Mason Thompson
Sioux Falls ,SD
Summary
Adept School Counselor offering 2 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
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
K-12 School Counselor
Parker School District
08.2023 - Current
- Regularly met with enrolled students to confirm success and identify problem areas.
- Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust, and rapport to deescalate situations.
- Identified and addressed concerns of incoming students and parents.
- Facilitated classroom discussions to emphasize bullying prevention and college readiness.
- Developed and implemented individualized behavior plans to assist students with achieving academic and behavioral goals.
- Partnered with parents and guardians to promote student success in school environment.
- Coordinated with outside agencies to determine students receive appropriate services and resources.
- Assisted students in exploring and selecting career paths.
- Advised students on educational, career and social opportunities.
- Empowered students through counseling and skill-building exercises.
- Used standardized assessments to evaluate abilities, interests and characteristics of different students.
Testing Coordinator
Parker School District
08.2023 - Current
- Manage testing environment to mitigate outside variables and increase accuracy.
- Drafted reports to detail findings from testing phases.
- Analyzed state testing reports to track student progress and ensure student success.
Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach
Parker School District
05.2024 - Current
- Evaluated individual knowledge, skills, and strengths, and assigned team positions to maximize talent areas.
- Acted as positive role model for team participants and in community.
- Developed and implemented effective training and skills development strategies to improve overall team performance.
- Managed drills and fitness circuits to bolster athletes' coordination and performance levels.
- Participated in fundraising events, helping team bring in funds to pay for travel and other expenses.
School Counseling Intern
Vermillion School District
11.2022 - 05.2023
- Partnered with parents and guardians to promote student success in school environment.
- Collaborated with parents, school faculty and social workers to address problems and grow student success.
- Planned and promoted career planning presentations, work experience programs and career workshops.
- Encouraged students to explore age-appropriate and career-related opportunities.
- Worked with individuals to help understand and overcome personal, social or behavioral problems affecting educational or vocational situations.
- Helped students develop organizational, time management and study skills.
Education
Master of Arts - Counseling And Psychology in Education
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD05-2023
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD08-2021
Skills
- Career guidance
- Referral coordination
- Academic advising
- Stress management techniques
- Individual counseling
- Student advocacy
- Parent-teacher collaboration
- Crisis intervention strategies
- Policy and procedure improvements
- Classroom guidance
- Diverse student populations
- Suicide prevention
- IEP implementation
Certification
- Certified School Counselor (CSC) - South Dakota Department of Education.
Timeline
Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach
Parker School District
05.2024 - Current
K-12 School Counselor
Parker School District
08.2023 - Current
Testing Coordinator
Parker School District
08.2023 - Current
School Counseling Intern
Vermillion School District
11.2022 - 05.2023
Master of Arts - Counseling And Psychology in Education
University of South Dakota
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
University of South Dakota
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