USC PROGRAM OF STUDY SUMMARY
The Master's of School Counseling within the Rossier School of Education at USC is a 22 month long, full-time virtual program that prepares candidates for the Pupil Personnel Services Credential in California to become a school counselor within a K-12 setting. USC's counseling program focuses on three pillars: College and Career Readiness, Restorative Justice, and Trauma-Informed Practices. Upon completion, candidates will have completed 49 credits worth of graduate-level classes and over 700 hours of internship experience in at least two levels of K-12 education.
TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE
Learn to support teaching, learning and interacting in ways that address the long-term toll physical and emotional trauma takes on the lives of children and adults.
RESTORATIVEÂ JUSTICE
Help students overcome obstacles of institutional oppression, like poverty and racism, or individual circumstances related to mental illness, domestic violence or community barriers.
COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
Prepare to support all students and their futures, taking into account cultural, socioeconomic and emotional factors that influence success.
COURSEWORK
Ethical & Legal Issues in Counseling
Examination of current legal, ethical, and other professional issues in the practice of school counseling.
Introduction to School Counseling
The role of the school counselor. An overview of key elements in increasing access to and equity for primary and secondary education for all students.
Creating Communities of Interest
Framing the graduate experience for master's students. Examining self and field of professional practice in the context of achieving equity.
The Counseling Process
Theoretical foundations, models, values, and assumptions underlying psychological counseling; cross-cultural perspectives, ethical and legal considerations.
Human Development Theory in School Counseling
A theoretical perspective of human development across the lifespan. Issues and challenges faced by school counselors.
Theories in Counseling
Theory, research, and practice of psychological counseling. Includes laboratory experience.
Learning and Individual Differences
Theory and research in learning, development and individual differences, and social psychology related to education in instructional or training contexts.
Cross-Cultural Counseling
An examination of the cultural, socioeconomic, and language factors that impact historically marginalized populations; alternative multicultural counseling approaches.
School Connectedness, Climate, Classroom Management
Prevention, education, and training for achievement. Data collection for assessment and evaluation of school climate, crisis, and classroom management conducive to learning and success.
Counseling for College and Career I &II
Theoretical foundations of individual and systemic characteristics that impact college and career choices. Consideration of economic, political, social, and policy issues.Planning and implementing theoretical foundations of college and career counseling. The application of contextually relevant strategies for assisting in college and career choices.
Professor Panel
Being on the School Counselors of Tomorrow Board, I was able to organize and put forth a panel of professors who were able to give students an insight into what to do with their School Counseling Degree. With this day in age, students need to know their options. Providing this panel, students were able to get an insight into career options.
SELF-ADVOCACY
Self-Advocacy provides skills for students to gain skills in order to self-advocate for themselves. This allows students to be able to ask for their educations needs to be met.
BEHAVIOR SUPPORT PLAN
This case is about Bob who is a fourth-grade student. He has been in and out of several home placements. He is finally back in his home with his mother, six siblings, and mom’s boyfriend. He has a history of causing distractions in the classroom. He has also been hands on with students in the classroom when he is seeking attention. This behavior support plan will include short-term and long-term behavior goals, along with procedures to go forth with his evaluations, as well as recommendations for the student.
The following case study summarizes a student that I have encountered during my time in practicum. In this paper, there are suggestions, and there are some needs for feedback. This paper will also detail the student demographics. This also has the counselor’s conceptualization. It will go over the student's history and transcultural personality dynamics. Students name has been changed to protect their identity*.