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Karina Serrano
PSY492, 2011

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Personal Statement

My name is Karina Serrano. I am originally from
Bolivia but I have been living in Arlington,
Virginia for around seven years. My goal and
dream is to get a master’s degree in family
therapy. I am looking forward to researching
couples and family behaviors through marriage.
More specific, I would like to focus in major
issues related with couples, such as: verbal
abuse, mental cruelty, and family conflict.

Resume

Education

Argosy University, Arlington VA.

Bachelor Degree in Psychology and Criminology
Expected December 2011

Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria VA.

Associates Degree with a Major in Social Science and Specialization in Psychology
August 2009

Wakefield High school, Arlington VA

High School Diploma
August 2005
Obtained Mary Marshall scholarship two years in a row.

Resume
Experience

Server/Bartender/Hostess
August 2006 - Present
Café La Ruche, Washington D.C
Learn communication and interpersonal skills.
Ensure customer quality and service as well as being responsible of greeting and seating
of every guest.

Receptionist
Kool Smiles, Falls Church VA
August 2010 – January 2011
Demonstrate organizational skills, detail oriented and ability to multi task.
Communicate and coordinate with internal and external clients, customers and staff.

Caterer
July 2002 – July 2004
Capitol Hill Club, Washington D.C

Decorate and plan social events.
Organize and maintain a clean and pleasant atmosphere.

Reflection

Argosy University provides students all the support, guidance, and explicit
information about career development. Thanks to my excellent
instructors, consuls, and coordinators I could say that I am at my best
moment. I increased my critical thinking abilities, and I am capable of
performing a great job in psychology. The most important thing that I
have learned from my courses, is the learning strategies for success. I
have learned to visualize my goals and to positively project myself in
the future. Now, I might say that I am able to recognize my skills and
to identify my mission in life. Also, the experience of being part of this
University was fabulous because I was able to enrich my knowledge
about dealing with advances and technology.
In addition, I have learned that the key to success in life is acquired
through discipline, commitment, and prioritization. Making the most of
my time allowed me to develop the skills and abilities to accomplish my
goals. I learned to be honest with myself, and to make time
assessments that in the future will certainly contribute to a better use of
my time.

Table of Contents

Cognitive Abilities: Critical Thinking and
Information Literacy
Research Skills
Communication Skills: Oral and Written
Ethics and Diversity Awareness
Foundations of Psychology
Applied Psychology
Interpersonal Effectiveness

Critical Thinking

Psychological Evaluation
(Cognitive Therapy &Family Systems Therapy)

Ned Dates of Evaluation: 4/12/10
Case No.: 111,111 4/14/10
Building No.: 11
Admission Date: 3/2/10 Date of Report: 4/18/10
Purpose of Evaluation: Ned is a thirty year-old male; he has 16 years of formal education. He comes
from a wealthy family in which he received a very good education and a luxury life. Then, he
decided to marry Nancy, she is ten years older than him, she has two kids from a previous
marriage. He was admitted due to substance abuse and addictive behavior.
The purpose for the current evaluation was to screen for evidence of Ned’s addiction to cocaine and
alcohol. The nature of the underlying addictive behavior is that the absence of the father in his
childhood cause on him a sense of abandon, and the excessive love of the mother also contribute
with his addiction. Ned, found on Nancy a maternal figure and started a relationship while he was
at college. He did not show any problems with Nancy's children at first, however later he
mentioned that he preferred to stop in a bar after work just to avoid the children.
Ned started to use cocaine when he was seventeen years old, but he was not able to recognize the
problem until last month when he end it up at the hospital after an over dose. Also, he admitted his
alcohol addiction, by sharing his habits of drinking three to four glasses of whisky every day after
work.
The first goal is to help Ned to abstain from alcohol and cocaine, therefore cognitive treatment and
family treatment are the following treatments that are going to be applied on Ned’s rehabilitation.

Critical Thinking

If we compare cognitive treatment with family treatment, there are some things in common with
both. First of all, this both therapies have the same intention of keeping the patient away from
the substance abuse. Also, the cognitive treatment is looking for the person ability to develop a
sense of responsibility on his actions. The family therapy also wants to develop the same sense
on the patient as the cognitive treatment, but it tries to work with the whole family unit.
The contrast between cognitive and family therapy, is that while cognitive tries to change
dysfunctional thinking, some maladaptive behaviors, etc. Instead, the family therapy is not trying
to change anything, it just help the substance abuser and the family members to overcome the
addiction problem by identifying all the factors that lead the individual into an addiction.
I would use the family therapy to help Ned to stop his addiction because family plays a
fundamental role in an individual normal development in life. If a person was raised in a
dysfunctional family, is more likely to fall into bad habits comparing with those that were always
in a normal environment. Also, family therapy each member of the family to deal with the
addiction, this therapy his the tools that will contribute to a recovering on the substance abuser
and the family as a whole would function better.

