Waleed Sami

10/22/16
Career Goals and Licensure Information
Capstone
Career Goals
I have many career goals in mind for when I graduate. After I graduate, I will continue to
look for jobs as an entry level therapist, within a variety of settings. Hopefully, Ill land one
soon. As for the next year, I hope to get into a PHD program. I enjoy doing research and I love
the academic route, along with the flexibility of practicing and training students as well. My type
of personality requires me to be involved in many different spheres; otherwise I tend to get
burned out quicker if I focus on only one role in life. As for the next three years, I hope to be
involved in my PHD program and practicing. I would love to have my own research lab, along
with training students and practicing therapy on the side. I believe this would be an acceptable
lifestyle for me and great goals to work up to.
State Licensure
Virginia:
The name of the license in the state is a LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor. The type of
degree required to become a LPC, is masters degree in counseling. Additionally, 60 credit hours
or 90 quarter credit hours of graduate coursework are required to be licensed eligible. 600 hours
of direct and indirect contact hours are required for supervised practicum and internship whilst
getting your masters. For post-degree supervised clock hours, I need 3400, with 2000 being

direct hours. Any hours, excess of 600 obtained in the masters program, can be counted (to a
limited extent) towards supervision. Direct contact hours, are face to face time with clients. A
minimum of 1 hour supervision a week, per 40 hours of work are required, with maximum 4
hours a week supervision per 40 hours of work. LPCs, with graduate school experience in
providing supervision, along with 2 years post-licensure, and who are registered with the
Virginia Counseling board, are eligible to provide supervision.
Professional Disclosure Statement

Waleed Sami
Graduate Intern
Wake Forest University

The Counseling Relationship

Counseling is a shifting, dynamic process that involves the client and counselor in a
myriad of ways. It is ultimately a relationship built on trust, mutual respect, and understanding.
Counseling is NOT advice giving. Im not here to give you advice. Counseling is NOT about
getting you to do what I want. We are here together to find the best solution for you. There is no
agenda on my part. However, there are certain limitations to our relationship that I will discuss
further into this piece.

A bit about myself

Previously, Ive worked in mentorship and staff positions at group-homes for at-risk
youth. After graduation, I worked in a juvenile detention center as a staff and then briefly as a
home incarceration officer. I graduated from Wake Forest University, with my masters in
Counseling, which is fully accredited under CACREP. My internship and practicum experiences
were within an inpatient psychiatric unit, a foster care agency, and within an integrated pediatric
care unit within Saint Marys Hospital in Richmond, VA.

Approach to Counseling
I will be using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and
Motivational Interviewing, as these are evidence based and are important in my opinion to start
off with. I do however have a strong interest in psychodynamic and Jungian theories of
psychology, and Im very sensitive and cognizant of multicultural and gender concerns and
intersectionality.
Confidentiality
The following are Graduate Internship exceptions to your right to confidentiality.

1. Everything you tell me will be held in the highest of confidentiality, however there are certain
legal limits to confidentiality, which I will outline now:

The following are legal exceptions to your right to confidentiality. I would inform you of any
time when I think I will have to put these into effect.

1. If I have good reason to believe that you will harm another person, I must attempt to inform
that person and warn them of your intentions. I must also contact the police and ask them to
protect your intended victim.
2. If I have good reason to believe that you are abusing or neglecting a child or vulnerable adult,
or if you give me information about someone else who is doing this, I must inform Child
Protective Services within 48 hours and Adult Protective Services immediately.
3. If I believe that you are in imminent danger of harming yourself, I may legally break
confidentiality and call the police or the county crisis team. I am not obligated to do this, and
would explore all other options with you before I took this step. If at that point you were
unwilling to take steps to guarantee your safety, I would call the crisis team.
4. If I am ordered to court or subpoenaed to disclose information. Should any of the exceptions
listed above arise in one of our meetings, I will assess the best course of action to take to protect
you, others, and myself. These may include bringing in another counselor or bringing in my
supervisor. These measures are last resorts and will only be carried out after a thorough
assessment and discussion with you, or if there is an emergency or crisis situation. If you ever
have any concerns or questions about your rights and options, please do not hesitate to bring
them to my attention.

Counseling Records
All of our communication, including diagnoses, becomes part of the clinical record, which is
accessible to you upon request (unless doing so would be psychologically harmful). I will keep
confidential anything that you say to me, with the exceptions above. Please note that diagnosis
will become a part of your permanent clinical record, as is done with medical records.

Supervision
Counselors tend to seek supervision on all of our cases to enhance our skills. Your name and
other identifying information will be kept confidential, and you have a right to discuss with me
any concerns you have about this practice.

-Waleed Sami
Samiw14@wfu.edu