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While taking the Harvard Implicit Bias assessments, I was surprised the outcome. As I began to take them, I began to get interested in taking all of them, just to see what the outcome would be. I chose to do the weight and sexuality assessments. During the assessment I was feeling a bit judgmental, worried about the outcome.
The first assessment I chose to do was the weight assessment, thin vs  fat. The results were that I had a moderate automatic preference to thin people over fat people. I find this to be inaccurate in the sense of not having a preference for either thin nor fat. There is an equal preference between them both in my opinion. I felt I was overthinking the answers while doing the assessment.  The sexuality test results were that I have a moderate preference for straight people over gay people. I find this to be true, more so because I am a straight woman.
All-in-all, I feel these assessments are quiet inaccurate. I don't feel that is a good way to assess leaning more one way rather than the other. These assessments were based on how fast you answer depending on which questions and words. I found myself hitting the wrong one a few times because I was overthinking the entire thing.

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As I was going through the assessment this week, I realized there was a lot more than I feel I need to work on. My biggest struggle in this assessment was B-PF 2. While reading them I felt that my mind went blank and couldn't answer them. My strong suit has never been with legal aspects of things or keeping up with policies. Although I know this is important, I know I need to improve on this.  Another area I could use some improvement on was B-PA 3. Data driven outcomes and goals has also never been my strongest area but I know that I can work on improvement. I'm not a really data driven person, I more like to see the outcome for myself. It's probably a bad to trait to have.

I do feel there were a lot of areas that I did well in. B-SS 3 is where I feel I thrive. Although I am not a data driven person, I feel I am able to use techniques from data to provide small group counseling services for a better outcome. This is something that I use in my work currently and I feel confident in it. Being able to explain the different levels of counseling and impacts is my comfort. Another area I feel I did good in was B-SS 4. This is also something I use in my daily life with work. Making referrals and reaching out to local resources for patients, in this case would be students. And being able to articulate that with family and other staff I find very confident in doing.     

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I believe that each student should have the opportunity for success regardless of upbringing, race, ethnicity, disability, or sexual orientation. I think that each student should have a say in their success goals and have the ability to include their family. Showing the students empathy and respect will be mirrored. With this, I believe that as a school counselor we can be advocates in the form of the role model for the students as we help them towards their goals. Honesty and integrity go lengths when shown to the students, because they will in turn, mimic what they are exposed to. Remembering that each student is different and will have different goals and dreams for their lives. Being the advocate, we are able to create the optimal environment for success. Along with creating equal opportunity.

Ethical standards I believe are in place to ensure students are receiving the highest level of support and ensuring the ability for success. "They guide school counselors' decision-making and help standardize professional practice to protect both students and school counselors"  (ASCA, 2019, p. 46).  They ensure the ability to provide support on different levels while including family but still maintaining that limits of confidentiality.

Vision Statement:

As a school counselor, I want to make sure I always aim to provide a safe and supportive environment for ALL students. Making sure we work as a team to ensure the best possible outcome by reaching students' goals and academic achievement.

Reference:

American School Counselor Association (2019). The ASCA national model: A framework for school counseling programs, Fourth Edition. Alexandria, VA: Author