After being enrolled in courses
where I have learned about the solution-focused approach, I have become a firm
believer in the power it has to help facilitate changes in an individual's
life. Most importantly, placing myself
within the process of implementing a solution-focused approach has enabled me
to become a more positive and confident individual. I have seen a number of counselors prior to
attending Millersville, and many times the focus was on talking about past
events that have affected who I am today and diagnosis. My past experiences
with counselors focused on two events in my life that continued a rumination of
thoughts leading to anxiety and depression.
Those two events being utilizing self-injury to regulate my emotions and
the coming out process. For a majority
of my life, I was the individual that kept to themselves, rarely developed
friendships, and lived under the radar of being noticed. I had been diagnosed as having borderline
personality disorder because of my self-injurious behavior as well as
depression and anxiety. For these
counselors and psychologist, the next steps were always to see a psychiatrist
to see if medication would alleviate what I was going through. I did not have
experiences where I sat down for a session with a counselor and we talked about
the formation of goals and solutions that I could work towards.
Reading this week's chapter on
"Collaboration and Consultation" could not have been addressed at a
more appropriate time. My CSCP group
members and I communicate on a daily basis, and we all realize the importance
of taking the time to work together in order to develop an effective CSCP. As for my smaller group for this class, I
will be meeting with members tomorrow before the start of class.
Collaboration has been an ongoing
process in my life. At my old grad
school, developing and conducting research was a team effort among faculty,
undergraduate students, and myself. It
is only through a collaborative effort that a more holistic perspective becomes
available. As I work on requirement of the
pre-practicum portfolio, and even the discussions I had with the counselors I
interviewed, collaboration is a paramount piece to becoming a successful and
effective school counselor.
I am currently working with faculty
in the creation of a display for students at the library so that they are aware
of the Sexuality and Gender Institute on
campus. In addition, I am also in the
process of developing a library study guide to provide students with how to gain
articles, books, online resources pertaining to sexuality and gender. As these resources may be spread throughout
the library from anthropology, political science, etc. it is of utmost
importance that collaborating across domains will help students to find resources.
Dollarhide,
C.T. & Saginak, K.A. (2012). Comprehensive school counseling programs. (2nd
ed.). New York: Pearson, Inc.
Kahn,
B.B., (2000). A model of solution-focused consultation for school counselors.Professional
School Counseling, 3 (4), 248-54.
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