Statement Of Purpose: Wayland Baptist University

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‘The expert in anything was once a beginner.” The home of the pioneers, Wayland Baptist University, known for their pioneer spirit and campuses across the country and in East Africa. These group of pioneers will be able to educate me in the field of counseling and we prepare me for that field of work.
I want to be a counselor, people in this field give guidance on personal, social, or psychological problems. People in this field helps children to adults, there is all types of counseling.
There is all types of counseling like abuse and crisis counseling which is the field I want to go into. Abuse and crisis counselors help people that have been abused verbally, mentally, and psychically they also helps those that have gone through a really

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