Advancing Professional Practice

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Introduction
Professional identity is an individual’s self-concept according to experiences, beliefs,
attitudes, and values. This concept defines how one believes to be in a specific occupation and
the form of communication that exist. There are several definitions that are linked to professional
identity such as; a definition that state that this concept is established according to shared
expertise, others claiming that it originates from work interactions and observations of peers.
Professional identity can be introduced and assisted by a tool that helps in developing a common
sense of attributes among practitioners.
Professional practitioners can be used to simplify different meanings to different
professions. Individuals identified by a job title always sound stronger compared to those with
less clarity in their job titles. The job title is vital especially when changing to personal adviser
from careers adviser. This induces how practitioners perceive themselves. For practitioners, job
title is vital to define the job they do. It has an important role since it gives support to
practitioners to clarify their specifications.
Issues related to professionals in human service organizations
Fear of risk
This issue is associated with the fear of the consequences of engaging in a wrong
decision. In most instances, counselors and priests are highly valued individuals in the modern
world. They are always perceived to leave aside their personal ambitions and the need to be
married and have children but roll up their sleeves for the church work. Such state puts registered
counselors and priest to always stay in a formal role. This has remained a challenge since most of