2017 Annual Conference

Keely Harris, Jordyn Mills, Gabrielle Van Stekelenburg, Shellie Marino

An in-depth look into a year’s worth of targeted interventions implemented by school counseling interns. Our presentation will explore - from start to finish - several different data-driven approaches within all three domains - academic, career, and social/emotional development. This session will be helpful for both graduate students looking to contribute to their internship sites, as well as supervisors looking for direction with their interns. Attendees will leave with concrete activities, ideas, and plans.

Content:
“A Year in the Life” will take a look into a year's worth of targeted interventions carried out by three school counseling interns at Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia. Facilitators will present an overview of the many interventions that were created based on an identified need within the school.  Presenters will discuss the development and results of each approach, including data collection, objectives, procedures, and evaluation throughout implementation, as well as at the conclusion of the intervention.  All interventions were created and delivered above and beyond departmental responsibilities.

• Dollars for Scholars - Scholarship Club
• Cyber Safety Core Curriculum Lesson
• Financial Aid Core Curriculum Lesson
• Grief and Coping Skills Group
• Decoding Your GPA Core Curriculum Lesson
• Mini College Options Core Curriculum Lesson
• Centennial Scholars Group
• Scholarship Twitter Page
• Life After the Loft Core Curriculum Lesson
• Hello, College Core Curriculum Lesson
• Assessing Interests & Abilities in Choosing a Career Core Curriculum Lesson
• Elevate! Group
• The AP Posse
• Working with Credit Recovery Seniors
• Matching Skills to Careers and Majors Core Curriculum Lesson
• Goal-Setting Group
• College Search, Application, and Scholarship Group

Learning objectives/outcomes: Audience members will learn about the variety of interventions that they could implement during their internship/practicum and beyond. They will also get an in-depth look into the creation, data collection and analysis of several of the targeted interventions. Attendees will leave with an understanding of how they can serve their school in a multitude of ways while also maintaining accountability for their counseling program.

Audience participation: We will provide the audience with opportunities to participate in 1-2 of the classroom lesson and/or group session activities that we discuss throughout the presentation. We also welcome discussion surrounding other perspectives and insights into their own internship/practicum experiences.

Handouts/resources: Handouts and resources will be provided electronically to all audience members. The handouts will include the powerpoint presentation,  lesson plans, activities, data collection materials, as well as any other materials used for each intervention covered - approximately 15 different interventions.