Valerie Kehoe

4th Period Career Planning

Mr. Como

My Career Clusters

Career Cluster #1Health Science

School Psychologist

Mental Health Counselor

GENERAL OVERVIEWSchool Psychologists investigate processes of learning and teaching and develop psychological principles and techniques that they can apply to educational problems.

SKILLS-School Psychologists should be good at….

-Active Listening-Reading Comprehension-Social Perceptiveness -Speaking-Writing-Critical Thinking Complex -Problem Solving-Judgment and Decision Making

School Psychologist

TASKS•Compile and interpret students' test results, along with information from teachers and parents, to diagnose conditions, and to help assess eligibility for special services.

•Counsel children and families to help solve conflicts and problems in learning and adjustment.

•Provide consultation to parents, teachers, administrators, and others on topics such as learning styles and behavior modification techniques.

•Report any pertinent information to the proper authorities in cases of child endangerment, neglect, or abuse.

•Maintain student records, including special education reports, confidential records, records of services provided, and behavioral data.

•Assess an individual child's needs, limitations, and potential, using observation, review of school records, and consultation with parents and school personnel.

•Promote an understanding of child development and its relationship to learning and behavior.

-Master’s Degree

-This occupation may require a background in the following science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educational disciplines:

Life Sciences — Clinical Psychology; Counseling Psychology; Developmental and Child Psychology; Psychology, General; School Psychology

MAJORS/EDUCATION

-Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)-University of Michigan— Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI)-Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)- Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)

-Median wages (2012): $32.53 hourly, $67,650 annual

-Education Administrators, Postsecondary

-Counseling Psychologists

-Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors

-Marriage and Family Therapists

SCHOOLS/UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGE

SALARY

RELATED CAREERS

I think this career would suit me perfectly. I was intrigued by the tasks that they have to perform and feel like I can carry them out myself as well. I think it would give me a good enough salary to fulfill my financial needs. I would love to be able to help the kids in school who need it and use my knowledge of psychology and my skills that I will attain in order to benefit them. I feel like I already have most of the skills needed to be a school psychologist and they would continue to grow if I were to pursue this career.

MY REACTION

Mental Health counselors counsel with emphasis on prevention. They work with individuals and groups to promote optimum mental and emotional health. They also help individuals deal with issues associated with addictions and substance abuse; family, parenting, and marital problems; stress management; self-esteem; and aging.

Mental Health Counselors should attain the following skills:

-Active Listening

-Social Perceptiveness -Service Orientation

-Speaking

-Critical Thinking -Judgment and Decision Making -Monitoring

-Writing

-Reading Comprehension

-Persuasion

Mental Health CounselorGENERAL OVERVIEW

SKILLS

• Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.

• Encourage clients to express their feelings and discuss what is happening in their lives, helping them to develop insight into themselves or their relationships.

• Collect information about clients through interviews, observation, or tests.

• Assess patients for risk of suicide attempts.

• Fill out progress notes.

• Counsel clients or patients, individually or in group sessions, to assist in overcoming dependencies, adjusting to life, or making changes.

• Guide clients in the development of skills or strategies for dealing with their problems.

• Develop and implement treatment plans based on clinical experience and knowledge.

-Master’s Degree and/or Bachelor’s Degree

-Interests in Social, Investigative, and Artistic occupations

TASKS

MAJORS/EDUCATION

-Yale University (New Haven, CT)-Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)-University of Illinois— Urbana- Champaign-University of Minnesota— Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN)-University of Wisconsin— Madison (Madison, WI)-University of North Carolina— Chapel Hill

Median wages (2012): $19.27 hourly, $40,080 annual

-Counseling Psychologist

-Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

-Marriage and Family Therapists

-Child, Family, and School Social Workers

SCOOLS/UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGE

SALARY

RELATED CAREERS

I think being a mental health counselor would be a great occupation for me because I have a keen interest for psychology. I would love to study and research all about mental health disorders and be able to diagnose people as well. I’d also be interested in helping others cope with the mental illnesses that they may have in order to improve their work ethics, relationships, lifestyles, etc. I think I would be good at assisting others with their substance abuse problems and other addictions too.

MY REACTION

CAREER CLUSTER #2

TEACHER ASSISTANT

PRESCHOOL TEACHER, EXCEPT SPECIAL EDUCATION

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Preschool Teachers Instruct preschool-aged children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school in preschool, day care center, or other child development facility.

Preschool teachers must have following skills:

Speaking

Learning Strategies

Instructing

Active Listening

Coordination

Reading Comprehension

Critical Thinking

GENERAL OVERVIEW

SKILLS

PRESCHOOL TEACHER, EXCEPT SPECIAL EDUCATION

• Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and procedures for maintaining order.

• Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.

• Teach basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.

• Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.

• Read books to entire classes or to small groups.

• Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers.

• Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore.

• Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.

• Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene

-Some college, no degree -Interests: Education, Psychology-Associate’s Degree

-Bachelor’s Degree

TASKS

MAJORS/EDUCATION

-Connecticut College-Boston College-Stanford University-University of Minnesota-University of Washington

-Median wages (2012):$13.04 hourly, $27,130 annual

-Social and Human Service Assistants

-Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

-Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

SCHOOLS/UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGE

SALARY

RELATED CAREERS

Being a preschool teacher would be the best career for me because I’ve always loved working with little children. I would provide them a safe and fun learning environment and help them grow socially and

intellectually. I would be interested in majoring in education in college and complete all the years required to become a preschool teacher

because it is something I had always had an interest in. I would teach my children all of the skills they’d need to continue on after preschool and into kindergarten, etc, and enjoy watching them learn new things

each day.

MY REACTION

Teacher Assistants perform duties that are instructional in nature or deliver direct services to students or parents. They serve in a position for which a teacher has ultimate responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.

Teacher Assistants need to obtain the following skills in order to be successful:

-Active Listening

-Speaking

-Social Perceptiveness

-Critical Thinking

-Instructing

-Service Orientation

GENERAL OVERVIEW

SKILLS

TEACHER ASSISTANT

-Provide extra assistance to students with special needs, such as non-English-speaking students or those with physical and mental disabilities.

-Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.

-Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.

-Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.

-Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.

-Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.

-Some college, no degree -Associate’s Degree

-Bachelor’s Degree

-Interests in Social and Conventional careers, like working and communicating with other people and following set procedures and routines.

TASKS

MAJORS/EDUCATION

-Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)-Vanderbilt University (Peabody) (Nashville, TN)-Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)-Stanford University (Stanford, CA) -University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)

-Median wages (2012): $23,640 annual

-Social and Human Service Assistants

-Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

-Childcare Workers

-Personal Care Aids

SCHOOLS/UNIVERITIES/COLLEGE

SALARY

RELATED CAREERS

I think I would pick being a teacher’s assistant as my second career choice as opposed to my first because I would rather be the teacher and teach the kids myself rather than assist. But I do think that this would be a good career choice for me overall because the salary is fair and if I didn’t want to go to school for being an actual teacher I could always go for half that amount and be a teacher’s assistant. I also am interested in going into the education field so this career would suit me well.

MY REACTION