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"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
- Maya Angelou
- Maya Angelou
Counseling Philosophy & New Student Intake
Counseling Philosophy & New Student Intake
In my counseling, I use a challenge and support holistic approach when working with students, which includes high expectations with high support, holding each other accountable. I have learned that before we try to convey the value of any educational program to students, we have to help students see their own value first, increase their self-efficacy and empower them to become self-advocates and leaders in their communities in order to persist through completion.
With my energy and natural ability to connect with students and quickly build rapport with them in a safe space, we work as a team to accomplish the goals that we set for ourselves by assuming mutual responsibility throughout the process. Once I have my students' trust, then we get to work on those goals. Thus, when meeting a new student, I always spend plenty of time getting to know the student first. I inform the student that I like to take notes to remember them in the future, then I proceed with my notetaking. After inquiring about what they want to accomplish in the session, I assess and manage my time accordingly. If there is unfinished business that is not time-sensitive, I assure the student that we will get it done in a future counseling session, stress the importance of meeting with a counselor regularly, and encourage them to schedule a follow up appointment.
The sample notes below demonstrate the type of conversations and information I gather when I meet with a new student.
Notes Sample 1.pdfNew College Student Sample Notes
Notes Sample 2.pdfContinuing Parenting Student Sample Notes
Notes Sample 3.pdfNew Parenting Student Sample Notes
Educational Planning
Educational Planning
This subsection showcases different samples of educational plans with the respective notes. When deveoping educational plans, I do a quick academic background check to gather the following information to ensure accurate academic counseling:
Inquire about high school AP/IB credit
Inquire about previous attendance at other US institutions
Inquire about attendance at a school outside of the US where the language of instruction was not English
Career goal and how interest developed
major and how interest developed
Transfer interests
Then, I proceed to educational planning accordingly.
Nursing Ed Plan Sample 1.pdfSample Notes of Counseling Session 1
Ed Plan 1.pdfNursing Educational Plan
Poli Sci Ed Plan Sample 2.pdfSample Notes of Counseling Session 2
Ed Plan 2.pdfPoli. Sci. 1-Year Transfer Educational Plan
Probation Ed Plan 3.pdfSample Notes of Counseling Session 3
Ed Plan 3.pdfProbation - AS-T Bus. Admin. 2.0 Educational Plan
Ed Plan Notes Sample.pdfNotes on USC Educational Planning Sample 4
Student Support
Student Support
I encourage and facilitate student involvement on campus through personal referrals to special programs and being intentional about the clubs I recommend students to join. I also nominate them for awards and scholarships that can validate their experiences and support them financially. I then assist them with letters of recommendation and interview preparation if needed. I do all of this with the ultimate goal in mind to challenge the educational pipeline of historically underrepresented students and promote student success for every single student I work with. I do this for both current and former Mt. SAC students, whom I also support with graduate school applications and professional employment.
UCLA CCCP Application.pdfTransfer Program Application Review
UCLA CCCP .pdfUCLA CCCP Program Referral
STARS Application Update.pdfSTARS Research Program Referral
CSU EOP Recommendation Submisison (1).pdfCSU EOP Recommendation
Grad School LOR.pdfAlumni Support
Alumni Support
Graduate School Letter of Recommendation
Employment Reference Check.pdfAlumni Support
Alumni Support
Employment Reference Check
Workshop Preparation
Workshop Preparation
Participated in the 2-day Career Training to prepare to facilitate the first Major Exploration workshop of the semester.
At follow-up career counseling appointment, student informed me that she did reflect on the results from the previous week's assessment as well as the links I sent her. She mentioned that she is interested in Sonography at Cypress after talking to different people, including family members, someone currently in the program, and another person who just entered the field. Emphasized the importance of informational interviews and commended her for the work she did so far on that. Emailed student the template to request a more formal informational interview about the field. Also recommended her to look into shadowing opportunities since she has access to someone in the field to see if it's something she would be truly interested in. Emphasized the importance of experiential knowledge when making an informed decision about a career.
Recommended Juliet to put herself on the RAD Tech waitlist, and she expressed interest in it.
In general, when preparing for workshops, I always pay attention to my audience and prepare content, activities and materials accordingly.
Career Email.pdfFollow Up Communication with Student
Follow Up Communication with Student
Provided resources for continuous career exploration based on the information that student provided in our career counseling session after attending the workshop.
Career CSEP.pdfEducational Plan
Educational Plan
Developed educational plan according to student's interest and encouraged student to schedule regular counseling sessions to check in on progress and major interest to update academic record accordingly.
Counseling Forms and GE Certifications Processing
Counseling Forms and GE Certifications Processing
I have been assisting the General Counseling Department with CSUGE/IGETC certifications, prerequisite overrides, and the processing of over unit petitions on a regular basis. Below are samples of different GE certifications.
CSUGE.pdfCSU GE Sample
IGETC LOTE.pdfIGETC LOTE with Language of Instruction (LOI)
IGETC AP.pdfIGETC with AP Credit
IGETC Citrus.pdfIGETC with other College Coursework
Departmental and Campus Involvement
Departmental and Campus Involvement
This semester, I stepped up to be the Counseling Faculty liaison for the following two comittees and have already held an introductory meeting with both Department Chairs to collaborate accordingly.
Computer Information Systems Liaison
English & Literature Department Liaison
I am also involved with the following committee:
Adjunct Counselor Committee Member
Transfer Readiness Checklist.docxTransfer Readiness Checklist
Transfer Readiness Checklist
Besides attending monthly Dean's and Faculty meetings and acting as a Counseling Faculty liaison for two different academic departments on campus, I have also leveraged my transfer expertise to share critical transfer information and resources with my colleagues in the Counseling Department. For example, as a new Adjunct Training Committee member, I facilitated a Transfer Updates session, which included Cal-GETC and other topics, at the first Adjunct Counselor training in September. I also developed a "Transfer Readiness Checklist" of key admissions policies, requirements and best practices to keep in mind when advising students about transfer, which I presented to the Counseling Faculty at the October faculty meeting.
Lupita Jimenez, 1st Year Tenure e-Portfolio, Fall 2023
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