Psychological Fitness

Psychological Fitness Explained: Psychological Fitness is best described as having the ability to provide the best clinical counseling service with a healthy emotional wellbeing towards those needing therapeutic care. This area of self-awareness has allowed me to become intune with what is necessary when considering self-care, work life balance and riding off any biased views that will hinder effective treatment planning. In the context of providing counseling care, an unhealthy psychological condition will create barriers and resemble that of stress, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and trauma.

Psycholgical Fitness in Action: During my practicum experince, psychological fitness in action is evident in teamwork through collaborationand support, in supervision via guidance and feedback, in clinical reflection through self-awarenss and learning, and self-care by managing stress and maintaining well-being for optimal performance.

Strengths and Areas of Growtn: Strengths in this area include resilience, adaptability, and a consistecy with commitmernt to growth. My ability to  excel in teamwork, reflection, andselfcare are areas where I have been able to deepen my awareness of psyhological fitness. Areas of growth may involve deepening self-awareness, enhancing commnication,and refining coping strategies to navigate challenges more effectively in my professional and personal setting.

Future Outlook:As a future clinical my professional responsibility is to ensure that my mental well-being is healthy for empowering individuals to lead a lifestyle of wellness. As I reflect on all other professional dispositions, I believe that this is the ultimate foundation for which to fulfill the role of effective counseling. My role as a family clinician I am realizing how necessary it is for transference to occur. My ability to reflect with my supervisor and teammate has allowed me to process effectively the cases assigned. This weekly collaborative process of reflective client preparation has been proven crucial in the way that I have been able to effectively carry out my professional role and responsibilities in  documentation, observation, assessment and interpretation. 

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