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School of Counseling Goal Statement Guidelines February 2020

School of Counseling MS Goal Statement Guidelines

We are excited that you have decided to apply to Walden University’s School of Counseling. Our counseling programs meet the rigor of the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), and our faculty is committed to positive social change. We commend you for beginning this personally enriching and professionally fulfilling journey; we are ready to meet you and eager to count you as one of our colleagues in a few years.

Directions: Answer each question concisely with specific details. You are strongly encouraged to proofread, grammar check, and spell check your responses before submission; your application will be evaluated not only on content but also on the presentation of written skills.

Name: You must provide your full name (first and last) on your goal statement for it to be accepted by admissions. Degree and concentration: You must clearly indicate to which degree program you are applying as well as the specialization you wish to pursue within that degree program. Content: There are five sections described below. Please include the following information when preparing your goal statement. While not required, we strongly suggest that you format your goal statement by heading each section with the headings shown below. Write your information in paragraph form and do not use bullet format under the section headings. Please note that applicants with incomplete goal statements will not be considered for admission.

Counselor Definition

 In a few sentences, describe what led you to graduate education in the counseling profession and your career goals.

Life Skills  Many life experiences and skills developed in your past will serve you as a professional

counselor. Consider skills (do not include technology skills) you have obtained from current or past employment, community volunteer services, or extracurricular activity experiences. Summarize two or three skills that will make you a competent professional counselor.

Feedback  Training to become a professional counselor requires deliberate growth and development

including receiving and applying constructive feedback. As a student, you will receive ongoing and substantial constructive feedback regarding your scholarly performance (i.e., knowledge, skills, and professional behaviors). Share how you have processed, responded to, and applied past constructive feedback that was difficult to hear.

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School of Counseling Goal Statement Guidelines February 2020

Multiculturalism/Diversity

 Multicultural/Diversity competence is explored extensively in the School of Counseling graduate programs. Considering that having a cultural or implicit bias is a normal experience for all individuals, identify a closely held value or belief that will be the most difficult for you to respect while interacting with others and explain why.

Self-Care

 Identify three to five activities that you do to manage personal mental health, emotional problems, stress, and/or interpersonal relationships effectively.

Admission Committee Prior Academic Experience (applicable for applicants applying with a GPA below 2.5 or were academically dismissed from Walden)

 If your most recently completed degree GPA is 2.49 or below, please add a paragraph explaining the reasons for the low GPA and how you believe you will be able to be successful as a graduate student.

 If you were academically dismissed from Walden and are seeking readmission, please add a paragraph explaining the reasons for your low academic performance and how you will be successful now (i.e., what is different now so you can be successful).