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Orange: Office Layout & Organizational Strategies

Purple: Building Culturally Responsive Relationships

Blue: Recognizing School and Community Culture

Green: Getting to Know Students and Using Information to Meet Their Needs

Red: Results of Relationship Building, Student Activity

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Picked a handful of students and asked, how I would describe them vs. how they would describe me.

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I have learned to recognize that students have experienced trauma and present it in different ways.

My role has been to:

Recognize the signs of Trauma

Promote safe, stable and nurturing relationships

Provide community resource information to students and families dealing with trauma

Understand traumas does not predict individual failure if sufficient focus on resilience and strengths is present

Avoid practices that may re-traumatize students

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I do not shut my door unless I am engaged in a private conversation. I do not want to turn students away, regardless of the need.

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Strategies I have used to get to know students this year:

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Strategies I have used to get to know students this year:

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Show congruence: when the counselor is genuine and remains authentic. It allows the student to build a close relationship with the counselor (Person-Centered Theory)

When students come in for minor questions or concerns, I always make it a point to ask them about their day, how their classes are going, and bring up something positive from the last time we spoke. I do this to show them I remember our conversations and that what we discuss is valuable.

Notice or point out something about them that we have in common.

Consulting with parents, teachers, and other stakeholders on how to support a student.

4-year planning, scheduling, and college or scholarship applications are seen as an opportunity to discuss their goals, dreams, and aspirations.

Open door policy-letting kids come to see me or get snacks whenever they need them.

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The expectation with students from the beginning is that this is a safe space to share whatever is happening, both inside and outside of school. There is a mutual understanding that nothing leaves the room unless the following applies.

Learning to earn the respect of students so they can respect me.

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Counseling ambassadors serve as leaders and mentors in the Grandview High School counseling program. Their primary role is to support new students by giving them a tour of the school, discussing student activities/clubs, and helping students get acclimated to our school.
It has been beneficial and insightful to learn directly from the students about the school community and culture. Overall, our department has improved how we communicate with other students, and families, and have provided more genuine connections with students.

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Understanding how Mental Health can Impact Academic Performance 

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Understanding how Mental Health can Impact Academic Performance 

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Working with parents, teachers, and students to help them understand the impact mental health can have on academic performance.

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Bulldog Counseling Ambassadors: Office Space

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Bulldog Counseling Ambassadors: Office Space

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Growing up, I always thought you were supposed to go to college. After learning about the culture of the school, I realized that is not the path for a lot of students.

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Supporting students with:

All of their college applications

The ACT registration process and sources for free study tools.

The FAFSA process

Scholarship process

Also supporting students by:

Contacting schools with them regarding application and scholarship information.

Constructing resumes and editing scholarship essays

Directing them to websites that could help them make an informed decision about which college is the best fit for them.

Providing career tests