My Bio: Davina Schoulten
My name is Davina Schoulten, and I have been in education since 2001. After teaching grades four through six for twenty years, I realize my true calling is in school counseling. I have come to understand that students' social and emotional well-being is directly linked to their school success. I hope to instill the skills necessary to remove barriers that may prevent them from achieving their goals.

Resume & CV: Davina Schoulten
Resume (.pdf) 0.12mb

Reflective Journal: Davina Schoulten
Wordview Essay (.docx) 0.01mb

Goals (Personal & Professional): Davina Schoulten
Professional Growth Essay (.docx) 0.01mb

Competency Assessments: Davina Schoulten

Counselor brochure: evidence that I advocate for an appropriate school counselor identity and program and advocate for the use of “school counselor” rather than “guidance” counselor.

Permission to Counsel (.pdf) 0.29mb

Competency Assessments: Davina Schoulten
Classroom lesson unit: this artifact includes classroom counseling lessons on relationship skills. It identifies the need for the lessons based on data and collaboration. It provides classroom guidance to promote the academic, career, and social/emotional development of students while incorporating prevention related to factors of resiliency on student learning and development. Relationship Skills (.pptx) 10.53mb

Competency Assessments: Davina Schoulten
This College/Career (and Graduation) PowerPoint I presented to our ninth graders demonstrates multicultural competencies in relation to diversity, equity, and opportunity in student learning and development. It advocates for the learning and academic experiences necessary to promote the academic, career, and social/emotional development of all students by noting services that enhance a positive school climate and overall post-secondary achievement that are equitable and responsive to multicultural student populations.

Competency Assessments: Davina Schoulten
Career Development Program PowerPoint: This PowerPoint explains a six- session career development program. It includes assessments, resources, and intentionally helps to reduce barriers as students navigate their career path. It assesses barriers that impede students’ academic, career, and social/emotional development while it also analyzes assessment information in a manner that produces valid inferences when evaluating the needs of individual students and assessing the effectiveness of educational programs. Career Development PowerPoint (.pptx) 1.20mb

Competency Assessments: Davina Schoulten
Student Risk Screening Scale: This document helps identify internalizing and externalizing behaviors. This is a new technology at my site. This is used to improve school counseling practices and services to promote positive learning outcomes while applying relevant finding to inform the practice of school counseling through intervention and prevention. SRSS Example (.docx) 0.05mb

Competency Assessments: Davina Schoulten
Career Week: I implemented career week at my site. This flyer was used to promote post-secondary readiness and prompted discussion of career goals during guidance lessons. This week focused on student achievement and how it relates to postsecondary opportunities and options to enhance student academic development. Career Week Flyer (.docx) 0.58mb

Competency Assessments: Davina Schoulten
Jr. HOPE Squad: I am the advisor for our peer helping program called Jr. HOPE Squad. This community program is aimed at helping at-risk students by training peer nominated students to identify struggling students and provide support. The attachment is the parent letter that was sent home after nominations. This program relates to the collaboration and consultation competency by:

• Uses peer helping strategies in the school counseling program. 
• Consults with teachers, staff, and community-based organizations to promote student academic, career, and social/emotional development.
• Creates/implements peer helping program aimed at improving student development/well-being.  

Hope Squad Parent Letter (.2024) 0.05mb

Competency Assessments: Davina Schoulten
Needs Assessment: This is a copy of a Microsoft Office Form that was created for teachers and parents to inquire of any additional information or education they would like to have to help their student/child be successful. This meets specific leadership competencies:

• Works with others within and outside of the school community to influence policy, enhance services, and promote a developmentally appropriate, comprehensive school counseling program.
• Participates in the design, implementation, management, and evaluation of a comprehensive developmental school counseling program.

