1. Explain your reasons for wanting to become a counselor. Consider your motivations (interests and values) and examine which of your intentions seem facilitative and which are potentially hindering. Explore how your awareness of the dynamics of counseling is changing through your exposure to graduate study

2.Describe your philosophy about how problems emerge, how people make changes in their lives when they experience problems and get better, and what role counselors can play in helping these individuals (how counselors can facilitate the process for individuals they work within a variety of settings). Explain what counseling theory or theories seem to align with your personal beliefs about change.

3.Reflect on your foundational and advanced counseling skills. Explain how confident you are in your ability to acquire and use these skills involved in the art and science of counseling. Examine your strengths and challenges in this realm.

4. What are some of your greatest professional challenges as a counselor? Concerns?

5.How do you define your role in social justice issues and advocacy? What strategies do you follow to advocate for the profession? How do you incorporate client advocacy into your work?

6.What are the greatest ethical and legal challenges or dilemmas you have encountered in your counseling career, and how did you resolve those issues?

7.To which professional organizations do you belong? What conferences or professional development events do you typically attend? What are your plans for professional growth and supervision?

8.chooseone social justiceissue in your life as it relates to diversity and multiculturalism, and analyze the issue from the social justice advocacy perspective.