School counselor

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,…

Equal Opportunity for Low-Income Students Equality - what does it truly mean? To most people, the thought of social equality raises questions mainly dealing with race and gender. For instance, a popular issue today is the wage gap; a statistical estimation that states a woman is paid 79 percent of what a man is paid for performing the same job with the same credentials (aauw). A matter like this can certainly be solved to a certain extent by policy with enough reinforcement and push; however,…

taken away from this course is to stop feeding into my fears and just asks the questions. Taking the risk to ask the families whose children have special needs will open the pathway to many opportunities: bridging the families relationship with the school, creating an open dialog between both parties, and knowing what resources the families or students may need. This semester I came to realize that my upbringings will affect how I work with students and their families, if I don’t make a change…

high school senior, I had to make my first adult-like decision. While in high school, I struggled with deciding where I would attend undergraduate university. I contemplated many things when decided which university I would attend. The choices I had to make included wanting to attend the same university as my friends or attend a local university. When considering the reputation of the university, is it better to attend a school on its social reputation or academic reputation. My high school…

Field Interviews: Ninth-Grade Counselor and College Adviser Background For this paper, I decided to focus my attention on one population that I am potentially interested in working with, which are high school students. The first person I interviewed was a ninth-grade counselor at Alain Leroy Locke College Prepartory Academy. The second person I interviewed was a College Adviser, placed through USC, at Diego Rivera Learning Complex. While the first interview was conducted on site at Locke, the…

Representative and know about the diligence and passion he/we have for Joe Rodriguez to continue to be active in sports his last year of school, to build those bonds that will last a lifetime with his fellow classmates through which only sports can bring and of course, cherish those life lessons/experiences that sports bring to young people. Sir, if you were an athlete in high school I know you can relate to this and know how valuable this can be to any student. We strongly feel Joe Rodriguez…

processes of adolescents. Fortunately, there are outlets that can intervene, and help students to overcome things like this that are often present in middle schools, including: team building exercises, guidance counselors, parent involvement, appropriate relationships, and positive usage of social media. In order to maintain a harmonious middle school, students must feel safe and secure. Arianna has several obstacles to overcome but through collaboration and zero tolerance of bullying, she can…

As our society changes, counselors will find themselves increasingly called upon to assist individuals in crisis. These services could occur in a variety of locations ranging from private practice settings to major incidents and disasters, such as terrorist attacks, school shootings, hurricanes, and earthquakes. Consequently, counselors will find themselves facing legal and ethical dilemmas, as well as engaging in roles outside of the traditional counseling setting. In order to provide an…

institutions application and replaced it with the Common Application. The Common Application is used by colleges to ease the stress from applying to numerous schools through separate applications, paying multiple application fees, and submitting the same essay. The Common Application is a one stop shop to send the same application information to all schools listed by the student. This method is supposed to eliminate headache. The following paper will go into detail about the Common Application,…

Adolescence Jr. High for Quincey was initially a pleasant experience. He took well to the cochlear implants, he could for the first time in his life hear his mother say, “I love you,” and hear his father tell him, “I am proud of you son.” That meant the world to him. Studies have shown that some of the drawbacks can be excessive background noise in crowded settings (Wheeler, Archbold, Gregory, & Skipp, 2007). This was an issue for Quincey and something that took time to get used to. He also…