Needs Assessment (.docx) 0.18mb

Competency Assessments: Davina Schoulten
The SCRIP-CORE rubric identifies my competency in social responsibility, commitment, reflective practice, integrity, and professionalism. I have a solid foundation in the content knowledge to be an effective school counselor and a champion for Christ. SCRIP-CORE rubric (.pdf) 0.12mb

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten
COSC 501 – Professional, Ethical, and Legal Issues in School Counseling

• Benchmark Ethical Vignette Paper
• Benchmark Attitudes and Beliefs Reflection Paper

AIA Specialty Standard - Foundations
Ethical standards of professional counseling organizations and credentialing bodies, and applications of ethical and legal considerations in professional counseling.

COSC 501 Benchmarks (.pdf) 0.19mb

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten
COUC 502 – Human Growth and Development

• Benchmark Essay: Addiction & Adolescence Assignment
• Benchmark Essay: Trauma, Development, and Spirituality Assignment
• Benchmark Paper: Development Analysis Assignment

AIA Specialty Standard - Counseling Prevention and Intervention
Apply theories and concepts of human development when counseling individuals at all developmental stages across the lifespan. COUC 502 Benchmarks (.pdf) 0.29mb

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten
COUC 504 – Multicultural Counseling

• Cultural Immersion Project
  • Research paper
  • Events paper
  • Interview paper

AIA specialty standard - Diversity an Advocacy
Social and cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills required to work with diverse populations in a culturally sensitive and ethical manner. Cultural Immersion Project (.pdf) 0.42mb

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten
COSC 505 – Counseling Techniques in School Counseling

• Benchmark Counseling Skills Assignment
• Benchmark Final Skills Competency Scale (Consultant)
• Benchmark Live Supervision Video Link Assignment

AIA specialty standard - Foundations and Counseling Prevention & Intervention
Demonstrate the skills necessary to establish and build a therapeutic relationship and will form a preliminary theoretical framework when working with the client.
COSC 505 Benchmarks (.pdf) 0.27mb

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten
COSC 510 – Theories of School Counseling

• Professional Theoretical Approach to School Counseling Paper

AIA Specialty Standard - Foundations 
Demonstrate the skills necessary to establish and build a therapeutic relationship and will form a preliminary theoretical framework when working with the client. COSC 510 Benchmark (.docx) 0.04mb

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten
COSC 512 – Structured Groups

• Benchmark Psychoeducational Group Assignment
• Benchmark Critical Incident Paper Assignment

AIA Specialty Standard - Foundations, Counseling Prevention & Intervention, Leadership 
Demonstrate understanding of group dynamics and process in group counseling and identify factors required for effective group formation. COSC 512 Benchmarks (.pdf) 0.17mb

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten
COUC 515 – Research and Program Evaluation

• Qualitative and Quantitative Reporting Assignment Research Proposal Paper

AIA Specialty Standard - Research and Evaluation
Articulate the importance of using research to inform counseling practice; to evaluate and apply research using best practices; and to identify social and cultural implications for interpreting and reporting results. COUC 515 Benchmark (.docx) 0.02mb

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten
COUC 522 Benchmarks (.pdf) 0.89mb

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten
COSC 604 –Foundations of Education in School Counseling 

• Benchmark School Sims: Final Assignment Benchmark Educational
  Philosophy in Practice Assignment

AIA Specialty Standard - Foundations, Counseling Prevention & Intervention, Diversity & Advocacy
Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the roles of a school counselor in defining, managing, delivering, and assessing an ethically sound comprehensive school counseling program that meets the academic, career, and social/ emotional needs of all students. COSC 604 Benchmark (.docx) 0.04mb

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten
COSC 611 – Counseling Child and Adolescent Soc. Em. Dev. 

• Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Counseling Benchmark

AIA Specialty Standard - Foundations, Counseling Prevention & Intervention, Assessment, Diversity & Advocacy
Understand and apply theories and concepts of human development when counseling individuals at all developmental stages across the lifespan.
Demonstrate the skills necessary to establish and build a therapeutic relationship and will form a preliminary theoretical framework when working with the client.
Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the roles of a school counselor in defining, managing, delivering, and assessing an ethically sound comprehensive school counseling program that meets the academic, career, and social/ emotional needs of all students.
COSC 611 Benchmark (.docx) 0.05mb

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten
COSC 622 – Assessment and Evaluation in School Counseling