Research Skills
The Death Penalty in United States
The capital punishment is an irreversible act that is going to have a negative connotation on the moral of a person. The Death Penalty in United States is a
counterproductive procedure to combat violence, and the capital crimes that is willing to risk the lives of innocents. The families of those who have been executed are
exposed to a chaotic situation. Also, from a religious prospect; the death penalty is an act of revenge that leads to hatred.
Moral vs. Immoral Arguments
The execution of a person who has been convicted from a capital crime is a very controversial topic, therefore the integrity and the moral of a country is in discussion.
However, is the death penalty a right procedure? The answer to this question has two sides; there are some people who believe that the death penalty will prevent a
re-offense by the same offender. Although, “those who supported the death penalty argue that the Constitution allows each state to decide for itself whether or not to
impose the death penalty within certain federal guidelines…On the other hand those who would like to abolish the death penalty argue that the death penalty violates
the Constitution, particularly the eight amendment, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.”) (Henningfeld, Szumski, & Cothran, 2006 In both cases, the capital
punishment still a very polemic issue that needs a lot of contemplation from the U.S. Supreme Court.
The death penalty is seen as an immoral procedure that only seeks revenge. A violently way of punishing a criminal, is not a reasonable solution to combat violence
and capital crimes. In 2004, Grant’s contents in the following viewpoint that the only motive for demanding the death penalty as opposed to life imprisonment is
revenge. Grant argues that the vengeful justice offered by the death penalty is not reasonable. By making revenge possible, the death penalty encourages victims,
their families, and society to react to violence violently, thereby making the nation ever more disordered.
Cruelty and Brutality are present when applying a capital punishment because it seems that by supporting the execution, people have a sense of
satisfaction. There is a problematic between whether or not the death penalty is looking for vengeance rather to retributive justice. The Retributive Justice is defined by
those who support the death penalty as a theory for the moral evil of the wrongdoing alone, apart from any utilitarian consequences such as deterrence. As such
retribution appears as a moral theory “Retributive justice is fueled by hatred and satisfied only with full and complete revenge _ the more cruel the more satisfying.”
(Henningfeld, Szumski, & Cothran, 2006).
It is very difficult to make a right decision when it comes to judge a person for some terrible crime. There might be more reasonable penalties than capital punishment.
Many researchers try to demonstrate that the capital punishment seeks revenge rather than retribution of the crime. Honeyman and Ogloff (1995) have described the
moral issues and the retribution justice of death penalty:
The desire for vengeance or retribution is the desire to see persons suffer, or be punished, for their actions (Reiman, 1988). The principles of retribution suggest that a
murderer should be executed because he or she
"deserves" or "has earned" the sentence of death (Foley, 1983). Those who base their opposition to the death penalty on moral grounds argue that life is sacred and
killing is always wrong, whether it is done by an individual or by the state. In addition, people also have questioned whether we as individuals or as a society have the
right to decide that another must die. (p. 28)
The Execution of Innocents
In the modern society, the death penalty is an extreme form of punishment by the governmental law for the most serious criminal offenses. Even though death penalty
is the highest degree of punishment, it is not the best way to punish criminals. Furthermore, many innocent people can be executed wrongfully. In some cases
innocent people can be executed for the crimes they never committed. Especially, in the past; when DNA was not analyzed the number of innocent people killed was
large. There are many reasons why a person can be wrongfully convicted such as: incompetence of attorney, the misuse of evidence, prosecutorial misconduct, false
confessions, false witnesses testimony, etc. In Bedau and Radelet (1988) studied, “capital convictions for the period from 1900 to 1986 and identified 350 cases in
which defendants were erroneously convicted of capital crimes. Twenty four of these people were executed for crimes that they did not commit. Society must determine
whether the benefits gained through execution of convicted killers outweigh the risk of executing innocent persons.” (Honeyman, Jennifer C.; Ogloff, & James R. P.,
1995)

