Orientation to School Counseling

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Orientation to School Counseling

• Dr. Steve Rainey
• Kent State University

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Plan for the Evening

• Introductions
• Syllabus review
• Teaching Philosophy
• Blooms Taxonomy
• Professional Identity

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Introductions

• Dr. Rainey
• Students
• Name
• Place in program ( of hours)
• Why school counseling (grade level)
• What would you like to do that you havent

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Syllabus Review

• Office hours
• Required Assignments (how to get an A)
• Class participation
• 2 Exams
• 3 Ethical Dilemma papers
• PSC Interview
• Course Schedule

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Teaching PhilosophyMy Assumptions

• Graduate students are serious about learning
• Graduate students want to be good at what they do
• Graduate students want to do their work in a
  professional manner
• Graduate students want to prepare as well as they
  would like their brain surgeon to have prepared

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Benjamin Bloom

• Knowledge Comprehension
• Facts
• Theories
• Application
• Put knowledge and comprehension to use
• Analysis Synthesis
• Whole Part
• Part - Whole
• Evaluation
• Make a value judgment

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Counseling Philosophy

• Philosophy
• Psychology Human Development
• Religion
• Education
• Sociology
• Others?

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Counseling Philosophy

• Wellness Model
• Developmental
• Prevention/Early Intervention
• Empowerment