Professional

Is there such thing as the dream job? For many, being a professional athlete is like the perfect job. For me, that is too vague. I have done my research, and it is clear to me now what a great job being a professional soccer player is. Soccer players participate in the world’s most popular sport, which is soccer (Facts on File). Although, their job isn’t always just to play the sport. They must also deal with the media and everything the club they are in asks of them. Being a soccer player can be

other health professionals. This could be due to the lack of certainty towards their professional identity in the health industry. Professional identity is defined as an individual’s opinion of oneself as a professional, based on their beliefs, values, objectives, attributes, and experiences (Ibarra, 1999). It can be further classified based on the types of industries such as that of the allied health industry which specifies them as a group of qualified individuals in a national professional organisation

facilitate in an open dialogue to ignite discussions among the Army professional community and those who support it. By trying to identifying the differences between a Profession of Arms and a professional Soldier. For over ten year now the Secretary of the Army and the Army Chief of Staff have been reviewing just that very same question of what defines them both and what is the difference between a Profession of Arms and a Professional Soldier. Let’s start by defining what a profession is. Professions

that draws translation back from the label of status is the society´s general perception of the absence of a professional image. As pointed out by Darwish (2010: 46), “professions have become a fundamental element of modern civilization and professionals possess specialist knowledge and skills that modern society has come to rely on in its daily functioning”. In other words, a professional is called as such because he/she possesses special skills and knowledge in an academic subject. Moreover, as

Military Professionals In a world of doctors, lawyer, scientists, and corporate executives how can the U.S. Army be regarded as a profession? The answer to the question might lie within the concept of the basic branches of the Army, and the specialized skills and equipment that set them apart from one another. This question might also be answered by examining the concept of putting untrained, well-armed, militia through a warfighter exercise, and comparing the results versus some so called

The Ontario Professional Planners Institute has outlined a standard of practice in which professional planners part of OPPI have certain rights and responsibilities. These guidelines are outlined in the Professional Code of Practice and focus on promoting higher professional standards by improving ethics and practice (OPPI, n.d.). The Professional Code of Practice is the basis for planning practice. The CIP outlines its core values which focus on addressing public interests and values. The values

Professional boundaries, in human services, are essential to helping clients and upholding the standards of the profession. Human service professionals provide several different services and are often faced with ethical dilemmas. Ethical dilemmas are a major reason professional boundaries are established as they protect both the helper and the individual seeking help. Boundaries are not just rules that we enforce with clients, they are essentially an understanding of how we interact with people

Herlihy (2015), professional counselor identity is defined by the process of ascertaining the history and development of counseling related professions, articulating the roles and functions of counselors and related professions, describing the differences and similarities of counseling and other professions, participating in professional organizations, being knowledgeable about the legal and ethical issues in counseling, and advocating for clients and the profession. A strong professional identity allows

How does one develop a professional identity? What characteristics are need to be considered to professional? The world is full of individual who aspire to reach a certain level of professional identity and counselors are no different. As a professional counselor, we are called to help clients to deal with various issues that include stress management, addictions, marital problems, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, self-esteem problems, etc. The insights and information that we provide to our clients

Mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for professional engineers in Ontario has been an issue subject to controversy over the years. The controversy surrounding the issue is due in part to the complications of introducing such a program, and the fact that “Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) is the only professional engineering association in Canada that does not have a CPD program [1].” The debate regarding CPD for professional engineers in Ontario is pertinent because the resolution