Last Friday, 7 November, i signed up to attend a basic counseling skills workshop organised by my Uni.
Boy....!! was it tough.! During one of the role play activities, i ran out of questions to ask and felt stuck. We are not allowed to ask the 'why' question. And got me to wander if i really can do this. ahakss...
Anyway, I'm kinda inclined towards counseling. I deal with people (being a recruiter in HR) everyday at work. Staff coming to see me with all kinds of issues and problems. The hardest part i felt of being a counselor is the listening part. I tend to interfere too soon.
The two most important rules that i learnt if you want to be a counselor is;
1. Be a good listener
2. Intend to help
Yess... it sounds easy right? In practice it's not. So now, the urge to take up a degree in Psychology is getting stronger. I feel that it is very relevant to my everyday life; at work, at home, with people.
I leave it to the Lord. God willing, I will be able to take it next year.
Till next time
Mizz T
