Importance of Self-Exploration and Critical Thinking in Becoming Effective Counselors
What importance do you place on self-exploration as part of the process of becoming an effective counselor? To what extent does critical thinking have a place in your growth and development?
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Importance of Self-Exploration and Critical Thinking in the Process of Becoming Effective Counselors
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Importance of Self-Exploration and Critical Thinking in the Process of Becoming Effective Counselors
The role of the counselor is to assist another person(s) in the realization of change in attitude or behavior and teaching social skills. As a result, counselors should have a high level of self-awareness because their work involves focusing on their well-being, which can be stressful and frustrating. However, to be effective in their work, counselors should consider the importance of self-exploration and critical thinking.
What importance do you place on self-exploration as part of the process of becoming an effective counselor?
Self-exploration is a process through which one discovers that there is something innate, invariant, and universal in all humans (Amari & Nicola, 2021). In this case, the self becomes the object of its one reflective consciousness. Self-exploration enables a counselor to assess the confusions and contradictions, become aware of them, and utilize them towards better personal and client outcomes. In self-exploration, essential issues like values and qualities shape who a person is, what they want, what they like, and what they are comfortable with (Corey & Core...