Research Skills

Justification for the Death Penalty
People in favor of death penalty present many arguments to support the death of serious crimes offenders. “The death penalty’s incapacitative benefits
come from preventing the individual murderers who are apprehended and executed from killing again. This effect is what criminologists refer to as specific deterrence.”
(Bedau, and Cassell, 2004)
Also the Myth of retribution states the following: “A mainstay of death penalty support, retribution stands as a theory of moral philosophy resting on the
assertion that wrongdoing deserves punishment simply for the moral evil of the wrongdoing alone, apart from future utilitarian consequences such as deterrence” (Gerber,
and Johnson, 2007)
Another very important argument presented by the founder of Justice Matters contends that the death penalty is necessary and should be maintained. He asserts that the
death penalty is the most appropriate form of punishment for vile crimes such as murder. Further, he argues that there is no proof that even one innocent person has been
executed. He also asserts that the death penalty saves innocent lives and argues that most Americans support the death penalty.” (Henningfeld, Szumski, & Cothran,
2006)
Everybody at some point thinks about the death penalty as a fair procedure to combat crime. Therefore, a person capable of committing a capital crime
deserves not less than death. However, this procedure of killing in the name of those innocents that were murdered seems to give some kind of relieved, but the true is
that nothing can justify the death of innocent people. Therefore, those who tried to find reasons to support the death penalty, are not taking into account that life cannot be
taken by the man hand.
Grieving Families
When thinking about the families of those who have been convicted wrongfully to the death penalty, we can see the fallacies of this procedure. All of the
members of those families who have seen the unfair procedure of criminal punishment can develop resentment against the whole system of criminal justice. In the cases in
which innocent people were victims of execution, the whole family faces a traumatic situation. All of the members of the families that had experienced this injustice of
killing innocents can present depression, anger, even suicidal/homicidal thoughts and actions after experiencing an unfair trial. “While there are many reasons to turn off
the machinery of death, perhaps the most compelling is the ever-present possibility of executing innocent people.” (Hennigfeld, Szumski, & Cothran, 2006)
Religion Arguments
Religion plays a very important role in deciding whether or not the church accepts the criminal punishment. Many, people use the bible as the main guidance to either
defend or reject the practice of the death penalty. As in all of the above, there are people that present evidence that God contemplates the death penalty as a teaching
procedure. Also, people against death penalty have their arguments that react against this kind of punishment.
Catholic Religion in favor of the Death Penalty
The defenders of the death penalty justified their support to this procedure by giving some examples subtracted from the bible “The Old Testament is replete with
references and examples of God taking life. In a sense, God used capital punishment to deal with Israel’s sins and the sins of the nations surrounding Israel….According to
Genesis 9:6, capital punishment is based upon in belief in the sancity of life. It says, “Whoever sheds man’s blood by man his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God,
He made man.” (Hennigfeld, Szumski, & Cothran, 2006) There are many other passages from the bible that are seeking to give a justification to allow the criminal
punishment to be considered as the best solution against capital crime.

