Marjorie Benton

Your personal philosophy of school counseling

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Resources

American School Counselor Association (2019). The ASCA national model: A framework for school counseling programs (4th ed.). Alexandria, VA: American School Counselor Association

  • “Manage”
  • “School Counselor Competency”

Note: While school counselors in most states apply the American School Counselor Association’s National Model to their practice, some states may implement their own models. Please make sure to review your state department of education’s website for more information on specific models which your state may require.

Cholewa, B., Goodman-Scott, E., Thomas, A., & Cook, J. M. (2018). Teachers’ perceptions and experiences consulting with school counselors: A qualitative study. Professional School Counseling, 20(1), 77–88.

Hartline, J., & Cobia, D. C. (2018). School counselors: Closing achievement GAPS and writing results reports. Professional School Counseling, 16(1), 71–79.

Salina, C., Girtz, S., Eppinga, J., Martinez, D., Kilian, D. B., Lozano, E., Martinez, A. P., Crowe, D., De La Barrera, M., Mendez, M. M., & Shines, T. (2013). All hands on deck: A comprehensive, results-driven counseling model. Professional School Counseling, 17(1), 63–75.

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In the future, I would develop a counseling program with academic, personal, and career-development objectives. Each objective would have one standard as a guiding path and various desired competencies the student will acquire. The standard for the academic objective would be to improve student’s knowledge and skills that contribute to success in all units. Competencies desired would include improvement in student’s attitudes to become active learners and acquire attitudes of self-concept and responsibility to succeed.  The standard for the personal objective would be to provide students with efficient preparation for internships and employment positions. Competencies would include improved self-acceptance, positive interpersonal skills, listening, and communication skills. Finally, the standard for the career development objective would be to enable students to acquire knowledge to persevere in the work environment and make decisions to advance their careers.
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Your personal philosophy of school counseling

Marjorie Benton

Euphoric Recall

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Type a paragraph to answer the question. Describe what “euphoric recall” is. What would it mean to individuals who are trying to stop using alcohol/drugs and how would they be able to work with that as counselors.

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As counselors, they can remain aware of euphoria recall and develop strategies that can help recovering addicts overcome. They can guide others in noting down the cons of living a life of addiction, such as loss of jobs, poor social relationships. Remembering these negative things will help them keep a reliable memory of their past. As counselors, they can also take up the role of sponsors for recovering addicts. Sponsors are vital in talking their protégés out of temptation and euphoric recall when it does occur, thus keeping them accountable (Afkar, Rezvani & Sigaroudi, 2017). In conclusion,

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Euphoric Recall

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Child/adolescent’s developmental

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Interview Requirements:

Each student will select a child or adolescent to interview (not your own child or a family member). The interview should last approximately 30 minutes for young children and approximately an hour for adolescents. Consider the child/adolescent’s developmental level and life experiences from a multicultural perspective to frame interactions.

Suggestions for interviewing children under 9 years old:

Begin with explaining a bit about the assignment at an appropriate developmental level to obtain assent from the child. In the beginning, focus on building rapport with the child by asking about or commenting on how the child is doing or how he/she appears (i.e. – happy, sad, nervous, wearing red shoes, etc.). Questions to consider during the interview could be related to family, school, or the child interests (e.g. – what he/she likes to play; who he/she likes to play with; where he/she likes to play, etc.). You will also want to consider offering an activity to engage with the child (e.g. – playdoh, art activity, game, etc.).

Suggestions for interviewing children over 9 years old:

You should begin by explaining the interview process, sharing a bit about yourself, and obtaining assent, and then move into questioning. Some suggested questions include:

  1. What is a typical day in your life (at school, at home, with family & friends)?
  2. What is it like to be your age?
  3. What do you think most adults do not know about people your age?
  4. What do you hope your life will be like in 10 years?
  5. What kind of career do you want to have?
  6. Where would you like to go in life?
  7. What are your hopes for the future?

