A history of editorial
positions on college newspapers or literary magazines is important.
Individuals who leave editing usually do so because of the lack of mobility
and low pay. There is little to no projected job growth and about an annual
salary ranging from $12,000 to 52,000.
17. Reaction:
This is a career that I think would fit my personality very
well because I love reading, mostly fiction, but reading is
reading. I am someone who does not like having to write a
story because I don’t want to know the ending and would
rather be surprised and predict what I think will happen
along the way. I also think I qualify for a future career like
this because I have always been in the English honors
program in high school. This occupation interests me
immensely because it would deal with personal one on one
communication with the author you are working with, but
there is also a lot of independent work all well, which fits
me very well.
18. Conclusion
Out of all of the careers above I have narrowed it down to
Occupational Therapist and Art Therapist. I have found that
these career choices fit my skill set as well as satisfy my
interest. They are both interactive jobs where I will not be
sitting at a desk day in and day out. Although I would not
be able to know definitively without experience which field I
would like to pursue, I feel that this is the career path that
I would be interested in taking in the future. I will be
working at my Aunt’s speech therapy office this summer
where I will be able to shadow the occupational therapist
there and hopefully with more research I will be able to
look deeper into art therapy profession.
