Mental health counselor

goals in a multitude of ways. I don 't just want to be a school counselor, I want to become a professional that has the knowledge, training, and mindset to positively effect the lives of children and young adults. Suny Brockport offers a learning community that is not only supportive, but is also challenging so that I am able to learn more about myself and work towards the ultimate goal of becoming a competent and ethical school counselor. There are many challenges that I will need to overcome,…

Serve or Pass Initially, I thought I had misheard him. Apparently, the big fat D I received in gym class the year before had consequences. It was the start of my senior year of high school. My high school guidance counselor had informed me that I needed to take two gym classes. I could risk not graduating if I didn’t get satisfactory scores in both classes. Remembering what brought me to such a low grade, I was nauseated when I left his office. “Just hit the ball!” A few people yelled, some…

prevalent as it is today and the dynamic of work has also changed. In todays world, work would be considered to have more collaboration, technology dependent, and would be considered more time pressured. Working in higher education or as a career counselor it is critical to be able to work with a variety of different individuals (age ranges, educational background, skill development, socio-economic status).…

Introduction I had the pleasure to interview Mr. Daryl Hills. Mr. Daryl Hills was a long-term substitute counselor at Cone Elementary, during my first four months working there. I worked at Cone Elementary as a Tutor for AmeriCorps through Black Child Development Institute of Greensboro. He was one of the first employees I met Cone Elementary, when he discovered I was a graduate student at North Carolina A&T State University our interactions became more frequent. He was excited to know…

Written Assignment 2: Challenging Student Beliefs Discussing Values I currently work with high school students and topics regarding personal values come up quite frequently. My students like to know about college, of course, but sometimes questions of politics or other related, touchy subjects arise. Generally, if students ask my opinion on something that could be considered a disagreeable topic, I will tell them how I feel. With that being said, however, I always make sure to let my students…

needed to be done, talk about how she is doing and also touch on her home life. What I saw happening was a direct representation of what Cormier, Nurius, and Osborn (2013) describe as “a sort of therapeutic collaboration and partnership in which counselor and client pull together in a joint venture…” (p.96). Essentially, the relationship between Natalie and her client allowed them to work efficiently through the student’s goals and also allowed them to build rapport by sharing personal…

years have you been a counselor? All together I spent 14 years as a counselor. I spent 9 years at Lane Tech High School in Illinois and 5 years at Iowa City. 2. Where did you get your education and what was it in? I received my B.A from the University of iowa in Psychology and received a M.A in School counseling from Arizona state. 3. Do you participate, coach, or manage any extra curricular activities? I was a Baseball coach 5 years at Lane tech while being a School Counselor however,…

needs of Career and Occupational Guidance Counselors in businesses and corporations are greatly increasing. In a rapidly growing and vastly changing world, the needs of people and industry must be flexible and both must be prepared for the changing needs of the workforce. Consequently, these needs have opened doors and opportunities for professional guidance counselors to enter the business and corporation industry provided that, guidance and career counselors are prepared for the workforce of…

Throughout my seven years as a School Counselor in the district I have developed several programs and maintained others. One program that I have taken on more of a leadership role in is the SRBI / PBIS team at Westside Middle School Academy. The SRBI / PBIS team and I meet weekly to discuss where we are and where we need to be. We utilize data to keep us informed of our current practices and reflect on what needs to be changed. We are constantly coming up with different ways to educate teachers…

This paper will consist of a compilation of issues and solution regarding ethical issues within group counseling or group setting. This paper will explore the different ethical matters that can arise during a group session. This research paper will address the leader’s role in ethics when it comes to leading any group session(s). This paper will also offer to the leader some solution(s) on how a group leader should handle situations in the midst of conflict. Throughout this paper the reader will…