NOTE: The purpose of the interview is to gain experience speaking to and working with a child or adolescent. Keep in mind that this is an interview, not a counseling session. Do not intentionally elicit information that you are not yet trained or properly supervised to address (i.e., asking about drug use or other risky behaviors).

 

Written Requirements:

Write about your interview in a reflective paper. The paper should be least 7 pages in length (not including the cover page and references) and must follow APA guidelines. At least 4 academic sources must be used to support your discussion. Academic sources include journal articles and text books, not websites or Wikipedia.

Your paper should include the following sections:

  • Section I – Summary:
    A thorough summary of the interview (not a verbatim transcript), which includes questions you asked and any activities you engaged in together.
  • What did you learn about interviewing a child/adolescent?
  • What was more difficult than you expected?
  • What was easier than you expected?
  • What was it like being in that role?
  • How did you build rapport? How did you know rapport was being built?
  • What cultural differences or shared experiences did you observe? How did that impact your interaction, if at all?
  • What was salient for the child or adolescent from a developmental perspective? Reference at least one academic source to support your observations and discussion related to development.
  • Section III – Theory, interventions, and/or recommendations:
    A discussion that incorporates counseling theory, interventions, and/or recommendations which would be developmentally and culturally appropriate for the age of the child/adolescent you interviewed. Consider any exceptional abilities of the child/adolescent. Reference at least two academic sources for your discussion of theory, interventions, and/or recommendations.

SOURCE TO BE USED:

 

Smith-Adcock, S., & Tucker, C. (2017). Counseling Children and Adolescents. SAGE Publications. Chapters 10, 11, 12, 13, & 14.

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From the interview, I have learned that children are not sophisticated during interviews. The child interviewed was willing to talk, and I had little trouble in making her talk. The interview went on smoothly, which could be because her elder siblings are my friends, or it could be that she is a talkative person. The question that seemed difficult for Mary is what adults do not understand about children her age. When I asked her this question, she first looked away before answering it. She took her time to answer the question, and when I was about to ask the next question, she answered it while hesitating. The question that was easier than I had anticipated was on her future career. Mary seemed to understand what is required to be an engineer, and that was good. She seems to have had her whole life mapped out in a specific order, and she did not struggle to answer the question. From the interview, it seems that her parents and elder brother have had an impact on her career aspirations since she said that she hopes to be in the university in ten years, just like her brother and that her father influenced her career choice by encouraging her to work hard on sciences and mathematics.

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Child adolescent’s developmental

Marjorie Benton

Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies

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Culture, Diversity and Legal/Ethical consideration are required. You are encouraged to use outside cultural resources to enhance your understanding.

Discuss your understanding of the four domains of the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC) that are critical to the development of multicultural and social justice competence

Assignment Outcome

Explore group leadership styles and approaches.& Discuss strategies in working with diverse populations.

Requirements:

This assignment MUST be typed, double-spaced, in APA style, 7th edition, and must be written at graduate level English. You must integrate your understanding of the material presented in the text. You may also use outside sources to enhance the text material, but not replace the text. Cite your work according to APA format.

Culture, Diversity and Legal/Ethical consideration are required. You are encouraged to use outside cultural resources to enhance your understanding.

Citing and Referencing the course textbook.

Please see the file on how to cite and reference the course text located under Resources.

Capuzzi, D & Stauffer, M.D.   (2019).   Foundations of Group Counseling.   (1st ed).   New York, NY   Pearson.     ISBN-9780134844800

(2013).   DSM-5 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.  (5th edition).   Arlington, VA   American Psychiatric Association.    ISBN 978-0-89042-555-8

American Psychological Association (2020).   Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.   (7th ed.).

Respond to each question in approx. 1-page per question

Total assignment should be of 6-8 pages plus a title and reference page.

Please do not rely on the text for examples; use your own, original examples liberally throughout your essays to demonstrate your understanding.

