Statement of Purpose to Pursue a School Counseling Master’s Program at University of Maryland

A doctoral degree combining both supervisory professional mental health counseling skills and counselor education has always been at the forefront of both my personal and professional goals. Being afforded the opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision will allow me the ability to enhance my professional competencies and achieve my set goals. My primary desire is to obtain a position as a college professor that will allow me to nurture the professional growth and maturity of future mental health professionals. Pursuing the doctoral degree will simultaneously assist in developing skillsets that will further prepare me for advanced opportunities in not only teaching but supervision and research. Additionally, I desire to devote time and research to small rural communities to establish prevention based programs that will bridge communities as it relates to mental health challenges. A PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Capella University will afford me the opportunities to positively impact change in future professionals and the communities for which I serve.

A portion of Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher Initiative is to inform the administration and principals within school districts there is a need to use a portion of their budgets to pay for professional development for counselors. To stay current, school counselors must be given time to attend conferences to grow professionally. An essential component in school counseling currently is employing data into the school counseling program. Counselors constantly need to find new strategies, spend time researching, and collaborate with other pupil service members.

The choices we make early in life have an enormous impact on our future. I have always known that I wanted to directly impact people’s lives and my personal experiences have set me on the school-counseling path. In the future, I would love to influence another generation of students to soar for their dreams.

It is not often that a school counselor takes the lead on so many projects, movements, and endeavors. Along with constantly furthering her professional development by seeking out discussions, conferences, and workshops to benefit kids, she is shaping and developing the next batch of school counselors as an Adjunct Professor at Bowling Green State University, all while attaining her administrative certificate so she can pursue a principalship in the future. I’ve witnessed countless classroom guidance lessons along with career and job exploration programming that aligns with Ohio

The school counseling program at Hunter High School’s mission is to provide an overall, inclusive, developmental program that inspires every student to achieve the most success possible in academics, career readiness, and social/personal/emotional development. HHS counseling department will host activities, group sessions and programs that can help benefit each child to promote self esteem, discipline and responsibility as well as identify their life long skills regarding decision making, conflict-resolution and individualism. It is our mission to collaborate with teachers, faculty, administrations, parents and the community to ensure every student is able to meet their own personal goals and dreams. Our central objective is to strengthen each

A comprehensive school counseling program is needed to function effectively in the service of children with respect to race, gender, age, socioeconomic status, social/personal development and academics. With a paradigm shift in how counselors respond to students, the focus has turned from what Bowers calls “entitlement to performance.” In an effort to implement a comprehensive program this high school has been identified as a candidate This high school has an enrollment of approximately 2000 students; 49% white , 32% black, 10% Hispanic, 5.4% Asian or Island Pacific, 3% Multi racial and .6% Native American. Additionally, 17.3% of students are classified in a special education program, and 24.8% of the student population has free or reduced lunch. The student suspension rate was 2.2% with no expulsions during the past school year. What are some of the concerns with this school? Large numbers of individuals who do not perform well on standardized tests. They also have no experience with volunteering outside of two or three clubs. In preparation for careers they are not adequately prepared to fill out an application, write a resume and effectively perform well in an interview. Our population of underrepresented students have an issue connecting with teachers creating a disconnect with their education and desire to want more for themselves. We have to create a culture of individuals who are career ready and not scrambling at the end of senior year trying to find out

A professional school counselor is a vital entity for schools, as they collaborate with teachers, administration, and parents to promote academic success for students. The High School Graduation Rate is at 88% in the state of North Carolina. This paper will take a look at how School Counselors played an intricate part in this success and what steps will be made in the future to address the academic, social and career development of students at the High School

After graduating from The University of Alaska Fairbanks with my bachelors’ degree in social work in 2012, I have decided to continue my education in order to reach my goal of becoming a school counselor. I have a strong desire to help people, and children in particular. After graduating with my degree in social work I immediately became immersed in the field and started working for a local non-profit agency, The Resource Center for Parents and Children. There I worked as a Family Services Worker, working with parents and children who were involved with the Office of Children Services. In this position I worked with parents to educate them on healthy and safe parenting and life skills. I also facilitated visitation between parents and children to help continue the parent child bond while working with the Office of Children Services to mitigate any safety concerns the family may be experiencing.

School counseling began its journey rooted in vocational and guidance counseling, eventually shifting to a mental health counseling program followed by developmental guidance focused on prevention. Comprehensive Competency Based School Counseling Guidance Programs (CCBSCGP) aims to integrate its predecessors’ components into a complete program concerned with every aspect of a student’s education. Successful implementation of CCBSCGP’s ideals mandates counselors serve in a leadership capacity.

The school districts I interviewed were in the Miami-Dade County and Hillsborough County areas of Southern California. Interviewing high level administrators, faculty, and staff members about how they took advantage of the counseling and guidance services to create a healthy and well-balanced learning environment for their kids was an enlightening process. Many of the educational leaders cited the work of Frederick Leong, when explaining how they valued the necessity of counseling and advising. Students have developmental issues outside of the demands of academia: "According to the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), school counselors accepts responsibility for helping children and adolescents make age- or grade- appropriate progress, in their personal, social, educational and career development.

I respectfully present myself with hope and confidence as an applicant for the school track Master’s of Education in Counseling program at the University of Houston. I believe my immersion in the psychological foundations of counseling, my experience in the field; collectively with my dedication to the values of education, make me a solid

The law for school counseling has completely change. State laws have requested Professional School Counselors (PSC) to spend more time with school teachers, less time on paper work and other managerial tasks” (Dinkmeyer, 2006, 180). Along with this new framework PSC are allow4e more room and time for consultation which leads to the growth of “Individual Psychology.” The counselor who is defined as facilitator of change, cannot be “fully effective” if not given the opportunity to consult with children, parents, and faculty members, if he/she are only allowe4d traditional “administration” duties. “ASCA uses the terminology “consultation and collaboration” to emphasize the cooperative nature of the school counselor’s role. Working with teachers

Professional school counselors face countless challenges, such as changes in demographics and diminishing resources such as time. Simply, School counselors attempt to do more with less time, while ensuring student success. In this paper, school counselors in training will examine the changes in capacities, the meaning behind “head, heart, and hands” of leadership, and the impact of the article on the future.

Writing Sample I – Is my written statement for admissions into the Master of Arts in School Counseling program at Marshall University Graduate School.

Not everyone is taught how to achieve in life once they achieve their first major goal of graduating from high school. Many people often wonder what high school counselors do throughout the day at school besides counseling, not realizing that counseling comes in many dif-ferent forms, not just emotional but also motivational and preparing. At Rainier Beach High School, the role of the school counselor is limitless and the counselor wear so many hats. No one just sits behind their office simply handing out college applications, making schedule changes for students who want to drop a class or meeting with the troublemakers in the school. Counselor of the school are vital members of the education team of the youth today