After completing the course work and educational component of your counseling certification journey, you are required to obtain an internship. What population are hoping to work with? How do you think your experience, skills, and what you have learned thus far, has helped to prepare you to work with this population?

A Journey towards Becoming a Peer Support Specialist Name Institution Course and Code Professor Date A Journey towards Becoming a Peer Support Specialist One of the requirements for completing the counseling certification program is to obtain an internship in a relevant field. This practical experience allows for the application of theoretical knowledge gained through coursework into real-world scenarios (Amin et al., 2020). Indeed, it also offers an opportunity for individuals to enhance their fundamental skills necessary within their specific field of expertise. In this essay, I will discuss the population I hope to work with and how my experience, skills, and learning have prepared me to work with them. With an aspiration of working as a peer support specialist within the county, I am eager to work with a population comprising 13-26-year-olds who are struggling with challenges such as addiction and mental health issues. This age group is particularly clo...