PROFILE

I am an energetic and motivated school counselor

who excels in collaborating with administration,
staff, and parents to provide and implement
strategies to meet students' diverse needs.

EXPERIENCE

SUSAN Substitute School Counselor

BURKE
SCHOOL
COUNSELOR
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Data Analytics
Individual and Group
Counseling
Crisis Response
Teaching Guidance Lessons
Collaborating with teachers,
administration and parents
Partnering with Community
and Parent Organizations
Active Listening
Written and verbal
communication
Adept with digital technology
Ladera Ranch Elementary and Middle
School | Jan. 2021 - Present
Provide individual and group counseling
Deliver guidance lessons focused on the American
School Counseling Association (ASCA) National
Standards for Student Competencies (academic,
career and social/emotional)
Worked with PTA to plan and organize activities
and SEL lessons for Kindness Week
Collaborate with CommUnity (a parent run
organization that promotes cultural awareness) to
provide resources for families
Write articles for CommUnity newsletter to
promote and increase cultural proficiency and
awareness
Assist in planning and teaching Signs of Suicide
Lesson for seventh grade students
Provide Risk Assessments at the elementary and
middle school
Provide community referrals to staff, parents and
students
Provide support and input for SST and 504
meetings

PERSONAL
Substitute School Counselor
CHARACTERISTICS
Hidden Hills & Las Flores Elementary | Sept.
Rapport Building
Empathy
2020 - Dec. 2020
Team Player Counseled students individually
Friendly Provided classroom SEL lessons
Professional Collaborated with Positive Behavior Intervention
Organized and Supports (PBIS) team to provide a behavior
Excellent Communicator incentive plan
Appreciate Diversity Created the learning and behavior expectations
matrix for on campus and virtual learning
Created lessons and led activities for Bully
CONTACT DETAILS
Awareness and Prevention Week
(949) 357-5944 Used school data to identify any achievement gaps,
susan.burke@sbcglobal.net set goals, and to evaluate the counseling program
https://susanburkeportfolio.weebl Provided Risk Assessments
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SUSAN
BURKE
SCHOOL COUNSELOR
EDUCATION
MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN
SCHOOL COUNSELING 2020
Brandman University
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
IN MARKETING 1991
Missouri State University
AFFILIATIONS
American School Counselor
Association (ASCA)
California Association of School
Counselors (CASC)
REFERENCES
JENNY THAI
Counselor on Special Assignment
jmthai@capousd.org
MiICHELLE THOMAS
Principal
mamoore@capousd.org
REGI VETTRAINO
Assistant Principal
rmvettraino@capousd.org
EXPERIENCE
Interning School Counselor
Shorecliffs Middle School | Jan. 2020 - May
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2021
Assisted in organizing field trip to visit local colleges
Assisted in organizing Career Day
Provided individual and group counseling
Delivered guidance lessons focused on the
American School Counseling Association (ASCA)
National Standards for Student Competencies
(academic, career and social/emotional)
Provided College and Career Awareness lessons
Provided Transitioning to High School lessons for
8th graders
Assisted in Risk Assessments
Facilitated a small group to promote organizational,
study and social skills
Collaborated with PBIS team for provide behavior
and learning incentives
Worked with SOAR Ambassadors (student
leadership team) to organize and implement
school-wide game days and student behavior
reward activities
Utilized Google Meet, Zoom, and Kahoot to facilitate
Group Counseling and School-wide activities
Interning School Counselor
Vista Del Mar Elementary | Jan. 2020 - May
2021
Counseled students Individually and in group
settings
Facilitated New Student Orientation Group
Assisted in Attendance Intervention Group
Assisted in Peer Led Conflict Mediation Program
Worked with student leadership team to organize
and promote school-wide activities
Collaborated with the counselor to collect and
analyze data for the end of year School Counseling
Advisory Board meeting
Co-Presenter for the End of Year Presentation on the
counseling program
Utilized Google Classroom, Google Meet, Screencast-
o-matic, Flipgrid, and Pear Deck to facilitate
individual and small group counseling
Trained in Risk Assessment, Threat Assessment, Crisis
Response, and Zones of Regulation