Counselor/Teacher

Gregory Q. Craig

Objective

A Counseling Position

Summary of Qualifications

• Over 20 years of experience in education and counseling

• Taught Interpersonal Skills and Professional Development in over 100 college classes

• Provided In-Home Counseling Services to families and teens in 5 Georgia counties

• Proficient in Microsoft Office 2007, Word, Excel, Outlook , Power point, SASSI, and GCIS

• Strong leadership, teaching, counseling and planning skills

• Served on state-level Counseling Advisory Board and assisted in training counselors across the state

• Dedicated, loyal, tough-minded, solution-oriented, resilient, creative, and student advocate

• Served on several non-profit boards of directors,

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Experience

Griffin Technical College, Griffin GA May 2001 – Present

Adjunct Instructor

• Taught over one hundred quarter classes of Interpersonal Skills and Professional Development

• Encourage and promote positive and critical thinking in students

• Provide a variety of assessment methods for student success

• Actively engage students in lively classroom discussion

• Use real-life scenarios to make the subject matter relevant and easy to grasp

• Consistently receives exceptional student evaluations

• Submit all grades and reports in a timely manner

Jackson High School, Jackson GA June 1996 –May 2009

Senior Counselor/Department Chair

• Plan and coordinate master scheduling

• Provide academic, personal, career and college counseling

• Developed and implemented all grade level academic advisement procedures

• Trained new counselors and guidance secretarial staff and oversee daily operations of the guidance office

• Provide small and large group guidance sessions for students and parents

• Assist with the enrollment and withdrawal of students and many other administrative duties

• Led school’s Relay-for-Life fundraising efforts for 3 years and raised almost $12,000.00

• Analyze transcripts and verify when seniors meet graduation requirements

• Assist with graduation and coordinate program development

• Collaborate with parents, faculty, administration and community agencies

• Improved scholarship and awards notification and presentation system

• Plan and coordinate awards and induction ceremonies

• Served as Alternative School liaison, HOPE Scholarship liaison and Exchange Student liaison

• Provide standardized test results interpretation and test preparation

• Taught classroom guidance lessons on many topics like post-secondary planning and preparation

• Facilitate and schedule Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences

• Coordinated and implemented school-wide events to generate school spirit

• Lead Student Focus Groups to develop and implement ideas to improve the school

• Annually provide individualized academic and post-secondary advisement with all seniors and their parents

• Assists with the Eighth-graders-to-high school Transition Program.

Georgia Department of Education, Atlanta GA July 2001 – July 2003

State Counseling Advisory Board Member (Volunteer)

• Assisted in the planning, development and implementation of the Summer Counseling Institute to provide training to all grade level counselors across the state

• Wrote and published state-wide article on Bullying Prevention and Defusing Anger

• Delivered presentations on several topics, such as School Safety and lead break-out sessions

• Established good working relationships with counselors across the state

S & T Assessment and Counseling Services, Newnan GA Jan 2004 – Jan 2005

In-Home Counselor

• Provided In-home Counseling, Home Evaluations, Parent Education and Behavioral Assessments in 5 Georgia counties to families in crisis and to troubled teens

• Received referrals from DFACS and the Department of Juvenile Justice to resolve client and family problems in efforts to prevent punitive actions

• Submitted detailed and accurate reports and made referrals when needed

• Established good rapport with clients and families and maintained appropriate regular contact

• Used good listening skills to make fair and impartial assessments

• Presented clear expectations and provided goal and solution oriented counseling

• Frequently requested by clients, agencies and staff for high quality of services

Gainesville High School, Gainesville GA August 1992 – June 1996

Guidance Counselor

• Helped school to become recognized as a Georgia School of Excellence

• Served on Leadership Team and SACS Committees

• Coordinated and implemented creative school-wide programs to generate school spirit

• Implemented the “Real Men” program with the Health Department to address the teen father’s role in reducing teen pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases

• Assisted with the enrollment and withdrawal of students

• Planned and supervised cultural and educational field trips for students

• Received Best Actor Award for performing the lead role in a school play with the students

• Coordinated the Governor’s Honors Program and assisted with graduation

• Sponsored the Arrive Alive and Working to Achieve Excellence Clubs

• Assisted with scheduling and schedule changes

• Provided individual, group, classroom and large group guidance sessions to students and parents

• Analyzed transcripts and monitored & verified graduation requirements

• Collaborated with parents, faculty, administration and community agencies

United Way of Hall County, Gainesville GA Oct 1992 – June 1996

Board Member (Volunteer)

• Developed, coordinated and implemented Project Blueprint, a training program to increase the number of minorities serving on non-profit boards of directors, over a 4 year period

• Assisted with fundraising and phone calls

• Volunteered over one hundred community service hours annually

• Served on the Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors, a member agency

• Served on the Alliance for Literacy Board of Directors, a member agency

• Attended state and national conferences

• Worked closely with the board president and program director to plan many events.

