Reflection In Counseling Class

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Every time I thought about starting this paper I ran into a problem with the first question you had asked. My problem was I had taken this class before and was familiar with all the skills we went over. That’s not to say I was able to recall them perfectly or do them the best, but I knew them, in some way shape or form. So after thinking about this I approached the first question you had asked a little different. From taking the class before I noticed my skills where farther along than just starting with a blank slate. Although they were still at a standstill because of what, you and I have talk about many of times throughout the class. Which is that that I am very guarded and am a shy person. Besides the fact that I know this about myself, I felt that there were many skills that when I went in to this class I was already able to use not great but well. I am not going to list all of them, but I feel …show more content…
In the way where things that I learned in here I was able to use them in everyday life to improve on every second, of every minute, of every hour, of every day conversations. Not only do I feel that I had grown in this because of this class but all gained growth in my counseling skills and my willingness to talk to people within the class, from the beginning of the semester to the end. When you asked to discuss any reactions to my own development this semester, at first I did not really know what to say about how I felt about my development during this semester. This is due to me, mainly being all over the place and still not really knowing my direction. Which to me is not a good thing or bad thing it’s just who I am. But despite this just in general, I was very proud of my development this semester compared to what had happened last semester with this same class. Why? I found I have learned and grow a-lot and it contributed to this environment, of the class and of course the

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