Martha M. Colyer

Lancaster, PA ***** 717-***-****

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Education Counselor

Highly Qualified Education Counselor with more than 10 years of experience counseling and teaching students of diverse backgrounds. Driven, enthusiastic, and fervent about educational counseling and young scholars. Dedicated to educating and counseling individuals on academic, personal, and career goals. Recently completed a long-term substitute counselor position and eager to continue a similar long-term career path. Experienced in counseling students with IEP goals and group counseling with Alternative Education, Emotional Support, and Life Skills for pupils.

●Certifications: Elementary & Secondary School Counselor for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

●Endorsements: School Counseling

●Memberships: LCSCA, PSCA, and ASCA

●Awards: Student Leadership Award

Areas of Expertise

School Counseling

IEP Educational Goals

Inclusion Classrooms

Group Counseling

Alternative Education

Emotional Support

Life Skills

Crisis Counseling

College/Career Counseling

Scheduling

PSAT/SAT Testing

CTC Application Management

Professional Experience

School Counselor 02/2023 to present

Warwick High School and Middle School

Linville Hill School 8/22-11/22 Middle school learning support teacher

School Counselor 02/2022-06/2022

Great Valley High School

School Counselor 11/2020- 6/2021

Manheim Township Middle

Duties: Individual counseling, small group counseling, career artifacts, 504 plans, scheduling, crisis counseling, risk assessment, PSSA proctor, parent meetings, outside referrals, IEP meetings, grief counseling, Childline referrals, SAP team, risk assessments, CARE team

School Counselor, 2011-2021

Substitute Teacher’s Service

Duties:

Counselor, IEP Goals, Group Counseling, Individual Counseling

Committees:

Special Needs, Alternative Education Students

Sponsorship:

Pennies 4 Patients

Achievements:

Counseled over 800 students for Carter and MacRae elementary school.

Assisted school psychologist at Warwick High School by counseling students and providing assistance regarding IEP goals and arranging group counselling for 1,656 students.

Demonstrated outstanding abilities as a counselor with Donegal Intermediate School and as a long-term substitute for the guidance counselor for 450 students.

Performed individual counseling, crisis counseling, college and career counseling for 854 students. While conducting schedule changes, PSAT/SAT and Keystone testing results.

Instructed students in culinary arts for the Lancaster County CTC at Brownstown campus.

ADJUCT PROFESSOR 2016-2017

Delaware County Community College

Courses:

Student Success

Committees:

Migrant Program

Achievements:

Helped increase the number of students continuing higher education by 25%.

Improved the student’s knowledge of college expectations by 80%.

Mental Health Counselor, 2013-2014

New Life Psychological Services

Duties:

Seeing clients, one-on-one counseling, setting goals, assessing progress

Committees:

Pennsylvania Counseling Association

Achievements:

Increased client base by 25% in one year

Education

Master of Education in Elementary & Secondary School Counseling

Lancaster Bible College and Graduate School, Lancaster, PA

Bachelor of Science

Lancaster Bible College, Lancaster, PA

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