Now I expect you to move on to a professional role. This will require me to demonstrate initiative and a desire for knowledge and new experiences that I cannot obtain in the school environment. This professional role will also place particular emphasis on organizational and time management skills. It will be critical to use my time wisely to get the most out of field positioning (Danowski, 2012). The Importance of Open-Ended Questions The importance of open-ended questions with someone who cannot express their needs is critical to being a good professional. It's much easier to ask open-ended questions of your classmates in class than when you have a client in front of you. Someone who doesn't know how to express their needs often needs to be coached to understand what they might need. As stated by Danokowski (2012), “You have to feed them today so you can teach them to fish tomorrow and fend for themselves for most of their lives” (p.51) Getting comfortable with you