Subjects:
Accreditation provides programs with advantages:
-Clients will have confidence that counselor was trained
-Seek university support-adequate levels of support (faculty-student ratios)
-Higher quality of faculty and students look for accreditation
-Allows grad students to receive a license or cert with fewer hassles
-Accreditation standards correlate to what grad programs teach so exams for licensure is easy
Strong accreditation bodies---Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs and Council on Rehabilitation Education.
Ohio University ---CCOAS (Community Counseling), SC (School Counseling), and CE: PhD (Counselor Education)
Human Development and growth- how people develop, and the e impact of this on human functioning. Strong emphasis on behaviors and transitions across the full life span. Why people are the way they are
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Professional Orientation- provides an understanding of the many dynamics and issues of the complex profession ---opportunity to draw a clear vision of what is in the future.
-Balance play and work
-Create a private place for you to study and to relax. )
Research- locate read then interpret ----offers counselor a model how to judge their work and evaluate effectiveness. What are your strengths, weaknesses, challenges fears, etc?
CHAPTER 3
Getting started on the right foot
-Prepare yourself and get organized
-Talk to family, friends, co-workers-tell them about what you are learning what you are looking to do, etc.
-Your perceptions of yourself and the world will change
-Your relationships with everyone you interact with will change
-Your values will change
-Core issues will crop up repeatedly and compel you to manage them to the extent -you are presently able
NEED FOR APPROVAL---learn to reframe criticism, keep a feel good draw of work, and maintain a high confidence level
Working through conflicts
-Face the conflict rather than ignoring it
-Use “I” messages (i.
Academic Culminating Experiences
Practicum and internships----exams on how well you show off your skills learned and time period to learn more about your field of interest.
-Program into life style best times for you to work on school, classes, reading
-Create an image of the student you want to be
-Build a support network--family friends and *friends in classes*
-Learn how the system (program, agencies, and university) operates
-START A JOURNAL
Skills and strategies
-Research papers
-Quantitative skills---math, math, and math--work with more numbers
-Computer Literacy
-Interpersonal skills-- ability to speak in class, not being shy
-Multiple-Choice exams- we should all know what these entail
-Take home exams--exams you take home that require you to do more research and effort into paper
Get the most out of faculty
-Ask for feedback when you can
-Read research being conducted at the present time with them
-Volunteer to collaborate within their research
-Attend social gatherings -yes we have no time-but it’s highly recommended
-Set some boundaries---the book says to be aware of relationships with faculty--I guess the type of relationship that we could have with a client.
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