Erin Walsh Kugler, NCC

Counseling Experience

 

Orange County High School, Orange, VA

Internship

August 2015 - May 2016

 

• Provided individual and group counseling services on a weekly or bi-weekly basis to students of diverse cultural background and academic levels on issues such as anxiety, depression, academic skills, organization, truancy, family changes, peer relationships, academic motivation, college and career

• Provided crisis counseling to students having difficulties regarding peer relationships, teacher relationships, and home life

• Attended home visits in addition to IEP, 504, and child study meetings

• Collaborated with administrators, counselors, career coach, college advisor, social worker, and school psychologist

• Assisted in planning and implementation of school-wide anti-bullying week activities such as a “T.H.I.N.K. before you post” photo booth and “mix it up at lunch” day

• Developed, implemented, and facilitated small group to improve academic motivation with tenth grade students

 

Greenbrier Elementary School, Charlottesville, VA.

Practicum

January 2015 - May 2015

 

• ​Planned, lead, and co-lead classroom guidance at least three times a day; implemented a variety of classroom guidance lessons addressing aimed at career exploration and development of social skills

• Provided individual and group counseling services to a diverse caseload of students regarding difficulties at home and developing relationships with peers

• Co-lead a small-group for third grade girls who struggled with developing healthy friendships

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Work Experience

 

University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA.

Graduate Assistant

February 2015 - July 2015

 

• Involved in planning and running of mini-conference promoting engagement in a diverse workforce

• Assisted in research to identify innovative programs that promote success of diverse students in both technical and business fields

• Set up and conducted interviews with faculty as part of research

• Research used to identify programs to spotlight at mini-conference and create rubric

 

Montgomery Child Care Association, Rockville, MD.

Teacher's Aide

October 2013 - June 2014

 

• ​Maximum of 90 children at once, over 100 total; divided into a 3 group rotation

• Practiced play based cirriculum

• Implemented and oversaw developmentally appropriate activitites

• Encouraged and facilitated communication between children in times of conflict

• Worked as part of a cohesive team consisteing of teachers, aides, and two directors

 

Babysitter. Arlington, VA.

Summer 2012

 

• ​Cared for infant (4 months old - 6 months old) in her home from morning to evening

• Bottle fed, spoon fed, naps, both independent and social play

• Encouraged babbling, supportive sitting, crawling, standing, and aided walking

 

Research Experience

 

Maryland Child & Family Development Lab, College Park, MD.

Undergraduate Reserach Assistant

Spring 2013

 

• Maryland Child & Family Development Lab

• Coded videos of infants during puppet interactions

• Followed specific guidelines to code quality of interaction based on three categories: facial, physical, and vocal

• Participated in group meetings to discuss coding and increase inter-rater reliability

• Took discussion from group meetings to alter coding performance