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The purpose of the Competency Assessment was to show what areas I was strong in and what areas I needed to focus on more to become more familiarized with and comfortable in doing my job as a school counselor.

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HARVARD IMPLICIT ASSOCIATION TEST RESULTS

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HARVARD IMPLICIT ASSOCIATION TEST RESULTS

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Two separate testing with similar results.

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Harvard Implicit Test

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On the next page you'll be asked to select an Implicit Association Test (IAT) from a list of possible topics . We will also ask you (optionally) to report your attitudes or beliefs about these topics and provide some information about yourself.

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I choose this article, because it not only showed how effective a school counselor can be beyond high school.

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How School Counselors Make a World of Difference

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American School Counselor Association (2019).  The ASCA National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs (4th ed.) Alexander, VA: American School Counselor Association.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Retrieved from: https://www.CDC.gov/tobacco/basic/_informationnn/e-cigarettes/index.htm

The Health Affects of Vaping - Retrieved from: https://www.kidshealth.org/en/teens/e-cigarette.html

O'Connor, P.J. (2018). How School School CounseBarrett, C. (2019). Discipline or Addition Treatment - How Schools Tackle Vaping. Willradio.tv.online: Illinoispublicmedia NPR PBS. November 27, 2019.lors Make a World of Difference. PHI Delta Kappan 99(7), 35-39.

Ohrtman, M., Cronin, S., Torgerson E., Thuen, M., and Colton, E., (2016) "Perceptions of Effectiveness of School Counselors with Former Graduates in a TRIO College Program," Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk: Vol. 7:Iss 1, Article 18.

Project Implicit. (n.d.). Take a test. Retrieved from https://Implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takentest.html.

Vestal, C. (2019). How one School is Tackling the Youth Vaping Epidemic. PEW: Stateline Article, 09/23/2019.

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I chose vaping as a social justice issue within the school setting.  I will advocate for students to make sure students stay away from vaping, because vaping can cause educational, social, mental and health problems.

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How One School Is Tackling the Youth Vaping Epidemic

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The Danger of Adolescent and Teenage Vaping

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Across the U.S., more than 2,000 people have reported vaping-related lung illnesses, and 47 have died. Some vaping happens in schools, so they share the burden of bringing this crisis under control. Which raises the question: what should the consequences be for a student caught vaping?

Some of these devices look like a flash drive, no bigger than a couple of inches. The smoke or vapor they release has little to no smell. Basically, they're really easy to hide and are a nightmare for educators.

In Spencer-Owen Community Schools, about an hour south of Indianapolis, a high school student got sick this fall after vaping a marijuana-laced e-cigarette. He went to the school nurse, and was reported to other school officials.

The student's mother, Shannon Houck told RTV6, "How are we supposed to tell our children if you have a medical problem -- even if it is smoking a vape in school, and I understand he did wrong by doing that -- we're teaching them don't go to the school officials, don't go to the nurse because you can get in trouble."

And that's an important question, because more kids are vaping than ever before. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 1 in 4 high school students have used an e-cigarette in the last 30 days.

So now schools are left to decide how to handle these students.

Spencer-Owen Community Schools says it followed policy. And in most Indiana school districts, a student who vapes in school would be suspended or expelled after one or more instances.

Teenagers are frustrating and impulsive, and what they respond best to is what's hardest."Dr. Sarah Bosslet

"As adults, we think that ought to work, right?" says Dr. Sarah Bosslet, past president of Indiana's Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics says. "Because If you just tell them, 'Look, if you do this, you're going to get kicked out,' they won't do it.

"But anyone who's raised a teenager knows that that's not an effective strategy. Teenagers are frustrating and impulsive. And what they respond best to is what's hardest: individual attention and extra effort when they are at risk."

Bosslet says the academy opposes no-tolerance policies in schools.

As a pediatrician, Bosslet sees students vaping by sixth grade. And she says suspending these students can lead to more dangerous behavior, like vaping at home or using drugs.

"The worst thing you can do is isolate them and exclude them from activities that keep them busy and engaged and connected to their peers and to adults that they trust," Bosslet says.

She says there should be some kind of consequence for vaping: community service, additional education. But she and others say suspension isn't the answer.

"I think school nurses see themselves as the leader on the forefront of this as a health problem," says Deb Robarge, executive director of the Indiana Association of School Nurses.

She's also worried about how this sort of discipline can affect students. "I think we're concerned that we want them to get their education, we don't want them to lose out on opportunities they have only as a child because they've gotten caught up in this craze."

So for schools, is this a discipline issue, or a public health issue?

"I think it's somewhere in between," Robarge says. "And I've tried to kind of poll nurses across Indiana. But also, across the country ... I think what a lot of school nurses are feeling like it's a mixture."

On a recent day at Beech Grove Senior High School in Indianapolis, Students are dashing between classes. Principal Lizz Walters says about once a week or so, students are caught with e-cigarettes like those made by Juul.

