School Counselor and LGPC
COURSES
Trauma-Informed Resilient Schools teaches school professionals how to create trauma-informed schools and classrooms. The training focuses on resilience, exploring the core values and beliefs of educators and places an emphasis on understanding how trauma impacts children and their school experience. Lastly, proactive strategies such as fostering connections, prioritizing social and emotional skills, establishing safety, and promoting play are presented.
STARR Commonwealth : Trauma-Informed Resilient Schools
May 2020
GRADUATE COURSEWORK
PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION
Fall 2017
An overview of school counseling practices, ethics, credentials, and current issues
COUNSELING THEORIES AND PRACTICE
Fall 2017
Discussion of several counseling theories including the following: Psychodynamic, Individual, CBT, Person-Centered, and Solutions-Focused
COUNSELING SKILLS
Fall 2017
Application of counseling skills on volunteer clients. I have conducted eight 50-minute sessions with three clients
LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
Fall 2017
An examination of the development of individuals over the lifespan. A focus on the theories of Erikson, Bronfenbrenner, and Piaget
FAMILY AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS
Winter 2018
Principles and methods useful for understanding the role of family support systems in counseling. This course included a day-long lab to practice applying theories
MULTICULTURAL ISSUES IN COUNSELING
Spring 2018
Topics related to providing counseling, academic support, and career development for minority students and the role and influence of privilege.
GROUP COUNSELING IN SCHOOLS
Spring 2018
Issues, techniques, and applications of group counseling in schools
PROFESSIONAL ISSUES: ETHICS AND STANDARDS
Spring 2018
Examination of ethical topics including relationships, conflicts, and research
SCHOOL CONSULTATION
Summer 2018
A solutions-based approach to conducting consultations within schools
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Summer 2018
Research and theory related to career and educational decisions; programs of related information and other activities in career decision
APPRAISAL
Fall 2018
Collection and interpretation of appraisal data, synthesis of data through case study procedures
RESEARCH METHODS
Fall 2018
An exploration of basic and applied research, program evaluation, and associated measurement and evaluation skills for school counselors
SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL COUNSELORS
Winter 2019
An understanding of the needs of students with disabilities and the school-based services that they receive. A focus on the school counselor's role in identifying and supporting children who have disabilities
COUNSELING THE CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT
Spring 2019
An overview of chemical dependency and its effects on the individual's personal, social, and work functions. Counseling procedures for persons with drug and alcohol problems.
CAPSTONE COURSE: PROGRAM PLANNING
Spring 2019
Capstone course focused on application of the ASCA National Model when designing a counseling program. Planning, implementing, and evaluating a systemic, data-driven school counseling program.
ADVANCED PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
Fall 2020
An in-depth examination of current theory and research associated with major psychological disorders and with diagnosis. The major disorders are explored, including substance abuse and psychotic, mood, personality, somatoform, anxiety, mood, dissociative, and eating disorders.
SOCIAL CHANGE IN ACTION: PREVENTION, CONSULTATION, AND ADVOCACY
Summer 2021
In this course, students prepare for their roles as counselors in areas of prevention, intervention, and consultation with specific populations in different settings. Using an action-research model, students develop a blueprint for a project to address a contemporary mental health issue through the context of prevention, intervention, or consultation.