Donna Norsworthy
Summary
Accomplished School Counselor offering over 20 years of experience counseling students on mental health, academics and interpersonal conflicts. Driven to help students achieve success by providing guidance on career options, higher education choices and life planning. Attentive in identifying early warning signs of harmful behavior in students to provide preventive counseling. Consistent in meeting the established goals of the counseling program.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Academic, Career & Life Coach
Revision Coaching
08.2021 - Current
- Provide life coaching services that empower the client to set goals and establish accountability for personal and professional success
- Provide high school and college academic coaching designed to help students create positive habits and routines in relation to academic goals
- Provide career coaching services to assist students and adults in understanding their unique abilities and match abilities to careers and/or colleges which are well aligned to them personally.
School Counselor
Farmington High School
07.2010 - 06.2022
- Provide a comprehensive guidance program which meets the needs of students in grades 10-12
- Promote and enhance academic, personal, social, and career development of all students
- Responsibilities/Duties include:
- Conduct developmental guidance lessons in the classroom and in large groups
- Facilitate the integration of the guidance curriculum into the educational curricula
- Conduct orientation activities for students new to the school
- Provide grade level (middle school through postsecondary) transitional activities
- Assist students with developing a four-year educational plan
- Provide school-to-career guidance activities using resources, e.g., Career Information System, Career Center, and the Graduate Profile Planner/Planning Guide
- Conduct structured, goal-oriented counseling sessions in response to identified needs of individuals and groups of students
- Consult with and serve as a resource for teachers, staff, and parents regarding the developmental, social and academic needs of students
- Conduct and facilitate conferences with teachers, students, and parents
- Maintain records to document interactions, interventions, and decisions
- Consult and coordinate with in-district and community agencies
- Conduct or provide opportunities for parent education programs
- Assist students with course selections which are the most challenging and appropriate for graduation requirements and career plans
- Master scheduling and student scheduling.
School Counselor
Randall G. Lynch Middle School
07.2006 - 07.2010
- Assisted students through a systemically delivered, comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program that included a guidance curriculum, individual student planning, responsive services, and system support
- Implemented the guidance and counseling program by fulfilling such professional responsibilities as the following: provided classroom guidance activities for students in 5th and 6th grade
- Performed individual and small group counseling
- Consulted with parents, teachers, administrators as well as physicians, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals regarding the social, emotional and academic development of their children (i.e., IEP planning, ADHD assessment)
- Building coordinator for standardized assessments such as the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, Benchmark, Augmented Benchmark and the English Language Development Assessment
- Chaired the Parental Involvement committee for grades 5 and 6
- Facilitated parental activities for these grades
- Master scheduling and student scheduling
- Developed a comprehensive 5-8 Character Education program at RGLMS
- Implemented a 5-8 Student Council at RGLMS.
School Counselor
Oconee County School District
08.2005 - 06.2006
- Assisted students through a systemically delivered, comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program that included a guidance curriculum, individual student planning, responsive services, and system support
- Implemented the guidance and counseling program by fulfilling such professional responsibilities as the following:
- Provided classroom guidance, individual & small group counseling for students in Pre-K - 5th grade
- Consulted with parents, teachers, administrators as well as physicians, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals regarding the social, emotional and academic development of their children (i.e., IEP planning, ADHD assessment)
- Assisted school psychologist by administering KBIT2 (Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test) and MBA (Woodcock-McGraw-Werder Mini-Battery of Achievement) for students identified as having an unspecified learning problem
- Chaired the Student Support Team (SST), which is a building level, multi-disciplinary committee of educators who met to help students who are having problems with their academic work and/or behavior
- The team members identified problems, discussed alternatives, recommended interventions and evaluated progress on a regular basis.
School Counselor
Kelly Edwards Elementary
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Conducted school-wide Needs Assessment which included parents, students, and faculty
- Provided classroom guidance lessons
- Conducted individual as well as group counseling with students
- Consulted with parents regarding their child's academic, social, and emotional development
- Consulted with teachers and administrators regarding student behavior
- Coordinated, organized, and administered PACT
- Developed Comprehensive Developmental Guidance and Counseling Program for Williston School District.
Human Resources Assistant
Pratt & Whitney, PSD
06.1997 - 03.1999
- Compiled and maintained personnel records for all PSD employees
- Conducted orientation for all newly hired employees
- Maintained Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) job application files and assisted in quarterly, semiannual, and annual AAP reporting
- Maintained Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Drug and Alcohol records and assisted in reporting data to the FAA
- Participated in the hiring and recruiting of employees by contacting employment agencies, placed advertisements, processed applications, referred qualified applicants to employing official, scheduled interviews, and checked references.
Family Service Worker
Dept of Human Services
08.1995 - 01.1997
- Assessed the educational, medical, and emotional needs of children placed in foster care
- Assessed family's needs (biological, adoptive, and foster families) using a Family Needs Assessment
- Completed social histories on families involved with DHS to determine needed services
- Offered services to children and families as well as referred families to community-based services
- Developed and implemented comprehensive case plans in conjunction with families
- Monitored progress of children and families in meeting the objectives set forth in case plans and court orders
- Informed the court and attorneys of clients' status and made recommendations to the court regarding the welfare of the children in custody
- Worked with families, the court, attorneys, and children to provide a safe, stable, and permanent home for the child.
Education
Educational Specialist - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Harding University
Searcy, AR12.2017
Master of Arts - School Counseling
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston05.1995
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston05.1994
Skills
- School Counseling
- Career Guidance
- Academic Advisement
- Social and Emotional Health
- Post-Secondary Career Exploration
- Diverse Student Populations
- Financial Aid Applications
- Career Planning Presentations
- Scholarship Applications
- Individual and Group Counseling
Certification
Arkansas Department of Education, Guidance & Counseling P-12
CID: 16949
National Board Certified Teacher, Early Childhood through Young Adulthood/School Counseling
Candidate ID # 01198252
Global Career Development Facilitator
Trauma Informed Specialist
Highlands Ability Battery, consultant
Board Certified Career Coach – Personal/Life Coach
Certificate #: BCC-4788
Timeline
Academic, Career & Life Coach
Revision Coaching
08.2021 - Current
School Counselor
Farmington High School
07.2010 - 06.2022
School Counselor
Randall G. Lynch Middle School
07.2006 - 07.2010
School Counselor
Oconee County School District
08.2005 - 06.2006
School Counselor
Kelly Edwards Elementary
01.2000 - 01.2002
Human Resources Assistant
Pratt & Whitney, PSD
06.1997 - 03.1999
Family Service Worker
Dept of Human Services
08.1995 - 01.1997
Educational Specialist - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Harding University
Master of Arts - School Counseling
Louisiana Tech University
Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education
Louisiana Tech University
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