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Grade Level: K-5

Objectives: Students will discuss and use strategies for starting a conversation. Students will identify things in common with peers to help start a conversation.

Instructions:  Introduce the lesson. Use the 4 activities provided to get the students involved and communicating with each other.

Retrieved from: Kristina Scully with Pathway 2 Success https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/FreeDownload/Social-Skills-Lessons-for-Conversations-Free-Lessons-3655470

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Hypothesis: My results will show that I  perceive weapons with neither blacks nor whites.

Result: A slight automatic perception of whites with weapons & blacks with harmless objects. 6%

Thoughts: I'm not sure how accurate this test is, but I can definitely see why I got the result I did. Many of the objects shown as "weapons" during the test, correlate directly to highly publicized crimes committed by whites during my lifetime. For the most part, I don't perceive any object (weapon or harmless) with a specific race.

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Hypothesis: I will have a stronger preference for young people.

Results: A moderate automatic preference for Young people over Old people. 30%

Thoughts: My results align with what I predicted my preference would be. Being under 30 years of age, I assumed my preference would be towards a younger demographic

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Implementing Large-Group Consultation in Comprehensive School Counseling Programs

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(2021). Implementing Large-Group Consultation in Comprehensive School Counseling Programs. The Journal for Specialists in Group Work: Vol. 46, No. 4, pp. 294-308.

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Every student can learn, and every student can succeed (ASCA, 2019.)

Every student should have access to and opportunity for a high-quality education (ASCA, 2019.)

Every student should graduate from high school prepared for postsecondary opportunities (ASCA, 2019.)

Students have a seperate life away from school and it is not possible to know every aspect of their life.

All students want to learn and achieve their highest potentials even if they do not know how to start.

Students are as much capable of creating a facade as an adult. (To me, this is the same as saying 'don't judge a book by its cover.)

Everyone is a product of their environment. In one way or another a student's environment, inside and out of school, will help mold them into adulthood. People consume information from what surrounds them. It is important to acknowledge this as a factor into their behavior.

Children, specifically, act as sponges and can absorb knowledge and information easily, but this doesn't mean they will fully comprehend information immediately.

Students will experience every emotion, just like an adult. They will not have automatic grasp on these emotions and will require guidance on how to accept and manage them as they age.

References
American School Counselor Association. (2019). The ASCA national model: A framework for school counseling programs (4th ed.), (pg 6-7.) Alexandria, VA: American School Counselor Association

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As a school counselor I plan to advocate for every student I see. It is not required to identify a student's race, sexual orientation, religion or political stand point to do so. The exception being that the student chooses to divulge this information and asks to talk about it. In which case, my personal opinions are irrelevant. Advocating for students means choosing them and their best interests above all else. As a school counselor, it is my duty to provide my students with acceptance and assurance, to guide them towards making the best decisions for themselves, to be a source of support and strength they may not already have and to act as a mentor and not as a dictator over the decisions they make.

Elementary students can be easily influenced, especially by a person of authority, however, my purpose is not to persuade students to think like I do. My purpose is to help students expose their own thoughts and ideas in the hopes that they will grow as individuals to become self sufficient, confident adults. To do so, I plan to implement the aformentioned mindset beliefs.

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To hold myself accountable for being aware of positive social changes being made in the world and to use my professional platform to help advance equality encapsulated in respect and positivity. I vow to honor all people with compassion, integrity, and honesty while providing unbiased direction.

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My future school counseling program will include direct and indirect services. If I remain true to my mindsets and vision statement and follow the ASCA ethics I believe I will create a successful school counseling program.

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Reflection of Counselor Competency Assessment

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Reflection of Counselor Competency Assessment

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Reflection of Counselor Competency Assessment