Mayra Areyan

• As a school counselor, my duties include helping students define their long-range educational goals.
• Interpret requirements relating to successful performance in various courses of study, and for promotion, graduation, and job-entry vocational skills, or college entrance requirements.
• I ensure that I assist all students in establishing short-range goals for each school year and in setting personal performance standards.
• I collaborate with students, parents, teachers, and administrators regarding individual student progress, and arrange conferences when requested with a student, parent, teacher, and/or administrator.
• Maintain current knowledge of community resources, and recent trends in counseling techniques.
• Provide and coordinate counseling and conflict mediation groups to enhance student communication skills; provide crisis counseling as needed; consult with parents concerning students with social or behavioral problems.
• I am also a member of our school's PBIS Team and Leadership Team.

Counselor Intern | Project Yes, Modesto Junior College, CSU Stanislaus, Enochs High School, Glick Middle School, Cesar Chavez Middle School
May 2021 – August 2023

• Project Yes: Supported case management for minorities, low-income, and foster youth populations. Assisted in college/vocational training enrollment, employment interview preparation, and conducted workshops. Maintained client records, advocated for clients, and made referrals to appropriate agencies. Monitored HI SET testing.
• Modesto Junior College: Observed various counseling departments (EOPS, DSPS, Athletics, General Counseling, Health Services, TRIO, Umoja). Assisted in 1:1 sessions, creating student schedules, and advising on major selections. Gained knowledge of CSU vs. UC transfer credits and academic pathways.
• CSU Stanislaus: Provided counseling support in the Liberal Studies department. Assisted with transcript reviews, fast-track approvals, and graduation guidance. Conducted personal counseling and made appropriate referrals.
• Enochs High School: Evaluated transcripts and academic progress. Participated in SST, 504, and IEP meetings, and supported scheduling and other school activities to ensure student success.
• Glick & Cesar Chavez Middle Schools: Provided social-emotional, academic, crisis, and group counseling to students. Supported students in navigating personal and academic challenges, and collaborated with staff to promote student well-being and development.

• Provide short-term education, prevention and intervention services to students in K-12 to build life, social and coping skills so they may achieve greater success in school and in life
• Make referrals to community resources and longer-term services as needed
• Provided guidance lessons on teacher request/ needs
• Organized parent work shops
• Check in Check out intervention

• Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance
• Reported on student progress, behavior and social skills to parents
• Documented student behaviors, interventions and outcomes to enable lead teachers to address pertinent issues
• Secured, set up, and operated classroom technology
• Maintained an inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons

• Adhered to predetermined behavior and academic plans and collaborated on adjustments
• Analyzed student performance data and made changes to curriculum for better results
• Enhanced student learning outcomes by advocating for their accommodations according to their IEP
• Collaborated with teachers and staff to best support student needs