  1. Discuss your understanding of why group leaders welcome group conflict and why conflict can be helpful to the growth of the group members.
  2. Explain what it means when a group leader draws out group members. Provide and explain at least two techniques that you, as a group leader, might use to do this.
  3. Describe and illustrate the differences between a leader directed leadership style and a group directed leadership style, providing an original example that illustrates both leadership styles.
  4. There are several techniques which are commonly used in cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution focused therapy and transactional analysis models of group therapy. Illustrate how you might use a technique from each of the 3 models.
  5. When confidentiality becomes compromised in a group setting, group leaders should engage in self-reflection related to their process around group confidentiality. In the process of self-reflection, group leaders should ask themselves a series of questions. As a group leader, what self-reflection questions might you ask yourself regarding confidentiality in group process?
  6. Discuss your understanding of the four domains of the Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC) that are critical to the development of multicultural and social justice competence

Assignment Outcomes

Explore group leadership styles and approaches.

Discuss strategies in working with diverse populations.

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Group Leader Drawing out Group Members

Group leaders perform various leadership functions within a group setting. One such function encompasses drawing out individual group members. In this context, drawing out-group members entails asking for more information from members or even encouraging them to take part in the discussions taking place by offering their input or perspectives of the matter at hand (Amaral et al., 2017). By doing this, group leaders encourage members to not only invest and insert themselves within the group but also to recognize personal thoughts and feelings. Once this happens, the intragroup connection will be enhanced courtesy of the subsisting self-disclosure and active participation in group activities.

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Marjorie Benton

College counseling

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Hi so this is the second part of the previous paper we did last time which is also about college counseling. You should conduct an interview with a counselor and we use the theories and things we talked about in paper one. You can find a person or see how you will do it and then I will just write the name of another counselor. Please pay attention to typos because I got points deducted bc of that last time.

In this phase, you will conduct or join an interview with a professional who is already working (or have recently worked) in the field you are hoping to enter.

Part 1. Reach out to one professional in the field who is working in your preferred career direction and schedule an interview about their work. If you have difficulty identifying a contact, please join one of the interviews arranged by the course instructors.

Part 2. Prepare for the interview with a set of approximately 5 questions that helps you understand their profession. Some of your questions may include:

  • Do you work from a theoretical orientation? If so, what?
  • What have you learned about your theoretical orientation since you started working? Has it shifted?
  • What do you enjoy the most about your work? The least?
  • What are some of the practical, social, emotional skills you find the most valuable in your work?
  • What relational skills are important in your work?
  • What does your working day look like?
  • What are some of the most challenging situations you have come across?

Part 3. Conduct or join the interview.

Chapter 2: (4-6 pages) Write up the results of the interview as well as reflections on learnings and insights. The paper should describe how you will apply what you have learned.

Module 2 Grading Rubric

  • Content: You conducted or joined one interview with professionals in your desired career field.
  • Connections: You clearly connected the responses to the interview to your personal reflections about your career goals.
  • Writing: Paragraphs and sentences are logical units of thought and well organized. Statements are clear and easy to understand. Spelling, grammar, and diction are correct.
  • APA style: You used APA style for citations, headings, and subheadings, spacing and writing.

Requirements: 5 pages

So first we picked a career choice now we are supposed to conduct an interview with someone who is in this career and ask them 5 of the listen questions and than do a write up of it and add what we learned and answer the questions she asked regarding what we have learned

I guess you can choose a community college counselor and than I will just change the name since I did not conduct an interview. Please be aware to not choose something online but think of it as it would be your assginment and you would contact a counselor at your school who would answer the questions. Or if this is too hard you can just try to come up with answers yourself.

SO do the interview and think about what the counselor said and what you think about it. (based on the question answers of the interview)But the actual paper would be this below

Chapter 2: (5-6 pages) Write up the results of the interview as well as reflections on learnings and insights. The paper should describe how you will apply what you have learned.

