School counselor

America is losing its competitive edge in math education; we are now the 32nd nation in the world in terms of math education. Only 40% of children in the fourth grade are even considered proficient in this area of study; only 35% of 8th graders are considered proficient or above proficient. Not only are science, technology, engineering, and math teachers scarce, but out of the ones that are practicing, few have the resources to inspire students to pursue the STEM field, or even apply the…

some of the challenges present when working with clients who are in various stages of change with regard to career development and substance abuse. Using the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), I will present a hypothetical conversation between a career counselor and a patient dealing with drug addiction. The four principles of Motivational Interviewing will be represented in the clinical dialogue. Transtheoretical Model The Transtheorectical Model was first introduced by Prochaska and DiClemente…

Holmes Junior High (School Counseling) Internship General Overview: This week, I was able to meet with several different professionals within the Cedar Falls Community School District. I witnessed their responses to working with parents, students, and their colleagues. I have expanded on these experiences and more below. Tuesday: • Sat in on a collaborative meeting regarding a student with a 504 plan. My supervisor and I traveled to Hansen Elementary School to talk to a sixth-grade teacher and…

Process There are many different reasons that students apply to certain schools. Some students have lofty academic goals such as attending Harvard, Stanford or Princeton. Some students want to go to sport powerhouses such as Alabama, LSU or Texas. Some students want to stay close to home and choose to attend satellite schools or commuter campuses. Some students take into account financial burden and choose to attend technical schools or community colleges to help cut the cost of education. One…

obstacles in the lives of youth who come from low income communities so that they can find their individual educational sparks and create their own positive life journeys. C/ is comprised of three initiatives focused on specific high-risk populations, including: foster youth, youth at risk of drop out, and formerly incarcerated youth. Our reentry program, C/HOPE is a two-phase program comprised of an in camp and a community component. We operate on the belief that reentry begins the day a…

society. I began to think how these clubs have molded me into who I am now. They changed me into an open, accepting, outgoing person, and helped me with deciding to become a teacher and soon a counselor. I’ve excelled in school since I can remember. At first I just knew that I needed to make good grades in school. I didn’t really think of my career until my junior year. I saw how much my floral design teacher impacted her students and I knew that’s what I wanted to do. I wanted to make a…

“Your never too old to earn a college degree”, its sounds cliché but not for me since I started school later in my life. Being born and raised in a latin family household with nine brothers and sisters, my parents only focused me to work to help support our family financial needs. Eventually throughout my life ,I got married, had children, therefore I had to work , work and work. I never had time for myself finally as my children became older and left for college, I took some time off of work…

acknowledge my former school guidance counselor, Mrs. L. As a side note, I would like to refer to my teacher as simply Mrs. L for personal and respectful reasonings. In further paragraphs, I will state my reasonings and stories behind why I believe she should receive this award. Firstly, I should address how I first came into contact with Mrs. L. My first time having her as a school guidance counselor started in kindergarten when I first started going to elementary school. I had her…

Last Friday when I went to pick up my 11-year old from school I noticed that he was upset, when he got in the car he just started crying. One of his classmates, a 12-year old boy had committed suicide because he was being bullied by an eighth grader and he couldn’t handle it anymore. My son was very upset, he couldn’t believe that his classmate had done that and he kept asking why nobody helped him. I told him that maybe he didn’t talk to anybody that he kept everything to himself. I had a long…

the school district of Forest Lakes. The majority of the population was white and had a middle class SES. Therefore, I did not face many challenges during my practicum site this semester in regards to diversity. One thing that I had noticed as December was approaching was that the school seemed to use the word Christmas more than I expected. Each Friday the school has holiday wear day. Though, they refer to the day as Holiday and not Christmas, the teachers, the administration, and the school…