Research Skills

Catholic Religion against the Death Penalty
People against the death penalty are constantly cites biblical passages to defend their point of view. “Jesus’ life and teachings….focus on mercy, reconciliation and
redemption. (It may also be instructive to recall that Jesus death was itself an application of the death penalty).” (Hennigfeld, Szumski, & Cothran, 2006)
The labor of many people who strongly believe in forgiveness and love as a main factor to redeem the moral of society and finally to get the abolishing of the death
penalty has been arduous. One of the most important activist against the death penalty is the Sister Helen Prejean, she states that; “her Catholic faith has been the
catalyst to inspire her work to follow the way of Jesus, who sided with the poor and dispossessed and despised.” (Prejean, 2005)
Also, another very important figure that supports the abolition of the death penalty is Marietta Jaeger, she is a mother who lost her seven year-old daughter in
Montana through a kidnapping. “Fifteen months after Susie’s kidnapping, the kidnapper was arrested. Although the death penalty was applicable in the case,
Jaeger asked the FBI to settle for the alternative life imprisonment with psychiatric care. Only then did the kidnapper, a young man, finally admit to rape,
strangulation death, decapitation and dismemberment of Susie. A short time later the young man committed suicide.” (Hennigfeld, Szumski, & Cothran, 2006)
Marietta's principle of live is based on love and forgiveness. “Sometimes when I speak against the death penalty people accuse me of not loving my little girl very
much. It is difficult for people to understand what it takes to get past that initial response of wanting revenge, so they assume that my lack of feelings of revenge
reflects a lack of love for Susie. All I can say to them is that I loved her very much and I hope they never have to go through what I did in order to be able to
understand what I am talking about. But the main reason I oppose the death penalty is because it dishonors Susie’s life. She had a sweet and gentle spirit. I don’t
want that spirit dishonored by having her death avenged with more violence.” (king, 2003)
There are some crimes that shook and caused anger and hate in people, criminals should not have place in society, however like Marietta and the nun Prejean; we
should try to forgive and to love like Jesus did at the moment of his Crucifixion “forgive them for they know not what they do.” (Luke23:34)
Alternatives Solutions against the Death Penalty
The first alternative solution against the death penalty is to motivate people to vote for a change in Law that allows the death penalty. There are many ways to
encourage society to fight against the death penalty. In 2005, Sister Helen Prejean states that: “citizens would consider the death penalty even more shocking if
they could see it close up. But the death penalty is designed to make sure that doesn’t happen. Executions are almost secret rituals, which only a handful of
citizens are allowed to watch. All efforts to make executions public have failed.” (Prejean, 2005) If people study the reality of the death penalty, they will be able to
decide whether or not to support the death penalty. If people receive information about the lethal injection, and the electric chair, then they can make people
realized about the brutality of the execution of a human being.
Another alternative that can help to abolish the death penalty is the creation of a new prison system in which the criminal offender is strictly secure. With the
implementation of the security system, the risk of criminal offenders to commit a re-offense will be minimal. The prisons in the United States should have the
purpose to rehabilitate offenders and help them to become more productive rather than focusing only in punishment.
The last alternative against the death penalty is the continuous desire of a better world through love and forgiveness. Once again, it seems that the only way to
combat the circle of violence is with love, forgiveness, and comprehension.

Culture and Substance Abuse Among Spanish Americans

Communication Skills

Factors that influence assessment and treatment.

 Influence of culture affect approach to treatment.
 Influence of culture affect the assessment.
 Demographics factors such as age, socioeconomic status,
family composition.

Culture Competency

Culture and Language may influence:
How illness, disease and their causes are perceived
The culturally skilled counselor believes, understands and integrates their
self-awareness as well as awareness of racism, sexism and poverty.
They understand that diversity goes beyond race and ethnicity(Capuzzi, D.8
Stan Prem, M.D, 2007)

Substance Abuse Among Spanish Americans

Culturally specific risk factors:

 Risk factors to the use of Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
 Environmental influences.
 Low parental involvement.
 Low parental monitoring.
 Parental use.

Prevention

Sensitivity to cultural heritage:

•Recognize the impact of their beliefs in their ability to respect
others.
•Identify specific attitudes, beliefs and values from their own cultural
heritage that supports behaviors and values differences.

Common Issues when Working with Spanish Americans Clients

•The bias is toward valuing diversity.
•Lack of cultural knowledge. Also some cultural process and trends.

