The Importance Of Career Exploration And Development

According to Sukiennik, et al. (2013), career exploration and development is an ongoing process. Developing a career plan and a balanced lifestyle is the most efficient way to approach challenges which will achieve job satisfaction and fulfill a sense of purpose. Sukiennik, et al. (2013) discusses self-assessment as the beginning step in career exploration and development. Super’s self-concept theory illustrates several principles that one can relate to in each stage of one’s career such as; “growth, exploration, establishment, maintenance and disengagement” (p.5). Being that I have decided to return to college and complete my degree in psychology in order to change careers, I am in a transition between disengagement and exploration/establishment. I have decided the new field that I want to enter into is human services. I

My current self-awareness as it relates to a new career path in human services is related to my interests, abilities, and values. I have always been intrigued by what motivates people to say and do the things they do. A recent interest in stress management for better health has led me to finding ways to modify behaviors and/or acquiring new ones, which will applicable in the human services field. As a mature adult, I feel that everyone has a responsibility to become a productive member of society. Those that seek help due to psychological problems or disorders are taking such responsibility. If I have the chance to use my innate psychological abilities to make a difference in someone’s life in this respect, my own life will become more fulfilled. I believe in doing the right thing, even if it’s not what one wants. The desire to be a better person is what attracts people to therapy and or