Credential School Counselor

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Master of Science in Counseling
Option in School Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services School Counseling Credential
California State University, Long Beach
A 3 to 5 page (typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, 1” margins) personal statement is required. This statement should reflect a clear, focused, and comprehensive profile of you as a person and a prospective professional school counselor. Pages should be numbered and your name included as a header or footer on each page. Organize your statement into 4 sections using the following headings:

BACKGROUND/INFLUENCES/CONTRIBUTORY RELATIONSHIPS
Describe your educational, work, volunteer, and pertinent life experiences. Discuss interpersonal relations, interests, and special skills you possess that you believe will enhance your work as a professional school counselor. Describe the experiences, people, and information that have influenced your decision to select the school counseling profession as your career goal. Also describe how your family, friends, education, work, and leisure have contributed to your being a desirable candidate for entrance into the school counseling profession.

SCHOOL COUNSELOR ROLE
Describe your perception of a school counselor’s role and responsibilities. Discuss relationships with other disciplines as well as …show more content…

I believe as a counselor, I will meet all types of individuals who are seeking healing. As a school counselor, I understand the relationship with the client is strictly professional, meaning the relationship does not continue beyond the work space. Nevertheless, I believe as a school counselor one has to genuinely and sincerely be present in every moment for all children. I have come to learn most children have a keen sense of awareness of whether one is being sincere or not. Consequently, their reaction is a reflection of the counselor or other individuals’

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