School counselor

accordance to school with NCLB and state standards. The assessment gauges what needs to be worked on and how must to focus passing the standards each year. The schools and districts…

Reflection Paper 1. Leads: I never could have thought that I can ever obtain tools that can help me somewhat control and direct conversations. Learning about leads was very interesting and very useful and I found myself using it with my 12 year old tutee whom was having a “making a new friend” problem. My tutee Fatima really admires this girl called Abir whom she thinks would be a wonderful friend. And you can tell by the way Fatima describes Abir that she’s really fond of her. But, Fatima was…

High- Risk Factors This case discusses the ethical and legal dilemmas facing counselors who work with minors in the school system. From an ethical perspective, minors should be able to expect confidentiality; however, parents and guardians have certain legal rights that limit the rights of minors. The author uses an assumed case to address these concerns and offers intervention strategies used for empowering minor clients in counseling Blaise has disclosed during his session that he…

supposed to do once she left high school. America is widely known for being a “dreamland” , where everything is bigger and better but it is not the case.The children spend most of their time around their teachers and begin to have relationships with them each year. The time that these students have is very limited before they are thrown into the life of the workforce therefore the teacher is an important…

stories about different advocates in the community, but had never really advocated for anyone or anything myself. That was until I met Ian, a 19 year old boy that was attending the summer camp I was working at. Ian was the camper that the other counselors did not…

My introduction to advocacy occurred during graduate school. During this time I served two years as the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) Emerging Scholars contact for Neumann University. Initially, I attended the regional conferences to network and have new learnings. Again, I did not plan to be a leader in the organization, then I realized Neumann did not have a representative to assist the Regional Emerging Scholars Representative, so I volunteered. Staying true to…

transfer from Temple University was a hard and heartbreaking decision, but I felt it had to be done. The sense of community and the support on campus was positive and I’d love to see that in the school I attend in the fall. I admire how close-knit Temple is despite its size. However, the size of the school has been an issue in the aspect of the university's overall organization. There was no entrance exam for Mandarin Chinese, and when I tried to be placed into a higher Mandarin class I was told…

of education counselors, instructors, and professional faculty are prone to serve and assist a diverse student population. Therefore, it is in the best of interest for the student for professionals to be aware of their biases, privileges, and prejudices that can hinder a genuine and authentic relationship with the student. Also recognizing that certain groups have more power and privilege than others. And having awareness of your biases, privileges, prejudices, and power as a counselor can…

INTRODUCTION What is achievement motivation? Motivation is the fundamental drive in all of us to pursue various activities and interests. Achievement motivation is the requirement needed to progress in academics and other activities that help in gaining knowledge, skills, information and above all perfection in whatever one does. It can be a self-driven process and/or can be influenced by various other external factors. Achievement Motivation is a person’s orientation to strive for task success…

as a summer camp. While there are endless options one could compare schooling too, a summer camp accurately portrays this. A summer camp contains many similarities to a school, for example, there is a “curriculum” for the camp, the campers learn informally and formally, and the socialization amongst them is related to a school environment. We will further examine the specifics as to how schooling is like a summer camp. Similar…