Observation Of Counseling

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Introduction
For the purposes of this assignment I chose to observe and interview Counselor “A” Counseling course 1 “academic skill building course”. Counselor “A” is the director of the Outreach Department at Golden West College and Academic Counselor. She teaches a Counseling course 1 in conjunction with the FYE (First-Year Experience) program, which is a Golden West College program that assists first year college student’s transition easier into college. The Counseling course 1 assists student’s transition into college by providing them a counselor that works closely with them in developing necessary academic skills and each course is paired with a “Success Coach” which serves to further assist students in and out of the classroom via the college’s First Year Experience facility (FYEF). I observed her course on Tuesday November 1st, after class I interviewed Counselor “A” in her office.
Course Topics
The course topics that I observed were developing comprehensive listening skills and note taking. Counselor “A” starts her course by updating students on the current status of the class and begins to hand them a daily quiz. Afterwards, she goes into discussing the current topics, constant movement, projecting voice, positive enforcement with sweets, makes the topics relevant to the student by bringing them back to their current
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2014). The syllabus includes a variety if assignments and assessments that take in account students’ diverse backgrounds and promote critical thinking (Center for Urban Education. 2014). For example, assignments and assessments that build on students’ prior knowledge and experiences, validate students’ different strengths, validate students’ diverse background, asks students to question and challenge their own beliefs and

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