My introduction to advocacy occurred during graduate school. During this time I served two years as the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) Emerging Scholars contact for Neumann University. Initially, I attended the regional conferences to network and have new learnings. Again, I did not plan to be a leader in the organization, then I realized Neumann did not have a representative to assist the Regional Emerging Scholars Representative, so I volunteered. Staying true to Greenland’s theory, I wanted to do more to engage my peers about the organization and felt empowered to fill the role. Serving as the point of contact, helped the organization to reach students for association updates and conference details.
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Even though I have not begun formal instructing future counselors, I believe my role as an Admissions Supervisor is partially that of an educator. As discussed earlier, when training clinicians I utilize the Hersey-Blanchard Method, maintaining the Person-Centered approach, meeting the person where they are in their skill set. While using this style, I often find gaps in the material provided by corporate and to reduce the anxiety of the trainee, I create reference notes that are used as a quick guide for the computer
Counselor Educator and Leader …show more content…
Even though I have not begun formal instructing future counselors, I believe my role as an Admissions Supervisor is partially that of an educator. As discussed earlier, when training clinicians I utilize the Hersey-Blanchard Method, maintaining the Person-Centered approach, meeting the person where they are in their skill set. While using this style, I often find gaps in the material provided by corporate and to reduce the anxiety of the trainee, I create reference notes that are used as a quick guide for the computer