As I finished reading this chapter I really realized
how helpful this class will be with my development as a student and an
individual in the counseling field. I was really interested in the proactive
outlook that this chapter took on happiness (Corey & Corey, 2008). I feel
like often in life we get too caught up on the negatives and feel like we have
no control over our happiness. I like how the book demonstrates that we have
more control of our happiness than we truly realize. In my high school years I
often felt like I had no control over happiness or my life for that matter. I felt
like my happiness was simply created by others around. However, when as I
started my college career I found that this was not the case. I started to
realize that there may be some things in life that do not make me happy, but if
I look at these situations with a different view I can really change my own
attitude. As soon as I started to realize this I became a much happier and
productive person. So in this first part where Corey and Corey (2008) talk
about Weiten and colleagues (2009) research I can really relate. Another part
of the chapter that I found rather enlightening was about the choice therapy. I
actually had learned about this type of therapy in a theories of counseling
class that I took in undergrad. I feel like people can make choices about their
own life and have more control than they give themselves credit for; however, I
do not feel that things like depression and anxiety are types conditions that
some people have control of. I think these conditions can be partially cured by
a person taking personal responsibility but I feel like they also require more
help besides just that.
I
found the article written by Furr and Carroll (2003) extremely interesting. I
think the results they found were interesting and applicable to me as a
counseling student. I found it interesting that these students found that
critical incidents helped their development most when they were in an actual
field experience. For me I think this actually makes a lot of sense. I know
that I learn best when I am in a situation where I can actually apply what I am
learning to a real life situation. I can study and read about all different
types of theories and counseling techniques but until I can actually apply
these to a real situation I feel like my development as a counselor is not
fully completed. I think that actually sitting down with clients and working
them through different issues that they have can actually help me to
development as well. I just liked reading this study because it shows that as
being a counselor your learning and self-development is never finished. I think
the best counselors are those who keep working on themselves so they can better
help their clients.
Corey, G., & Corey,
M.S. (2008). I never knew I had a choice: Explorations in personal growth (9th ed.). Belmont, California: Thompson Brooks/Cole.
Furr, S.R., &
Carroll, J.J. (2003). Critical incidents in student counselor development, Journal of Counseling
and Development, 81, 483-489.
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