I took a wide-array of coursework during graduate school such as: Child & Adolescent Development, Career Counseling, Group Counseling and Substance Misuse and Addictions in Schools, among others.

I applied theories and content to various projects. Below are samples and/ or descriptions of my work demonstrating my academic growth throughout the program.

Academic Growth: Resources and Tips

CAREER PROGRAM PRESENTATION

I devised a program presentation with suggested improvements as a part of my career counseling course. These improvements encouraged individuals to view career counseling as life development which is a series of chance events which may impact a student's life in a positive or negative way. The goal of this activity is driven by the ASCA Standard for Students:
C:C1.6 Understand the importance of equity and access in career
choice.

Career Presentation Zoom

WORRY JAR/BOX

This tool allows students to cope with feelings such as: anger, anxiety or any overwhelming feeling. The student writes their "worry" on a slip of paper and puts it in the worry container. The goal of the activity is driven by ASCA National Standard for Students: PS:C1.10 Learn techniques for managing stress and conflict.

THE PREMACK PRINCIPLE

In my child and adolescent counseling course, I created a presentation fueled by the Premack Principle, which centers on the idea that low probability behaviors (e.g. finishing schoolwork will be increased if they are followed by high probability behaviors (e.g. recess time).

Presentation Link

COLLABORATIVE PROJECT

The standards of the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programming (CACREP), are practiced within all of my graduate coursework. Within my substance misuse and addictions course, the CACREP standard for school counselors, "C1 - knows the theories and processes of effective counseling and wellness programs for individual students and groups of students" is one which we acquired through a collaborative group project. This project examined a research intervention, goals and objectives, target group and its effectiveness.

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GROUP PORTFOLIO

In my group counseling course, we were tasked with creating a portfolio about a potential group we would implement in the k-12 setting. This project reinforces the CACREP standard in section 5: G3f, students will practice and plan techniques for personal/social counseling in school settings.

Group Purpose and Rationale