Special Populations High School Counseling

Adolescence is when people are at the stage of “Coming of Age.” “Adolescence are at the threshold of adulthood” and adulthood will be their enlightenment after period of darkness (Lesko, 148)

In “Denaturalizing Adolescence,” Nancy Lesko uses rhetorical and historical readings to examine the truth about adolescents by challenging the universal characterizations that they are “coming of age.” When describing adolescence, Lesko states: “The knowledge about adolescents is

Over time adolescence has been a major topic of discussion between people, but most people aren’t really interested so much in what adolescence is as they are in the consequences that come out of that stage of life. In the short stories “Araby” by James Joyce and “A&P” by John Updike, both authors explore adolescence and bring to light the devastation caused by letting childish impulse control your actions. Although the storyline of “Araby” and “A&P” differ in terms of setting, age of main characters, and ideals, both works come together to show the reader how letting impulses control your actions will leave you worse off than you were before.

The adolescence stage in one’s life is often portrayed as a time of ‘storm and stress’ (Lipsitz, 1980). However, there are

Adolescence is defined as the transition between childhood and adulthood. Many changes happen at this stage. Adolescence involves things such as puberty, greater independence, and a time when someone begins to construct their identity. Identity means their life value and goals including a secure sense of who they are in terms of sexual, vocational, and moral ethics. In the next few paragraphs I will be discussing my Virtual Child, Maeve as she went through adolescence (ages 11- 16). I am going to delve into the different changes I saw in her and how they relate to theories proposed by Piaget, Erikson, Marcia, and Gardner. Each

In this paper I plan to discuss the developmental stages of adolescence. Adolescents are also referred to as "teenagers" or "young adults." Adolescence begins after the childhood stage and ends right before adulthood. The years of adolescence range from 12 years old to 21 years old. The years of adolescence can be quite a roller coaster ride. Young people in this stage encounter a great deal of changes in their life as they prepare for adulthood. I will discuss emotional, intellectual, physiological, and social domains of development and how it relates to adolescents. I will also discuss some helpful tips for teachers to aide in communicating effectively to adolescents and understanding their

I enjoyed reading your post. You provided relevant and important members that you would include in your group. I agree that teachers are essential for the school counselor to collaborate with as they are with the students most of the day (American School Counselor Association, 2012). I like how you would collaborate with the school or district psychologist in order to create the school counseling program. Is this something that your school or district psychologists do in your school district? I think that would be a great resource. An important addition to group would be the students. Students are the ones that are receiving the services that the school counseling program is providing. They have direct information about themselves

The book tells that “the thing that gives a cluster its power is a common, and unifying social narrative- a grand story that gives meaning and defines who’s in and who’s not.” Since most students spend their social time at school, there are some of the common facts about schools and themselves. For instances, students care about their graders rather than learning materials. School is such an anxious place for students. The authors then express their opinion that teachers should be the ones who do offer help to navigate life problems. To make sure, developmental need of each of students should be exposed by teachers as each person has different timing of that need. Furthermore, one of the social workers said “they are on the edge, that is for sure.” What it means is today’s teens are stressed out than ever before. It challenges adults to find different environments where can lead young people to taste meaningful practices and

The period of adolescence is a critical time in people’s development when they grow cognitively, socially, physiologically, and in almost every aspect of their life. Because this time period is such an influential portion of people’s lives, it is studied extensively. In this essay, a cross-cultural study of adolescence occurs. To obtain this information, I interviewed Amelia, a 19-year-old girl from Puerto Rico. Although Puerto Rico is an American territory, the culture is vastly different and can give us insight of what it’s like to be an adolescence in an atypical American society.

As times change, so do societal roles and values. However, it is always true that an adolescent’s experiences, in every form, have a tremendous impact on preparation for their roles in the ever-changing future. Graca Machel accurately reveals, in a 1955 Human Rights Commission report, “All cultures recognize adolescence as a highly significant period in which young people learn future roles and incorporate the values and norms of their societies.” (367). This statement rings true due to the fact that during this time many lessons are learned, responsibilities are formed, and independence is pushed on to the backs of those who choose to receive it. Most often, people rise to the occasion and welcome such experiences, better preparing them for adulthood.

It is no surprise that adolescence would be a turbulent time due to the very nature of the biological changes that occur in a young person’s body. Between hormonal and physical changes, cognitive development coupled with sexual maturation it’s no wonder some young people experience high levels of conflict and exhibit acts such as insurrection. Mead’s message regarding the state of adolescence is that although adolescence is an inevitable experience, those changes are more so a consequence of the environment and culture to which one belongs. Mead presents this view when speaking of a “primitive adolescent girl” “Her whole material environment was different…this routine of life which was so different from ours, so her social environment in its attitudes towards children, towards sex, towards personality, presented as strong a contrast to the social

Middle childhood, is a very exciting time for young children from the ages of seven to twelve years old. It’s known as the school years and new social and cognitive traits are being learned at home and at school. Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory found this to be the latentcy period in which no much happens. He described this because children at this age sexual and aggressive urges are repressed ("Stages of Growth Development," 1898-1987). This paper will also discuss the changes from middle childhood to adolescence, the affects of parents and peers and the affects they have on developing children.

Adolescence is known as a time for discovering oneself, a time where a child transitions into adulthood. Erikson says that this time is when adolescents can find their own identity by sorting through the traditions of their families and cultures they grow up in. This can be a time of discovery but also disorientation and confusion. During their transition issues might occur with independence and self-identity, as well as tough choices influenced by their peers. These choices can be with schoolwork, sexuality, drugs, alcohol, and anything in their social life. Being excepted by their peers, who they are dating and how they look seem to become the most important things in a young teen’s life. (Psych Today, 2002)

Of the 12 students identified all 3 of the males were not interested in participating, and only 6 of the 9 females who expressed an interest in the group returned the NBPTS permission slip. The goals that I establish for this group were to educate and increase self-awareness of stress, identify the physical, emotional, and behavior symptoms of stress, and develop healthy and developmentally age appropriate skills that can be used both in and out of the school setting and throughout one’s life. These specific competencies are directly aligned with my school counseling program mission of providing responsive and preventative services to meet the social/emotional needs of all students, but in this case the students’ needs related to stress, anxiety and academic success. As a counseling department, we work collaboratively with all stakeholders to prepare every student to be well-adjusted, productive members of the 21’st century. This includes weekly department meetings, professional development, classroom guidance, and community outreach events. The group competencies directly aligned with the American School Counselor Association Standard A: Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span, more specifically Competencies A1: Improve Academic Self Concept, and A2: Acquire Skills for Improving Learning. Standard II:

To begin with, adolescence is a period of one’s life between the typical onset of puberty and the beginning of adulthood. Since the past assumptions of scientists believed that the brain finished developing around the age of 12, further studies showed that the mind still develops well past the age of 20. We as humans have our own identities and our ways of carrying ourselves in society. This development of character begins to form during these adolescence years. To clarify, struggling with trying to fit in and standing out, teens find this stage where they experiment with how they act and how they appear. Additionally, puberty hits around this time, and many changes are happening to one’s body during adolescence. The adolescent wishes to test their boundaries and form some independence, yet at the same time, their brains still need much to grow. Furthermore, sometimes the adolescent may make hasty and impulsive decisions with the addition of peer pressure being a real thing. Adolescents will and can make mistakes, but it’s a part of their development as they reach adulthood. However, what can be done so that teens aren’t fumbling around in the dark is to educate them in regards to drugs, sexual health, and safety, and help them not lose themselves as they try to fit in with the crowd. To conclude, adolescence is a time that every individual will pass by as they grow through the phases of life.