• Received Service Award and Service Pin

• Increased minority membership on non-profit boards of directors by over 300%

• Collaborated with many churches and community agencies to recruit members

and to schedule and plan events

• Planned cultural diversity and awareness training for all board members

Lanier Technical College, Gainesville GA August 1993 – May 1995

The Male Academy

GED Instructor (part time)

• Taught computer-based GED classes to male students between the ages of 15 – 28

• Increased the literacy rate and high school equivalency completion rate of young male drop-outs

• Encouraged regular attendance and fostered a positive learning environment

• Taught adult employability skills to students

• Provided guidance and counseling on young male issues in a non-threatening environment

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Gainesville Community Agency, Gainesville GA July 1995

The Peach Program

GED Instructor (Summer)

• Taught GED Classes to young mothers who dropped out of school

• Encouraged positive self-concept and optimistic thinking

• Taught adult employability skills

• Developed good rapport with students and staff, and fostered a community-like atmosphere

Henderson Middle School, Jackson GA July 1989 – June 1992

Guidance Counselor

• Served as the only counselor to over 750 students

• Developed, coordinated and implemented school-wide peer-tutorial program

• Developed and chaired School Guidance Committee

• Taught the Jump-Start Program to increase academic skills of retained 8th graders

• Collaborated with parents, faculty, administration and community agencies

• Provided individual, classroom and group counseling

Tuskegee University, Tuskegee University, AL Sept 1987 – June 1989

Dormitory Director (acting/Internship)

• Supervised Honors Dorm of over 170 students and planned weekly events

• Supervised Resident Assistants, attended weekly meetings and prepared weekly reports

• Established good rapport with all of the residents

• Received Most Spirited Dorm Award during homecoming activities

• Fostered a family-like atmosphere among the residents

• Provided personal, social, academic and career counseling to residents

• Enforced rules and regulations of the residence halls

• Provided 24 hour supervision as residential director

Tuskegee University, Tuskegee University, AL June 1988 – July 1988

Upward Bound Counselor

• Served as a resident-based counselor to underprivileged students in a summer academic program

• Provided 24 hour supervision in residence halls and on field trips out of state

• Planned social and cultural events for the residents

• Fostered a family-like atmosphere among the residents

• Established a good rapport with the residents and encouraged academic success

• Enforced curfew and other residence rules and regulations

Education

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA July 1992

Certification in School Counseling

Tuskegee University, Tuskegee University, AL May 1989

M.Ed. Counseling and Student Development

Tuskegee University, Tuskegee University, AL July 1987

B.S. Biology

Specialized Training/Professional Development and Interest

• Personality Assessments Grief Counseling Death and Dying

• Poverty and Minority Group Issues Classroom Discipline ADHD/ADD

• Employability Skills Brain Development Cultural Diversity

• Contemporary Issues in Counseling Career Development STD/AIDS Prevention

• Bullying and Anger Management School Safety Crisis Intervention

• Interpersonal Skills and Professional Development Drug Awareness Gang Violence

• Financial Aid/HOPE Scholarship Post-secondary Planning Legal Issues

• Students with Disabilities and the Gifted GA411 Website CPR

• SAT/ACT Test Preparation and Interpretation Suicide Prevention Laughter and Humor

• Positive Thinking Group Work GCIS Website

• Team Building & Trust – ROPES Course Leadership Development Technology in Classes

Professional Organizations, Awards and Honors

• Chi Sigma Iota International Counseling Honor Society

• Kappa Delta Phi Education Honor Society

• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. – Civic Involvement Award

• State Level Community Service Award in Alabama – Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.

• State Counseling Advisory Board of Georgia – Excellence Award

• United Way of Hall County Board of Directors – 4 year Service Award and Pin

• Alliance for Literacy Board of Directors – Hall County

• Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors – Hall County

• Principal’s Outstanding Counseling Award – Henderson Middle School

• Best Actor in a Leading Role in a High School Play Award – Gainesville High School

• Top Team Award for Relay for Life – Jackson High School

• Bronze, Silver and Gold Award for Relay for Life – Jackson High School

• Exceptional Person Award – Southwestern Publishing Company

• Goal Award and Top Salesman Award – Southwestern Publishing Company

• Georgia Association of Educators/National Educators Association

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