Moreover, I would like to immerse myself in understanding the different

competencies in the field that would add even more value to my practice.

According to Mellman & Beresin (2003), a lot of knowledge and competencies

are critical to the counselor's ability to help clients recover from different types of

social, behavioral, and emotional disorders that sometimes are comorbid. How

the knowledge and competencies are applied differentiates high performance in

the field. Examples of behavioral competencies I intend to develop include how

to communicate and interact with clients effectively, how to be open-minded to

new ideas, and developing new ways of working on complex cases, plan

treatments, and organize sessions to help clients. For me, competence is not a

simple addition of knowledge, skills, and altitudes. It is the proven ability to use

them in any context to achieve a positive result.

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