  • Describe some aspects of the interview that stood out to you. What did you learn?
  • What aspects of the interview resonated for you? Why?
  • How will you apply what you have learned in the interview?
  • What makes you a suitable candidate for the career you are hoping to enter? What did the interviewee say that helps you identify that?
  • What additional areas of knowledge or experience do you wish to explore based on what you learned from the interview?
  • What are the implications of these insights on your orientation to your identified field of interest?

Module 2 Grading Rubric

  • Content: You conducted or joined one interview with professionals in your desired career field.
  • Connections: You clearly connected the responses to the interview to your personal reflections about your career goals.
  • Writing: Paragraphs and sentences are logical units of thought and well organized. Statements are clear and easy to understand. Spelling, grammar, and diction are correct.
  • APA style: You used APA style for citations, headings, and subheadings, spacing and writing

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Even though the modernist approach to counseling is quite effective, Mrs. Martinez informed me that having a single theoretical orientation to counseling is not the right approach. This is because, as academic counselors, we will be faced with students dealing with numerous different problems. In line with this, applying one theoretical approach to helping all students will not have the desired effect, and thus, a counselor should be well-versed in multiple theories, and when a situation arises, they can select one of the many approaches they know to help a student. Sitting down and listening to students endlessly talk about their issues and frustrations can be overwhelming for most people.

However, in Mrs. Martinez’s case, she loved doing this since it gave her a chance to make a positive contribution to the development of student’s personal life and future professional life. Even though she loved her job, she encounters numerous challenges trying to help students. Chief amongst them is the value attached to the services she offers.

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Counseling curriculum

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Evaluating and selecting the counseling curriculum to be implemented in a school setting is essential to its success. School counselors must take the time needed to assess the needs of students and make appropriate decisions regarding the curriculum.

In 250-500 words, reflect on and evaluate your clinical site’s counseling curriculum and specifically address the following:

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

Requirements: 500 words

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program’s values, mission, and vision. They also design an action plan, lesson, advisory team, and calendar to help manage the program. The delivering phase entails implementing the designed activities and lesson plans for the students. The final step entails the evaluation of the results based on students’ behaviors and performance to determine the program’s effectiveness.

Based on my experience, the outcome data helped inform the counseling curriculum. There was a need to achieve strategic student behaviors such as positive communication, self-confidence among the learners, and improved academic performance (Japee & Oza, 2021). Therefore, the evaluation process to determine the effectiveness of the implemented interventions focused on identifying what specific positive impacts were evident and could the students explain their knowledge? Based on the critical questions, students’ and teachers’

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Counseling curriculum

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School counselors

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Read the attached article and respond to the two questions below. each question should be 1 page each.

1. Describe four ways school counselors can be leaders at their school site

2. Explain the necessary collaboration between school counselors and other educators on a school site

Requirements: 2 pages

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Effective school leadership is often a hybrid approach, bringing together collaborative and transformative leadership styles. In line with this, when SCs are fulfilling their leadership responsibilities, they should endeavor to collaborate with other educators at their school sites. Collaboration often benefits the school because it helps all stakeholders work towards achieving a common or shared goal (Tang et al., 2021). Furthermore, collaborative leadership will create ownership and build expertise and confidence while supporting the attainment of a school’s vision (Tang et al., 2021). When SCs work with other educators, they create a positive working environment, engagement, and synergy that cannot be found in individual ventures (Tang et al., 2021). Collaborative school leadership has a positive impact on students’ academic success. People often believe that school leadership is a responsibility that should be shouldered solely by a principal or administrator (Tang et al., 2021). As the years passed,

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Counseling and anxiety among teenagers

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Discussion Description: You will be exposed to several concepts associated with the design of a research project and create an outline of a project you would be interested in. You will learn much more about the research topics throughout your graduate program. For this discussion, just do your best!

