Article, Tragedy to Triumph by Richard V. Halstead, Human Service Professionals Help Us Through the Tough Times

There are many people in today’s society who undergo many horrible experiences and are able to overcome the hard trials that are placed in front of them in order to become successful in life. While some individuals suggest that these individuals will struggle throughout life and others saying that they just need a few words of encouragement in order to progress in life. Regardless of one’s opinion, it is very important to remember that no one person has to go through anything alone and that help and encouragement will always be available for those who seek it.

A human service professional can be defined as an individual who works to better the lives of those they come in contact with. Human service professionals come into contact with several people throughout their careers and will often be faced with many difficult stories that are told to them. For instance, upon reading an article written by Richard W. Halstead, Tragedy to Triumph: Counselor as Companion on the Hero's Journey, which I located in the Kaplan library that involved a counselor and a student by the name of Steve. I learned that not only the student can learn more about themselves but the counselors can as well.

For instance, after reading the article written by Richard W. Halstead, I was able to answer some questions which were presented to me regarding the counselor and Steve. I believe that the counselor learned that although the longer path may not be the easiest they can be some of the most rewarding paths and that as a counselor you cannot always try to change or steer the course that an individual is on, but rather encourage them and do your best to help them realize that help is there which will allow them to reach their goal. Also, I believe that becaus...

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...n go about assisting those that are in dire need of some assistance without putting them at risk of getting into ethical dilemmas.

In conclusion, I believe that we can all learn a great deal from the people we come into contact with and be able to help better their lives in many ways as well as ours. As I have shown the examples regarding the counselor and Steve’s relationship. So perhaps future generations will not look back upon how to bring down individuals, but rather focus on helping them achieve their goals.

References

Halstead, R. W. (2000). From Tragedy to Triumph: Counselor as Companion on the Hero's

Journey. Counseling & Values, 44(2), 100.

National Organization of Human Services, N. (2014). In Ethical Standards for Human Service

Professionals. Retrieved March 25, 2014, from http://www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethical-standards-for-hs-professionals