Ethics and Diversity
Awareness

Ethics and Diversity Awareness
Ethical Violations Related to the Issue of Imposing Values
The issue of imposing values on clients could lead the whole purpose of the therapy into an unbeneficial procedure for the client. If the
counselor tries to impose his or her beliefs, toward the clients, then the professional is violating the code of ethics, in which they cite the
standard that “counselors are aware of their own values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors and avoid imposing values that are
inconsistent with counseling goals. Counselors respect the diversity of clients, trainees, and research participants” (ACA, 2005, C.2.a)
In the following case study, Joe; a 35-year-old, male mental-health counselor, received a client referral, a 35-year-old Jill, in the first
three weeks of treatment Jill disclosed to Joe that she is feeling sexual attract to people from the same sex, Joe immediate reaction was
to reject Jill by giving her a shocked look, and also by demanding her to pray for forgiveness, since he was a traditional Catholic. In this
specific case, Joe, is violation Jill’s rights to express herself freely, he is violating the code of ethics in many manners because by
suggesting her to pray for forgiveness it is clear that he is trying to impose on her a certain value that it might be not correct or beneficial
for Jill. By giving personal information about his religion beliefs, Joe is also attempting against Jill’s welfare because due to her condition
of mild anxiety and depression she can feel even more confused and guilty about her feelings and committing a catastrophic decision.
Also, another section of the ACA code of ethics is being violated by Joe when Jill disclosed that she was raised in a traditional Asian-
American home with many cultural influences and culture specific rules and behaviors. Jill was struggling with balancing her
individualism and her cultural heritage. Joe explained to her that because he was living and working in a rural community, mostly
consisting of people of East European descent, he could not relate to Jill’s culture and the issues with which she was struggling. Section
C.5. Nondiscrimination “Counselors do not condone or engage in discrimination based on age, culture, disability, ethnicity, race,
religion/spirituality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status/ partnership, language preference…..” this specific code of
ethics stands out that Joe is discriminating Jill by saying that he could not relate to Jill’s culture and the issues with which she was
struggling because he was living in a place only interacting with East European descent, it is discrimination due to the kind of
explanation he gave to her in order to avoid helping her to manage her struggles with balancing her individualism and her cultural
behavior. Joe is not able to learn about other cultures because he is not even involving himself in the process of making Jill some
questions about her heritage that way with more information he could learn a little about diversity. It is very discriminatory to say that he
could not relate to Jill’s culture, like she was from a different planet. A mental-health counselor should be aware at all times in not
disrespecting and discriminating people’s differences in race, sexual orientation, etc.
Joe violated these two specific codes because first of all, he was trying to impose his beliefs on Jill’s issues. He made her
uncomfortable many times during the therapy because he was imposing all kinds of beliefs
In the case study of Joe, the APA focus is more general and comprehensive compare to the ACA code of Ethics. However, the two of
them are very similar and have as a priority, to protect the client’s welfare at all times. Both of these two ethical standards have the
main purpose of providing clear and concise guidelines for mental-health professionals that are willing to help people looking for help.
Once again, in this particular case, Joe imposed his values in many ways to Jill, he is already attempting to lose credibility to his clients,
and if the case goes further his license could be removing.

Foundations of Psychology

Specific Traits that Reflects My Personality
The best job that would fit my personality traits according to the big five theory of personality development, is the one in which I would
have minimal contact with others. I rate this question as low because it would not be a problem for me if I have to deal with a lot of
people. For example, since I was a child; I had enjoyed my privacy and I feel that I tend to do best when I am alone. I am the only
daughter and I think that this contributed to my preference of working alone, or with minimal people. Also, based on the five theory of
personality development, I would rather to support someone in a leadership role and have less overall responsibility for providing
directions to other. In this section, I rate medium because I think that I would rather to follow instructions and focus myself in
performing an excellent job. Probably, the fact that I was a very spoiled child made me feel that I do not need to put much effort in
doing things. I am more comfortable in waiting for a given task than in innovating things.
In addition, the type of job that would fit my personality traits as evidenced from the five categories has to be one in
which I would be able to focus on one task, sometimes for long periods of time. I give myself a low rate in this specific question
because even though I would prefer to focus in one particular task, I get bored easily and I immediately seek for a change. For
example, I think that is part of my personality the necessity for a change. Whenever I feel that I am living out of a routine, I have to
immediately make adjustments in order to avoid depression or anxiety.
In the next question, I see myself more likely to let circumstances determine the outcome of a given event for me. I rate this question
as high because I like to be patient and I think that everything in life happens for a reason. This does not mean that I am not ambitious
about reaching my goals; however I feel that everything will come to me in the right time. For example, if a person gets obsess about
getting into a relationship with someone and forces the situation, generally the relationship would not work.
In the last set of questions, I would definitely prefer to focus on tasks that I know I do well. I am a little afraid of making
mistakes, probably I would love to improve things and suggest many ideas, but sometimes I am more motivated by my fears and I just
focus in one particular thing. For example, I perceive myself as a very creative person, however I am very shy to expose my ideas.
I have learned that I am a very passive person; also I feel that I am a little introverted. However, I would love to modify some of these
traits of my personality. I have to learn to be more aggressive and more assertive in order to place myself in a better position in
society. I am happy with whom I am, but we are living in a world that seeks for strong and very confident people, this is why I would
like to open myself a little bit more. After completing this assignment, I also noticed that I have to accept that everyone’s style is
different, and even though everyone wants to feel important and become a leader not everybody is born a leader. However, we can all
recognize our strengths and weaknesses and work to grow as individuals.

