School Counselor with Student Advocacy Focus
Resume:
SUSAN JOHNSON
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OBJECTIVE To inspire and set goals for all students to reach their academic heights and achieve their success. To be empathic and find techniques and strategies in problem-solving so that students can become their own advocates and voices in today's fast-changing world.
SKILLS & ABILITIES • Individual and group counseling
• 504s
• IEPS
• Group presentations.
• Communication skills
• Classroom management skills
• Research skills
• Blackboard
• Google Docs
• Google Classroom •
EXPERIENCE SEAL THERAPEUTIC SCHOOL, ROMEOVILLE, IL
School Counselor (8/24 – 1/26)
• Individual student counseling
• Teaching student coping skills
• Provided academic guidance
• Crisis Intervention, managing distress, trauma and dangerous situations
• CPI Trained
• Managing student records
• Providing social-emotional information during student IEP meetings
• Student Advocacy
TEFFT MIDDLE SCHOOL DISTRICT U-46, STREAMWOOD, IL
School Counselor Practicum/Internship (8/23 – 5/24)
• College/Career Readiness presentations and attending student college expo.
• Transitional presentations—presenting and explaining the importance of transitioning from elementary school to middle school and from middle school to high school. The impact high school has on a student’s future goals and success.
• Academic Intervention Group Counseling. The application of executive functioning skills and how these skills are implemented to reach the student’s success goals.
• Individual Counseling. Discussing student goals using metacognition skills and acquiring other goal-setting skills.
• 504 Meetings – Discussion of student accommodation
• IEP Meetings – Discussion of student special education and general education classes.
• Program Director - Created, planned, and implemented an After-School Girls Mentoring Program focusing on social-emotional learning, academic, and college preparation
VALLEY VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT 365U
8/2012 – 8/2024
Substitute teaching K-12 and special education
• Relationship building—To connect with teachers and administrative staff and build a foundation so staff can rely on my expertise as a guest teacher when absent.
• Lesson Implementation- Ensuring assignments are completed in the teacher's absence.
• Test Preparation – Administering tests to students.
• Problem-solving – Thinking on your feet when technology fails
• Classroom management – Establishing guidelines explaining student expectations during class.
• Conflict resolution – Managing behavior challenges
EDUCATION CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO
MASTERS - SCHOOL COUNSELING
PEL (Issued 5/24)
Northwood University
BA Business Management
COMMUNICATION • College/Career Presentations
• Black History Presentations
• Transitional Presentations
LEADERSHIP • Mentoring Program Director,
• National Society of Leadership
REFERENCES REFERENCES FURNISHED UPON REQUEST
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