Research Paper
Will be research paper that includes attention to at least three stages of development,is written in APA style, contains a minimun of six(6) valid references, and has a section on personal venues of growth, development and change, also included will be a portion devoted to professional/vocational growth and development.
Summary of my personal venues of Growth and development. Professional/vocational and development. may be helpful for you to develop my research paper
Three stages of my life (6-12)
My late childhood (growth and develpment) happened in a small town(countryside) around animals,mountains and good friends.
What have influenced me the most being working in the mental health especially addiction counseling field was my personal(growth and developemnt) experience at my late childhood(6-12).There were 2 sides of my personal experience: Bad and good
The good side of my growth and devepoment at this stage that have influenced me the most was my realtionship with my mother, animals and my inseparable good friends.
My interaction with animals have helped me building a sense of what realtionship should be.I love animals especially dogs and sheep. My father rose many sheep. When you live among them with respec,sincerity, loyalty etc., they feedback with some attitude or even better. They were good teachers.
My relationship with animals also helped me build in my mind what a health realtionship shoud be with my little fiends as well. They understood because they were always with me. They were part of my world as well. We have always supported each other.
I end the good side of this stage having my mother as the most influential person who made me who I am today. My mother was a faithful woman. She dedicated he life helping homeless. One day she told me that”God appreciates people who lives to serve others. She was happy doing that service.
The bad side of my late childhood that most influenced to work as addiction counselor was my father alcohol addiction. Alcohol and drugs destroy relationships and families. I want to help families with same problems.
Stage of development(12-20)
This stage was of challenging,descovering and conflict. My family moved out to a much bigger city and I had to make new friends and facing new school. also I start having physical changes and along with that new behavior.I Started going out dating, party but I never tried alcohol or drug.My father was yet drinking alcohol and continue to affected all family.
At age 16 was my first sexual experience, and I enjoyed very much. I was changing not physically but mentally as well. I Fell in love with a girls, felt like a man.I felt like my living with family was not necessary. I wanted to be “free” of my family counseling.
I was tired, frustated with my father alcoholic problem and very sorry about my mothersuffering with that. I really wanted to move out to started my new life with mygirlfriend.That time my mother was pregnant and gave birth a boy who years later was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
My conflicts with my father increased, my girld friend died on car accident and I moved out to live in Rio de Janeiro.
I was around 20 year old when I went to Rio.My life in Rio was enjoyable. I made others friends, dated beautiful girls etc. However, I started thinking about future. The economy was not good enough to provide a secure job, I quitted school. My internal conflict sbout my future increased each years. I felt insecure about that. It was few years of financial hardship.
Third stage Life between 20 to 40
This financial “finished” when I had an apportunity to study at USA. When I was in Rio I meet an business man who help financially to study english in USA. I was around 26 years old.
My beginning in USA was not easy. I was getting 27 year old and I had to star live all over again. This “deep” transition from my culture to American culture delayed many things in my life. I expected to be married having my family but this has not happened and I was frustated with that.
After 4 year in USA I went to Visit my family and I met my brother who was diagnosed with schizophernia. I was shocked when I saw my brother being letf behind, neglected and misunderstood in the community. I could not understand that. All these events that happened with me, my family and myself influenced and helped me to attend graduate school of mental heath and addiction. I really wanted to understand all this matters. Today I work for Homeless Outreach and Advocacy and Counseling.
Where I work now is not casuality. I start to work in this fiel when I was at the small town seeing my mother helping those homeless. Seeing my father, my mother and myself being victm of this horrible disease called alcohol. Seeing my brother being misunderstood and left behind from the community and society.
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