Service is not something to postpone until after graduation. It is something to live out now. Like education, counseling is a shared endeavor. We move forward by supporting one another, and I want to do my part to contribute to the growth and integrity of the field.
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Hope is the Willingness to Try Again
Noticing everyday positive moments can help shift these feelings. Perhaps you spot a volunteer group gathering supplies for those in need or a friend raising local issues with elected officials. Recognizing these acts doesn’t deny that struggle exists. Rather, it affirms our ability to notice genuine care instead of being pulled into despair, as highlighted in our previous post.
Hope is a Stand Against Despair
Many of us are experiencing it right now with the chaotic rollout of policies aimed at inflicting pain on the most vulnerable in our society. When dark moments like this loom, choosing hope is an act of resistance. It is a stance against despair.
Blog Series: Hope is a Moral Obligation
Hope demands more than passive optimism. It requires us to face painful moments, like the one we are living right now, while imagining a future we have a hand in shaping. Hope compels us to reclaim our sense of agency.
Joining Chi Sigma Iota at Palo Alto University
I have become a member of Chi Sigma Iota (CSI), the international honor society for counseling professionals and students. Not only have I joined this organization, but I am also serving on the leadership team of the Phi Alpha Upsilon Chapter at Palo Alto University as the Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) program Member-at-Large.
Tackling Learned Helplessness in Your Team
Learned helplessness can reduce an employee’s involvement at work. Employees perceive their employer as a rigid organization that leaves no room for personal control or influence. This perception can lead to fatalism, when employees attribute their successes to luck or destiny rather than to skill or hard work.
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