iis Practicum Site: Mueller Charter Schoo! (CSP 740 Practicum Experience Profile for Rachel Kwan ‘School Counseling Program FALL SEMESTER Supervisor: Dr. Ryan Santos netivties to Fulfill Assignments in Other Courses Reauired Activity Reflection on & Self Evaluation of tis Actuty Date | Supervisor 24, highlight your strengths/weoknesses Completed | ~initals ‘CSP 600 Cross-Cultural Counseling ‘This course taught many useful counseling techniques, as | Aug 2013- learned about paiccounselng theories | wel as their cultural appleations.|exceled at studying | Dee 2013, eartowine ere Aiko oorned stout the various methods/frameworks (e.g. motivational broaching to bridge cultural differences. interviewing, narrative therapy, etc.) and understanding Sf that didnot always understand the relevance of cultural aspects in the course. Aside from broaching, | did aot see ‘the specific cultural applications for many ofthe techniques we leaned (CSP G00L Pre-Practicum ‘This lab was challenging, but one of the best experiences | Aug 2013- Practiced conducting interviews and” |_| 1 had this semester, Learning about counseling one Dec 2013 counseling sessions with ind thing but having an opportunity to practice teal gave me a chance to solidify my understanding, A strength | RS had was that | worked hat to improve the techniques! felt lacking on (e.g, ! would listen to my recordings to make improvements). A weakness had was that 1 was often weary of pushing my clients harder, even iit ‘would benefit them in the long run. ‘CSP 615 Multicultural Counseling ‘This course was best at utilizing class discussion and ‘Aug 2013- ‘Identified beliefs about our culture and personal experiences to make learning about teaching Dec 2013 ‘others, as well asthe impact of those beliefs. Looked at various multicuftural Issues and, especially within minorities common within California ‘each other and growing as a community. A weakness had was that in the beginning, | was hesitant to speak up and involve myself in the discussions. My strength inthis class was that after l overcame my initial fear, | added an ‘unusual viewpoint in class discussions as an Asian Rye (S0SU Practicum, 2012-2013)CSP_740 Practicum Experience Profile for Rachel Kwan 2 innmigrant to Canada, ‘SP 630 School Counselors fa School systems Leamed about important historical and ‘current polices that impact education, Examined ecosystemic factors that Influence students and communities, Also learned about how to conduct holistic assessments based on the ecosystemic factors. This course offered a lot of information in terms of school history and current policies. My weakness was that Iwas often quiet in class because I felt ‘inexperienced with the American school system and policies that we were talking about. felt lke everyone {else's opinions were more valuable because they lived through the system, Iwas merely an outsider looking i. ‘My strength was that through the many presentations, | feel ike | greatly improved my presentation sl. ‘Aug 2015- Dec 2013 RSS ‘Other (Approved Electives/Grant Courses): ‘My research with Dr. Estrada focused on physical health cof miltary-connected youth, Together with another research assistant, we identified our area of interest, ‘created a research proposal, did research on previous studies related to the topic, and analyzed data from the California Healthy Kids Survey. A strength | had was ‘being familiar with the research process (I did research in ‘my undergraduate degree}, so understood the components that go into creating a paper. A weakness | hhad was that had never worked with a whole research team before, so during conference calls | was intimidated and rarely offered my ideas. ‘hug 2013- current RE (S0SU Practicum, 2012-2013)(CSP 740 Practicum Experience Profile for Rachel Kwan ‘activities Required of AllStudents in CSP 740 Practicuin: Schools Required Activity Reflection on & Self-Evauation of tis Activity Date | Supervisor ‘-. highlight your trengthe/weaknesses Completed | ~ Initials ‘Obtain & discuss he whoaFs report card | Received the school report ard and then discussed the | Aug 2013 (Consider ASCA Data Profile sections and meanings of the scores. We also looked at a the demographic information available and taked about R how having that information is useful for us as counselors. Discuss time, resource, priority We taled about ime management throughout the | Aug 2015- management fr balanced service delivery | semester, but also had firsthand experience of its Dee 2013, (Consider ASCA Arreement} Importance. Some days were busier than others, and time management became important to fitin all of our Re activities In particular, the week before Thanksyving hada shortened day. We used priority management to provide a balanced service delivery, even ona shorter day ‘Apprentice oa teacher (min. Thr /dayFor | did nothave much experience in schoolspriortothe | Aug2013- 20 weeks); become familar with star of tis program, so felt ike this gave mea good | Dec 2013 uriulum, expectations, Instuction, fervclum emactaiong epportunity to catch up on interacting with students and watching dlassroom dynamics/management. My RS weakness stems from my inexperience. inthe beginning felt very unsure about what should be doing at each moment. Astrength had was that | was able to form a bond with the students and feet ike I truly learned alot about students theirage because ot Tutor one studentin yourmasterteacher® | Counseled an older student notin my master dass, but | Aug2013- class (min. 20 min/day for 8 weeks met time requirements with the older student. | was Dec 2013 ‘grateful for the opportunity to work one on one with a student, felt that it allowed me to truly cater lessons to their strengths and learn more about them than | would hhave been able to ina group. My strongth with counseling this individual student is that l was able to (S0SU Practicum, 2012-2013)CSP 740 Practicum Experience Profile for Rachel Kwan 4 build strong rapport to the point where she let me know details of her life that were private. A weakness s that | don'tknow exactly where the line is between being an authority figure versus being a friend. Our relationship is, ‘very good, but l sometimes worry that lam not being formal enough even though | still deliver guidance lessons. ‘Shadow/interview the SC (min, # he) Shadowing Ryan showed me how hectic it can be during fn average school day. A weakness | had was that | had no idea what to do in most unusual/emergency situations. Whenever Ryan was called into a class to solve an issue ora student came into the counseling ‘centre upset, he always seemed sure ofthe best way to resolve a problem. Since lacked experience, | often felt ‘overwhelmed and uncertain about how to solve problems. A strength Ihad was that | took Ryan’ Suggestions seriously and tried my hardest to "embrace ‘my uncertainty” in order to get experience and grow as a counselor. ‘Aug 2013- Dec 2013 ASE ‘Shadow interview the SP (min. 2H] Met with the school psychologist na support team ‘meeting to ask him about his role in the school, He talked about his work in assessment and about working with school counselors to find the best sulted resources for students with extra needs. Now 2013 Ke ‘Observe in classrooms) at arade Tovel different from your master-teacher, examine curriculum & instruction, discuss comparisons Tobserved a class only one grade level higher than my ‘master class, but seeing the cognitive and behavioural differences were astounding, The class worked on much ‘more challenging material, and they were significantly better behaved while doing so. I was not sure how much of their good behaviour to attribute toa different teacher and teaching style, This class was conducted in a more relaxed way. Now 2013 (S0SU Practicum, 2012-2013)(CSP 740 Practicum Experience Profilefor Rachel Kwan 5 Shadow/interdew/observe administrate personnel (e, principal, VP/AP, attendance clerks, principal's secretary] ‘Met with the principle ina support team meeting. Discussed the importance of have a good team and each ‘person within the team contributing. She said that itis Important to have a support system as the backbone for the school, but aso to support each other. Nov 2013 Ave Shadow [intarview/abserve special education personnel (e.g, RSP teacher, SDC teacher, speech therapist) ‘Met with the RSP teacher in support team meeting. Since there were multiple people at the meeting did not get a chance to talk with her personally, but | hope to be able to do so next semester. Nov 2013 Shadow interview observe personnel who address biologically based issues (eg, nurse, OT, PT, APE teacher) ‘Met with the nurse in a support team meeting. She talked about the differences between being a nurse ina hospital versus being a nurse ina school. She highlighted the importance of emotional health in addition to physical health. Nov 2013 Shadow fnterview/observe teachers who acidress needs of English language learners (e, bilingual, ESL, ELO teachers) ‘Many teachers at Mueller are bilingual, and Iwas able to see the benefits of being able to communicate in both Spanish and English. Since Mueller hasa high Spanish speaking population itis especially useful to work with younger students who may not understand certain words in English Nov 2013 Shadow nterview/observe an administrator at the school ‘As previously mentioned: met with the principle ina support team meeting, Discussed the importance of have ‘good team and each person within the team contributing. She said that itis important to have @ support system as the backbone for the school, bt also 10 support each other. Nov 2013 Shadow fnterview/observe non-certfcated personnel (e.g, secretary, custodian, bus driver, aide, security) Talked with the secretaries in the front ofice, ‘Throughout our conversation they were pausing to assist the constant stream of visitors in the office. If had to ‘Aug 2013- Dee 2013 Observe student focused school meeting (eT, IEP, 504) (SDSU Practicum, 2012-2013) My first day at Mueller was fortunate enough to observe their resiliency monitoring process, | was astounded at how much time and effort goes into carafully examining all the students. | was also impressed ‘Aug 2013CSP 740 Practicum Experience Profile for Rachel Kwan 6 athow many eosystemic factors were taken into account, such as social economic status, culture, family etc. A strength | had during this process was that | was extremely attentive to what everyone had to say so that I ‘could understand their quadrant system and placements tothe best of my ability. A weakness | had was that | did not understand many ofthe acronyms they used to refer ‘to programs and standardized tests ‘Observe and/or co-Tacltate (with professional SC) individual & group counseling sessions ‘Throughout the semester the interns watched the school counselor conduct ther individual and groups sessions. (One particulary sliont session is when Ryan was talking ‘to.a small child about a loss in their life, Although | was ‘not co-facltating the session, | was able to observe the ‘way Ryan explained that there are multiple ways to deal with loss. An overall weakness | have is that ! am unsure cof how to explain serious topics to kids. Watching the ‘way Ryan handled the situation gave me many ideas about what to do if happened to be the counselor on duty when the issue came up. “Aug 2013- Dec 2013 AY ‘Obsarve guidance curriculum inthe areas oF academic, career or personal/social development (Consider ASCA Core. Curriculum Action Plan} Since Muelle sa K-8 school, Ifeel that a strength I have 1s understanding afot about personal/social development, but a weakness is that Ihave not explored ‘much curriculum about careers. | am grateful that we ‘were given the opportunity to explore the curriculum library and take the intiative of finding relevant ‘curriculum for ourselves. hope to improve my knowledge on career guidance curriculum next semester, since planning forthe future is easier with an early start ‘Aug 2013. Dec 2013, Roe Become farliar with community resources available to families. ‘We talked about how some students need glasses but cannot afford them. The site supervisor told us about Lion's Club, where they are able to receive free glasses. Despite knowing about ths useful resource, | wish to know more about ather resources for food, shelter, and “Aug 2013- Dec 2013 (SOSU Practicum, 2012-2013)CSP 740 Practicum Experience Profile for Rachel Kwan 7 San Ducostart CARs counsdling services We talked about what to dof someone requests elp, but we do not yet know about the specific namesor contact of the resources avallable (SDSU Practicum, 2012-2013)