My Bio: Lydia Caines
Hi, I'm Lydia Caines!

I will be finishing my M.Ed. School Counseling this upcoming December 2024! I graduated with a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Addiction Studies in 2021. I have experience in working with children in behavior therapy as an RBT, as well as working as an in-home support personnel collaborating with therapists for underprivileged children. For the past school year, I completed both my practicum and internship I at a local high school, which I thoroughly enjoyed! I am so excited to work with elementary-aged kids next!

Resume & CV: Lydia Caines
240418082024_Lydia_Caines_Resume.docx (.docx) 0.03mb

Reflective Journal: Lydia Caines
240419032010_Worldview_Reflective_Essay.docx (.docx) 0.01mb

Goals (Personal & Professional): Lydia Caines
240419032240_Dispositions_Reflections.docx (.docx) 0.01mb

Competency Assessments: Lydia Caines
This artifact displays that I adhered to the ASCA standards of ethics by obtaining guardian permission before filming a counseling session with a student. Foundations (.jpg) 0.36mb

Competency Assessments: Lydia Caines
This artifact is a Columbia suicide screener, which I used with students who may be experiencing suicidal ideations. This screener asses the degree with which a student may be at risk to themselves, and shows us the degree to which we need to intervene. Columbia Suicide Screener (.jpg) 0.58mb

Competency Assessments: Lydia Caines
This artifact is a sample of the mental health booster that I helped give to a group of students. This presentation helped raise student awareness of what mental health and wellness is, and how to remove the stigma and negative assumptions around mental health. This presentation also detailed signs of suicidality, and where to go if a student needs help. This presentation promotes equity among students and staff in the way that mental health and wellness is viewed and discussed. This presentation was sensitive to diversity within the student body, and advocates for promoting positive change in the way mental wellness is viewed socially. Diversity & Advocacy (.png) 0.41mb

Competency Assessments: Lydia Caines
This artifact displays the results of the O*NET Work Importance Locator that I administered to a student before a career counseling session. This assessment identified the student's personal and career strengths, which helped guide the counseling session, and gave the student an idea of what to look for in a career. O*NET Work Importance Locator Results (.pdf) 0.05mb

Competency Assessments: Lydia Caines
This artifact was used in addition to mental health & wellness, in addition to suicide awareness. This assessment was used as a part of the BESS screener, which allowed staff to assess social and emotional barriers and then intervene. I helped to meet with students who may have needed to talk to someone, but not immediately. BESS Screener (.jpg) 0.19mb

Competency Assessments: Lydia Caines
This artifact displays the data I took on a student's disruptive behavior during classroom time. This demonstrates the analyzation and data research that was used to determine what sort of supports the student might need. Behavior Data (.jpeg) 10.44mb

Competency Assessments: Lydia Caines
This artifact demonstrates that I used a relevant technology, Google Forms, to gather new data to develop and enhance school counseling programs, namely a group for making friends. Data and Technology Artifact (.png) 0.12mb

Competency Assessments: Lydia Caines
This artifact displays the promotion of academic development by rewarding good learning behaviors. The reward for completing all of these behaviors was a snack cart and celebrations from the school counseling staff, which I helped to deliver! Good Faith Effort (.docx) 0.36mb

Competency Assessments: Lydia Caines
This was a 504 review meeting that I attended. In the meeting, we collaborated with the parent and the teacher to figure out exactly what the student needed to succeed, and we consulted with mom to see if any updates needed to be added to the plan. 504 Plan with Redacted Names (.pdf) 0.74mb

Competency Assessments: Lydia Caines
This artifact demonstrates leadership in that it is a resource guide that I created to enhance the school counseling program by being able to easily and quickly contact stakeholders and others within the community, in order to better support students at school and within the community.  Resource Guide (.pdf) 0.12mb

Licenses & Certifications: Lydia Caines
Supporting Caregivers of Youth with Substance Use Problems Affected by Trauma Training Certificate (.pdf) 1.72mb

Licenses & Certifications: Lydia Caines
Dyslexia Awareness Training Certificate (.pdf) 0.06mb

Licenses & Certifications: Lydia Caines
Cultural Competency Training Certificate (.jpg) 0.05mb

Licenses & Certifications: Lydia Caines
Hands-On CPR/First Aid/AED Training Certificate (.pdf) 0.03mb

Licenses & Certifications: Lydia Caines
Behavioral Guidelines: The Use of Seclusion and Restraint Training Certificate (.pdf) 0.01mb

Licenses & Certifications: Lydia Caines
ASCA Membership (.pdf) 0.02mb