Continued Learning as a Professional:

Once I have completed this practicum course, I plan to continue to learn and develop myself as a professional in the field of school counseling. After I acquire a school counseling position in my district, I plan to: 

-Maintain the lines of communication with my professional peers, whom I have already met in my school district.

-Meet with other professional peers in my district. I would like to get to know some of the other school psychologists, school counselors, and therapists in my area and to learn from them.   

-Create and maintain a strong rapport and line of communication with the students, parents, and the teachers at the school.

-Create and sustain a detail school counselor webpage in order to clarify my duties as the school’s counselor.  

-Attending district conferences and other training opportunities to continue my education as a professional.  

-Continue to document any important instances with the parents, administrators, and especially the students.

-Collaborate with parents, teachers, administrators, and any other faculty members at the school on behalf of the students.

-Be involved with some of the professional organizations, such as: American School Counselor’s Association and the Kentucky School Counselors Association. By doing so, I will be able to stay up to date with current issues, studies, research, and findings related to school counseling.  

-Being open to gaining knowledge from my own experiences by working with students.

-Trying out various and developing new guidance lessons in order to help the students.