My Journeyby

Vickie Ray

As I begin this journey, I look back to the hopes

and dreams of an approaching future.

Community Service

• Bethany Baptist• Head Start• Marshall County Christmas

Coalition• Tornado Relief and Clean-up• Blessings in a Backpack

Professional Development

• Bully Prevention1. Effects on all groups

• Northeast Alabama Early Childhood Conference1. Building Character

2. MAC Use• Substance Abuse Counseling

Professional Development

• Critical Friends Group A CFG is a professional learning community consisting of approximately 8-12 educators who come together voluntarily at least once a month for about 2 hours. Group membersare committed to improving their practicethrough collaborative learning.

Theoretical Orientation

• B.F. Skinner’s Behavior Theory• Operant conditioning• All behavior is learned• People lack necessary skills to

cope• Use of reinforcers

Theoretical Orientation

• Behavior Therapy Techniques1. Reinforcement

2. Role-Play

3. Modeling

4. Relaxation

5. Assertiveness Training

6. Goal Setting

Theoretical Orientation

• Personal observation• Carl Rogers

1. Empathy

2. Unconditional Positive Regard

3. Congruence

WE CHANGE OUR BEHAVIOR WHEN THE PAIN OF STAYING THE SAME BECOMES GREATER THAN THE PAIN OF CHANGING.HENRY CLOUD

Personal Philosophy

• Human nature• We all have a story to share• Acceptance does not mean

approval• Out of focus

Personal Philosophy

• Use of reinforcement to manage behavior

• What motivates• Building an environment that

supports change• Only the client can make a

change• Change is relative

Personal Philosophy

• Work with client is on a continuum

• Change must be internalized• Influences on style• Role in the school

1. Student Services

2. Collaborate with and support staff

Course Summary

• Theory• Research Paper• Personal Theoretical

Orientation

Course Summary (Theory)• CACREP standard II G-e:  Counseling

theories that provide the student with models to conceptualize client presentation and that help the student select appropriate counseling interventions.  Students will be exposed to models of counseling that are consistent with current professional research and practice in the field so they begin to develop a personal model of counseling.

• Personal application

Course Summary

• Skills• Final Session Plan• Visualize Direction of Treatment• Practice skills• CACREP II 5kb and LO II

Demonstrates in a role-play counseling setting various strategies presented in the course. 

Course Summary (Skills)

• Growth process in taping

Course Summary

• Multicultural Issues• Multicultural Autobiography• CACREP-2009.INT.2.G.2SOCIAL AND

CULTURAL DIVERSITY—studies that provide an understanding of the cultural context of relationships, issues, and trends in a multicultural society.

Course Summary (Multicultural)

• Life lessons

Course Summary• Practicum• Case summary presentation• CACREP-2009.INT.2.G.1which

addresses  PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION AND ETHICAL PRACTICE.

• Group supervision experience• Experience group dynamics

from participants view.

Clinical Experience

• Placement choices• Conversations with Jeremiah

on the Magic of Counseling by Geoffrey Yager

Clinical Experience

• Fox “How did you get that deer to come in out of the storm” Coyote “I just went out there in the meadow, made a connection with the deer as I sat there, and little by little, we came in together.”

• Experience with “Jane”

Clinical Experience

• Small group challenges• Whole group guidance• Am I ready• Summer intern hours

– Scheduling– Enrollment

Personal Growth and Development• Work• Family• Reappearing grief

Resume• kCdfy37f_Vickie_Resume_2.pdf• Resume• Resume

Career Goals

• School Guidance Counselor• Part-time Agency Work

– Experience– Reaching others

• Education• Contributions

– To clients– To profession (experiment)

Thank-you to all my professors that have invested so much of

yourself and your time in me and

congratulations to all of us who are graduating.