Applied Psychology

The following statement from NAADAC code of ethics provides a clear guidance about the importance of being aware of cultural differences
and diversity.
V. Working in a Culturally Diverse World
An Addiction professional understands the significance of the role that ethnicity and culture plays in an individual’s perceptions and how he or
she lives in the world. Addiction professionals shall remain aware that many individuals have disabilities which may or may not be obvious.
Some disabilities are invisible and unless described might not appear to inhibit expected social, work and health care interactions. Included in
the invisible disabled category are those persons who are hearing impaired, have a learning disability, have a history of brain or physical
injuries and those affected by chronic illness. Persons having such limitations might be younger than age 65. Part of the intake and
assessment must then include a question about any additional factor that must be considered when working with the client (NAADAC, 2010).
A substance abuse therapist shall be prepared to work with people with different cultural backgrounds. Also, the therapist should provide an
environment free from any kind of intimidation or discrimination towards people with different cultural heritage. In addition, a se therapist has
an obligation to avoid any form of discrimination to those with physical, mental disability, or medical condition.
This statement can be applied in the field using the following example, Paul disclosed in an interview from his therapist that he is originally from
Venezuela; however he is struggling with balancing his cultural heritage because he is living in United States since he was five years old. The
therapist explained to Paul that he could not relate to Paul’s culture issues with which he was struggling because he does not know anything
about Latin culture. It is clear that the therapist is not making any effort in helping Paul’s cultural issues.
Another example that shows unethical behavior: Susana is a substance abuse counselor that refuses to work with people who suffer from
Parkinson’s disease.
The Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration code of ethics expect therapist to respect for Client Autonomy. This
program respects each client's right to be fully informed about treatment and to make informed treatment decisions. This program provides
clients with the information that is reasonably necessary to permit them to make informed decisions regarding treatment, including the
information that participation in treatment is voluntary and clients have the right to refuse to participate. If consequences such as termination
from other services or benefits or revocation of parole may result from refusal to consent to or continue treatment, the program will so inform
the client at the time the client refuses to participate (SAMHSA, 2007).
Therapists should provide to clients accurate information about their treatment, and the client’s should know that they have the right to quit the
treatment at any time. For example, Sharon received a client referral, 20-year-old Thony, from a probation center. Thony has a crack
addiction. Sharon explained to Thony that crack is such an addictive substance that once someone has used it, people may have difficulty in
controlling the frequency that they use again. She tried to describe all the facts on crack addiction, and she also provided all the information
regarding to his treatment. Sharon was following the code of ethics by providing all the information needed in this specific case.

Interpersonal Effectiveness

Rehabilitation Process
Presentation

Personal Predisposition

Introspection or contemplation of self-
observation.
Increase his self-esteem by appreciating
his values.
By loving himself, he would love
everybody else.
By understanding his wrong doing he will
understand the pain his causing to his
family.

Personal Predisposition

Without the support of a friend, an
alcoholic is less likely to recover that
with somebody who loves him.
Physical and/or sexual abuses deteriorate
their personality and drags them down.
The only way to start a new life is by
showing his decision of stopping his
drinking habit.
Each member of his family is going to
present a different response to his
addiction.

Pulling Life Back Together Again

Harvey has to be very patient if the children do
not respond positively to the changes at first.
He should start respecting himself and think
carefully about all the factors that are present in
a functional family.
He has to prepare a plan in which the children
might become his priority as well as his wife.
Harvey has to focus on his relationship with his
wife because the children are going to
appreciate if Harvey starts to treat the wife with
respect and love.

Conclusion

Harvey has to work very hard on his self-
esteem.
He has to love himself in order to be able
to give love, to do that he has to forgive
himself from all the bad times he
brought to his family.
He needs to have personal predisposition
for the rehabilitation.

My Future in Learning

The experience of being a lifelong learner is the best way to make my
dreams come true. It is an experience that helped me to vitalize my
spirit, and to reinforce my abilities. Argosy University helped me to find
opportunities to use my natural talents, and gifts.
After being part of this magnificent experience, I feel that I can do
anything that I set my mind to. I am sure I would continue my
education, and I would get a master degree, this would certainly help
me reach my goal of helping others to overcome obstacles and
limitations with the help of psychology.
In contrast, one of my biggest weaknesses is that sometimes I become
too emotional. I had some difficulties in controlling my emotions.
Sometimes, I can easily pick up on people’s problem and I am aware
that this is not convenient in the profession. However, I would
encourage myself to remain objective with my clients.

Contact Me

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