Students caught the first time face an in-school suspension, she says. That means they have to complete educational materials on vaping and their parents are included too. They also can be connected to counseling. For a second offense, they'll be suspended out of school.

"I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a school that was not sort of supplementing those resources with some type of school punishment," Walters says.

Still, Walters says striking this balance between discipline and help for students is a tough, daily conversation. Principals and teacher realize schools are structured and at home students may have much more freedom.

"But then eventually, we have to make sure that students recognize they cannot continue to do things in a school environment that is detrimental to the school environment," Walters says. "And that's hard. That is very hard."

Some help for schools might be on the way. Raising the age to buy e-cigarettes and tobacco products from 18 to 21 will be at the forefront of the 2020 Indiana legislative session. A similar federal law also has been proposed.
This story was produced by Side Effects Public Media, a news collaborative covering public health.

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Discipline Or Addiction Treatment-How Schools Tackle Vaping | Illinois Public Media

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Across the U.S., more than 2,000 people have reported vaping-related lung illnesses, and 47 have died. Some vaping happens in schools, so they share the burden of bringing this crisis under control. Which raises the question: what should the consequences be for a student caught vaping?

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Reflection of  How School Counselors Make a World of Difference

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Reflection of  How School Counselors Make a World of Difference

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Hello, thank you for taking the time to visit, please feel free to add any suggestions you may have on my work.  I have always dreamt about becoming a school teacher, but as I got older my passion, began to shift and I began searching for my passion within the school setting.  I was enrolled in the Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling Program here at Walden, with a dual specialization, but it still seemed like something was missing until one day I prayed and asked the Lord to guide me.  I was guided to School Counseling and since then I have a sense of direction.  Adolescence and teenagers is a group that very few individuals want to deal with. So this is where I begin my journey. Again, welcome!!!!!!

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Some cases are so severe, the patients are unable to breathe on their own.

Nearly two dozen people-mostly young adults-have now been hospitalized with severe breathing difficulties as a result of vaping.

According to NBC News, a total of 22 cases have been reported: four in Minnesota, 12 in Wisconsin, and six in Illinois-up from 14 reported cases in Wisconsin and Illinois in early August.

Even more concerning: Doctors don't know for sure what exactly is causing these hospitalizations. Per NBC News, it's unclear what type of e-cigarette devices the people were using, what they were inhaling, and where they purchased the devices or e-liquids in the first place.

One patient, a Burlington, Wisconsin man in his mid-20s, was even put in a medically-induced coma as a result of lung damage from vaping, according to a Wisconsin-based news channel. (It's believed, however, that specific incident may have been caused by a vape cartridge containing THC-the main psychoactive compound in marijuana; a trend that hasn't been seen in the other Wisconsin and Illinois cases).

"Vaping among teens has increased dramatically over the last several years," Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike wrote in a press release. "While the short- and long-term effects of vaping are still being researched, these recent hospitalizations heighten the need for parents talk with their teens about vaping and for both to understand the consequences and potential dangers of vaping."

Of course, the Midwest isn't alone in this vaping increase: According to a 2018 report from the surgeon general, more than 3.6 million U.S. youth, including 1 in 5 high school students and 1 in 20 middle school students, use e-cigarettes regularly. Unfortunately, teens are even more likely to reap the consequences of e-cigarettes than adults.

"Teens may be poised to suffer more harm from e-cigarettes than adults for a few reasons. The first is that their brains are more susceptible to nicotine addiction compared with adults," Christy Sadreameli, MD, a pediatric pulmonologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital and spokesperson for the American Lung Association, tells Health. "Another is that the lungs, and specifically the tiny air sacs in the lungs called alveoli, are still developing into mid-adolescence. Therefore, teens may be exposing themselves to very harmful chemicals while their lungs are not even fully developed."

As far as those harmful chemicals go, e-cigarettes typically contain "ultra fine particles, harmful flavorings, and heavy metals," says Dr. Sadreameli-which are harmful for even developed lungs. "For some examples of harmful components, e-cigarette emissions have been shown to contain formaldehyde, a carcinogen, and materials that can cause permanent damage to the lung, such as diacetyl (which can cause a condition called ' popcorn lung ') and acrolein (which can also do permanent lung damage)."

While the possible cause of theses incidents is still under investigation, officials are warning those who use e-cigarettes to seek immediate medical attention if they experience any type of chest pain or difficulty breathing after vaping. Health care providers caring for patients with unexpected serious respiratory illness have also been urged to ask about a history of recent vaping.
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22 People in 3 States Have Now Been Hospitalized For Severe Lung Damage as A Result of Vaping

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Some cases are so severe, the patients are unable to breathe on their own. Nearly two dozen people-mostly young adults-have now been hospitalized with severe breathing difficulties as a result of vaping. According to NBC News, a total of 22 cases have been reported: four in Minnesota, 12 in Wisconsin, and six in Illinois-up from 14 reported cases in Wisconsin and Illinois in early August.

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School Counselor Philosophy and Vision Plan