Reflection On School Counseling

We make decisions early in our lives that have a massive impact on our future. It has always been a passion of mine to touch the lives of the youth in a great and positive manner. What better way to live out this passion than being an advocate for the generation to come. It is my goal, to inspire and aide a generation of students in achieving their goals. I believe that School Counseling will give me the opportunity to do so. My personal and work experiences influenced my motivation to become a School Counselor. Through my years of experience I have overcame many challenging obstacles but they all worked together in the end for the better. In example, the first university that I attended after high school was Valdosta State University. When I attended VSU, my approach of learning was extremely nonchalant. After some life struggles I decided to relocate to Atlanta. Upon moving, I made a promise to myself that I had to finish what I stated back in Valdosta. My outlook on learning had become more meaningful. I enrolled in Atlanta Technical College and this is where my hungry for an over average GPA began. Once I began this journey, deciding to focus in Early Childhood and Education, like any other college student, I faced difficulties adjusting myself to university’s requirements. Eventually I became more confident and showed much more interest in the change. I worked harder, and received high grades, which boosted my ambition to perform better. In my last quarter at Atlanta

During my observation at the preschool here at Harper, I looked around and realized a lot of similarities and differences it has; compared to other daycare and preschool centers. The age of children in the room I observed was ages 3-5 with one lead teacher, and depending on the ratio of how many kids showed up on that day, about three or four helping teachers. The program was set up to a very open, happy and overwhelming setting. Every furniture and object in the room had a sign saying what it was, and then underneath the typed out word was the children’s way of writing what the object was. For example, a book shelf was in the corner of the room; on the book shelf was the word printed out “Book

It takes a special person to become a school counselor and in doing so it is important to take those life skills, knowledge, dispositions, and background experiences to help along the way. In the counseling field there are some guidelines and theories that will help, but nothing that prepares you for what may happen at any moment or any time during the day. It is clear that life definitely throws some unexpected curve balls and that is the same for situations in the field of school counseling. You never know what situation you will run into and in order to dodge those curve balls it is those life experiences that often time influence the direction in which we take both personally and professionally. It is important to compile all the knowledge and experiences that we have gained throughout life and apply them in a way that will help others to be successful. It is key to reflect on the past and those skills that I have that will lead me to become an effective professional school counselors.

The Comprehensive School Counseling Program Notebook which follows the ASCA National Model third edition was created in School Counseling Programs. This notebook is divided into four components as directed by the comprehensive school counseling program: foundation, delivery, management, and accountability. The Foundation section includes my core beliefs, my vision, my mission, rationale, description, and goals of the program at Mountain Home Junior School. Delivery, Management, and Accountability (AR 1.2).

In schools all over the world today, School Counselors are crucial to assisting students, parents, school administrations, and the community. I believe that creating an effective counseling program that supports the counselors’ role in education will foster a close interaction between students and counselor to achieve success in their personal/social lives, academic achievements, and college readiness careers.

This paper identifies the three major counseling theories that have been the most influential in the development of my ideas on counseling. The major points of Person-Centered Therapy, Adlerian Therapy, and Behavioral Therapy are looked at in brief. Each theory is then shown how a school counselor can apply them into their work with students. While one theory does not work for every situation in the school setting, each theory brings something beneficial to the school counselor.

If you’re unsure whether a summer enrichment program is right for your child, here’s are three ways these programs actually prove their value:

Each week, I would help create a new lesson plan for the toddlers. The lead teacher and I would incorporate

If one ever wanted to become a daycare teacher or aide, this essay will be beneficial. Not every day is sunshine and rainbows. Actually, hardly any days are sunshine and rainbows. I’m going to classify the worst type of daycare kids. After reading this paper, others should understand how to handle these kids, or how to avoid them.

Summer Camp teachers reported that students were focused and responded well to the provided instruction. They were excited to see students have the opportunity to participate in an instructional structure that replicated the Kindergarten classrooms they would enter in the fall. Parents reported that their children were happy to attend the camp and did more reading and writing in their homes during the camp.

Ninth grade is a transitional year for students during their high school matriculation. The objective of this study is to determine the effects of counseling services embedded during the school day among 9th grade students who have problematic behaviors. The hypothesis is that over the duration of one school year, students who are taught life skills and coping strategies will result in behavior modification changes. This study is quantitative and categorized as Comparative Experimental Research.

As a future school counselor, I can reflect that these past eight weeks, I have a full understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a school counselor in a traditional high school. Practicum 2 has been learning experiences that I will remember as I start my new profession. I believe that being exposed and actively involved with a group of school counselors brought a wide range of knowledge that I plan to utilize in the future. As a continuum from my Practicum 1, the following CACREP standards are mentioned below.

In schools all over the world today, School Counselors are crucial to assisting students, parents, school administrations, and the community. I believe that creating an effective counseling program that supports the counselors’ role in education will foster a close interaction between students and counselor to achieve success in their personal/social lives, academic achievements, and college readiness careers.

As part of my course of study at The University of the Cumberlands pursuing a master’s degree in school counseling, it is required that I complete the course titled Group Counseling in Public Schools. One of the required assignments for this course is a reaction paper to several hours spent observing a group therapy session. The only group therapy sessions I could find in my community, were classes in grief and bereavement. I contacted the leader of this group only to find out that this class had been canceled for the time frame of interest. There are no types of group therapy offered at the schools in the district where I teach. The remaining choice is to attend Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings. I attended five meetings of Narcotics Anonymous or Alcoholics Anonymous.

For a moment there was a sense of success that lingered at the hopeful look that gazed upon carefully held pastries, yet when the expression he carefully monitored morphed into outright sadness the sensation quickly faltered. Feeling his natural smile waning due to his failure to understand, Malik attempted to remain optimistic about the outcome for both of their sakes. Before he could begin to speak tiny fingers gestured towards the cherry filled treat with enthusiasm, and a few hand signals were what followed, though those too went far passed his level of understanding. Stuck at an impasse of what exactly to do next tensing fingers tightened around the plates entrusted to them, and lines of mounting frustration with himself began to