To Prepare:

• Review the Course Introduction and Syllabus.
• As you prepare for this Spark Discussion, keep in mind that your focus should be professional and not personal in nature.
• Consider your motivations for becoming a counselor.
• Imagine that you have completed your Masters program and you have become a fully licensed mental health counselor.

Post the following:

• Describe your motivation for becoming a counselor. ( work towards getting rid of the mental health stigma)
• Describe your vision for your future role as a counselor. Include as many details as possible, including ( children to change future generations)
• the clients you will counsel;
• how you are helping them change;
• the setting where you will counsel; and
• how you will serve as an agent for social change.
• Feel free to go beyond these questions if additional details emerge for you.