In your initial discussion post, think about a topic that you would be interested in investigating. Choose a topic that you would be interested in and create a simple research design. The content of the Week 3 videos will help you with this activity. We understand much of this information is very new to many students. Just do your best!

This is a useful tool: What is the relationship between ________ and ________ among ________?

EXAMPLE: What is the relationship between BURNOUT and JOB SATISFACTION among NURSES?

When responding to students this week, contribute to their research design by critically analyzing it and offering your advice.

NOTE: As always for every discussion and assignment, you must properly cite resources in-text and in a “References” list.

My topic: What is the relationship between counseling and anxiety among teenagers?

Requirements: 1 page

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Data will be collected using a pre-test and post-test link. Identification numbers will be issued to each teenager to compare the anxiety scores. The numbers are essential to maintain participant confidentiality. The ID numbers will be selected randomly to avoid any association with participants. They will utilize these ID numbers when filling out the tests. The tests will comprise scales and printed forms that will be filled from the personal electronic devices of the teenagers. Pre-tests data will be collected prior to the first session, while post-test scores will be gathered for 20 days after the last session. The collected information will be checked, but incomplete data from the tests will be excluded from the study. The data analysis process will be executed in two phases. Based on the frequency values of the variables, the data sets from each test will be checked and cleared of missing or inaccurate information.

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Counseling and anxiety among teenagers

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Clinical site’s counseling curriculum

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Evaluating and selecting the counseling curriculum to be implemented in a school setting is essential to its success. School counselors must take the time needed to assess the needs of students and make appropriate decisions regarding the curriculum.

In 250-500 words, reflect on and evaluate your clinical site’s counseling curriculum and specifically address the following:

  • Describe the counseling curriculum at your clinical site, including examples of topics covered.
  • Describe the planning and evaluation processes used by your clinical site supervisor to select or develop a counseling curriculum.
  • Describe the school data that was used to inform the counseling curriculum.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of the counseling curriculum and identify areas of strength or areas that need improvement.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

Requirements: 500 words

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, the evaluation process to determine the effectiveness of the implemented interventions focused on identifying what specific positive impacts were evident and could the students explain their knowledge? Based on the critical questions, students’ and teachers’ surveys illustrated a change in behavior, academic performance, and improved interactions. Also, the students, through feedback forms, acknowledged their understanding of proper self-management, healthy social and communication skills, and the benefit of possessing positive mindsets. Nevertheless, an area needing improvement is integrating more interventions that highlight unique issues students present during the sessions.

In conclusion, I emphasize school counseling as an essential practice in educational institutions since it helps improve students’ behaviors, social relationships, academic performance, and self-confidence. These positive outcomes emerge from counseling programs that the counselors create, aligning with the student’s unique issue once they establish a counseling relationship.

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Clinical site’s counseling curriculum

Marjorie Benton

Effective school leadership

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Read the attached article and respond to the two questions below. each question should be 1 page each.

1. Describe four ways school counselors can be leaders at their school site

2. Explain the necessary collaboration between school counselors and other educators on a school site

Requirements: 2 pages

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Effective school leadership is often a hybrid approach, bringing together collaborative and transformative leadership styles. In line with this, when SCs are fulfilling their leadership responsibilities, they should endeavor to collaborate with other educators at their school sites. Collaboration often benefits the school because it helps all stakeholders work towards achieving a common or shared goal (Tang et al., 2021). Furthermore, collaborative leadership will create ownership and build expertise and confidence while supporting the attainment of a school’s vision (Tang et al., 2021). When SCs work with other educators, they create a positive working environment, engagement, and synergy that cannot be found in individual ventures (Tang et al., 2021). Collaborative school leadership has a positive impact on students’ academic success. People often believe that school leadership is a responsibility that should be shouldered solely by a principal or administrator (Tang et al., 2021). As the years passed, other stakeholders, such as educators and coaches, slowly assumed leadership responsibilities. Despite these transformations, school counselors are rarely perceived as leaders at school sites (Tang et al., 2021).

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