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Counselor

Location:
Cartersville, GA, 30120
Posted:
January 25, 2010

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Resume:

Marie A. Fraser

*******.***@*****.***

** ****** *****● Cartersville, GA, 30120 ● 770-***-****

Objective To obtain a position that utilizes my skills in counseling and support services, maximizes my advanced communication

skills, and contributes to the community at large

Education University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Georgia, December 2009

Masters of Education, Guidance and Counseling, GPA: 4.00/4.00

Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia, May 2007

Bachelor of Science, Psychology Major, GPA: 3.23/4.00

Special Skills Computer Experience: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Publisher, Excel, PowerPoint),

and some experience in SPSS, Dreamweaver, and Windows Movie Maker.

Technical Writing: Advanced verbal and writing skills, experienced in producing detail-oriented reports and

documentation

Related Kingston Elementary School, Kingston, GA

Experience Counseling Intern Student, August 2009-December 2009

• Completed 600+ hours of guidance services

• Contributed to the development and implementation of a comprehensive school counseling plan that fosters school

renewal by promoting increased academic success, career preparedness, and social /emotional development for all

students

• Conducted classroom guidance for all K-5 students as well as provided additional individual counseling with a

continued emphasis on positive change

• Lead and co-facilitated a diverse range of counseling groups including but not limited to grief and loss, parents in

prison, study-skills, and conflict resolution groups

• Collaborated with other professionals in the development of family support, and/or appropriate community initiatives

that addressed student needs as exemplified by participation in DFACS referral and consultation, as well as

attendance at monthly Safe and Drug Free Schools meetings and weekly School Social Worker consultations, SST, AST

meetings and requested juvenile court truancy dates

Villa Rica Middle School, Villa Rica, GA

Counseling Practicum Student, August 2008-December 2008

• Completed 115+ hours of service and supervision

• Provided students with solution focused brief counseling

• Planned and implemented group counseling sessions for a girls anger management group

• Participated in Parent/Teacher conferences

• Supported administration with issues of behavior

• Utilized and maintained confidential student records

University of West Georgia Center for Student Involvement, Carrollton, GA

Graduate Assistant, August 2007-December 2008

• Responsible for management, input, and analysis of the EventTrak student programming data management program.

• Produced reports of student involvement disaggregated by demographics including but not limited to age, major,

gender, and race and cross-referenced with projected attendance

• Co-Advised the Student Activities Council (SAC) and oversaw selected events

• Participated/ co-facilitated leadership programming under the UWG LEAD umbrella

• Collaborated with Greek Life Coordinator to ensure success of Pan-Hellenic Recruitment and selection process as

well as to advise annual Rho-Gamma Members

• Developed the first Online Greek Life Handbook for new recruits

• Developed and oversaw data coding of SAC Student Involvement Survey

• Administrated CollegiateLink Database as technical liaison

Berry College Psychology Department, Mt. Berry, GA

Office Assistant, January 2005- May 2007

• Exclusively responsible for maintaining database of all psychology majors and minors, their contact information,

and advisors

• Worked under and provided support for multiple faculty members

• Acted as student supervisor for a year, providing support and delegating tasks to six other student workers

• Developed and produced the first Psychology Student Handbook for current and future student workers

Dr. Victor Bissonnette, Mt. Berry, GA

Research Assistant, August 2006 – December 2006

• Worked with psychology professor on two different research projects: “ Roommate Relationship Ambivalence Study”

and “Smoking Attitudes Study”

• Performed longitudinal studies and collected data from over 300 college students

• Maintained and organized research materials before and after studies

• Administered research materials including providing introduction and debriefing

• Utilized Excel to statistically analyze and encode responses

• Scheduled research participants

Career Development Center, Mount Berry GA

Student Worker, May 2004-December 2004

• Assisted students with the career development process, including self-assessment, career exploration and

preparation, and career decision-making

• Advocated for a four-year approach to career planning

• Scheduled individual career counseling appointments

• Trained students on the use of in house self-assessment tools (SIGI 3, Strong Interest Inventory, Myers-Briggs

Type Indicator)

• Assisted in the facilitation of a wide range of Career Workshops such as: Making a "Major" Decision, Writing a

Winning Resume, Interviewing Skills

• Maintained the Career Resource center and Alumni database

Professional Chi Sigma Iota (Counseling Honor Society)

Involvement Phi Kappa Phi (Academic Honor Society)

ASCA (American School Counselor Association)

Activities/ NWGA Sexual Assault Center Volunteer

Awards Psychology Society, SGA Representative

Rotaract,(college division of Rotary club), Secretary

Training Prevent Child Abuse Georgia Training

Emergency Preparedness/Crisis Management (Northwest Georgia RESA Training)

Meth and Other Dangerous Youth Trends (Northwest Georgia RESA Training)

Sexual Assault Advocacy/Response Training,

School protocol training: Confidentiality, IEP, DFACS

Certification/ S5: SCHOOL COUNSELING (P-12), Effective 12/12/2009

Licensure Certification ID: 793686

LAPC licensure (PAPERS PENDING): NCE eligible (Passed 10/17/2009)

NCC credential (PAPERS PENDING)

CPR Certification: American Heart Association BLS Healthcare Provider course

References

Dr. Mary Hancock

(Graduate Professor)

678-***-****

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Mrs. Claudia Adams

(Internship Supervisor)

770-***-****

******@******.***.**.**

Dr. Steven Bell

(Undergraduate Professor and Mentor)

706-***-****

*****@*****.***



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