Michael Garcia
School Counselor
Moreno Valley,CA
Summary
Determined School Counselor with success in helping students achieve educational goals and personal well-being. Talented in meeting the objectives of the counseling program by providing preventive education, advocacy, mediation and counseling to students. Sensitive to socioeconomic and cultural difference of students.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Counselor
Santa Margarita Catholic High School
08.2021 - Current
- Provide direct and indirect counseling services to students.
- Support Students with personal issues and crisis situations by utilizing Existential Theory and Solution Focused Therapy approaches to enhance well-being.
- Individually meet students and parents to discuss academic goals to create 4 year plans.
- Co-facilitate Project Speak UP! by training student ambassadors that provide another level of confidential and social-emotional support for their classmates.
- Collaborating with colleagues to build a Health Seminar program where counselors present the following topics to students; Testing Strategies and Study Skills, Stress and Anxiety Coping Strategies, Healthy Relationships, and Growth Mindset.
- Create an equitable and safe learning environment for a select group of international students.
Substitute Teacher
Moreno Valley Unified School District
08.2019 - 08.2021
- Performed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Enhanced student learning by optimizing wide range of instructional approaches and innovative classroom activities.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs and recordkeeping.
Special Education Instructional Aide
Fontana Unified School District
03.2015 - 08.2019
- Collaborate with teacher for instructions and activities to assist in student success.
- Documented behaviors, implemented interventions and treatment results.
- Monitored classroom to observe students' progress in developing skills, as well as manage distracting or inappropriate behavior.
- Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
- Organized instruction material, including constructing bulletin boards and setting up work areas.
Education
Master of Arts - School Counseling
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA08-2020
Bachelor of Arts - English
California Baptist University
Riverside, CA05-2018
Associate of Arts - General Education
Arizona Western College
Yuma, AZ12-2013
Skills
- Individual and Group Counseling
- Social and Emotional Health
- Organization and Prioritization
- Interpersonal Skills
- Problem Solving
- Diverse Student Populations
- Program Development
- Aeries
- Microsoft Suite
Affiliations
- American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
- American Counseling Association (ACA)
- Kappa Delta Pi International Honors Society
Certification
Pupil Personnel Services Credential
CBEST
Timeline
School Counselor
Santa Margarita Catholic High School
08.2021 - Current
Substitute Teacher
Moreno Valley Unified School District
08.2019 - 08.2021
Special Education Instructional Aide
Fontana Unified School District
03.2015 - 08.2019
Master of Arts - School Counseling
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Arts - English
California Baptist University
Associate of Arts - General Education
Arizona Western College
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