• Exploring Reliability & Validity Assignment & Interview Assignment

AIA Specialty Standard - Assessment, Research & Evaluation, Counseling Prevention & Intervention
Understand and apply theories and concepts of human development when counseling individuals at all developmental stages across the lifespan.
Demonstrate appropriate use of assessment relevant to academic, educational, career, personal, and social development and identify ethical, social, and cultural factors related to assessment.
Articulate the importance of using research to inform counseling practice; to evaluate and apply research using best practices; and to identify social and cultural implications for interpreting and reporting results. COSC 622 Benchmark (.pdf) 0.08mb

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten
COSC 660 – Principles of School Counseling

• Benchmark School Counseling Parent-Teacher Presentation Assignment

AIA Specialty Standard - Leadership, Academic Development, Collaboration & Consultation
Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the roles of a school counselor in defining, managing, delivering, and assessing an ethically sound comprehensive school counseling program that meets the academic, career, and social/ emotional needs of all students. COSC 660 Benchmark (.ppsx) 14.43mb

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten
COSC 661 Benchmarks (.pdf) 1.38mb

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten
COSC 698 School Counseling Practicum

• Case Conceptualization and Treatment Plan
• School Counseling Practicum: Final Pre-AIA (school placement)

AIA Specialty Standard - Diversity & Advocacy, Assessment, Counseling Prevention & Intervention, Foundations
Demonstrate the social and cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills required to work with diverse populations in a culturally sensitive and ethical manner.
Apply career theory, assessment, resources, social and cultural factors, and planning principles to facilitate client career development.
Demonstrate understanding of group dynamics and process in group counseling and identify factors required for effective group.
Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the roles of a school counselor in defining, managing, delivering, and assessing an ethically sound comprehensive school counseling program that meets the academic, career, and social/ emotional needs of all students. COSC 698 Benchmarks (.pdf) 3.64mb

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten
COSC 693- Internship 1

• Case Conceptualization and School Counseling Treatment Plan
• Final AIA: Internship I

AIA Specialty Standard - Diversity & Advocacy, Foundations, Counseling Prevention & Intervention
Demonstrate the social and cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills required to work with diverse populations in a culturally sensitive and ethical manner.
Apply career theory, assessment, resources, social and cultural factors, and planning principles to facilitate client career development.
demonstrate the ability to evaluate the roles of a school counselor in Defining, managing, delivering, and assessing an ethically sound comprehensive school counseling program that meets the academic, career, and social/ emotional needs of all students. COSC 693 Benchmarks (.pdf) 3.07mb

Courses Taken: Davina Schoulten
Case Conceptualization and Final AIA Internship II (.pdf) 0.46mb

Projects: Davina Schoulten

After repeated recess and classroom issues with four specific students, we thought it be helpful to implement a small group to help them learn necessary skills to be able to play competitively but also manage their emotions. Unfortunately, their issues at recess were often brought into the classroom, and their competitive nature seeped into their personal relationships when working as partners, groups, or even individual tasks. To help navigate these concerns, the following small group curriculum was implemented with ASCA Behavior Mindsets and CASEL Competencies in mind.

 

Benchmark Group PowerPoint (.pptx) 11.23mb

Projects: Davina Schoulten
A needs assessment was given to teachers at my site. Based on their feedback, students could benefit from learning more about relationship skills. Other data that indicated a need for a guidance unit on relationship skills included behavior referrals and our district's Sharp survey. This unit focuses on relationship skills, per the CASEL framework, with specific lesson on belonging and inclusion; friendship skills; respecting people, places, and things; and service to others. 240326024646_Culminating_Project_PowerPoint.pptx (.pptx) 10.53mb

Projects: Davina Schoulten
Students will delve into self-awareness skills by recognizing one’s emotions, values, strengths, and challenges. Students will learn about the power of positive thinking to create a positive mindset to help us bounce back (resiliency) in difficult situations. Students will learn how optimism helps a growth mindset: belief that one’s intelligence, abilities, and resilience aren’t set the moment we’re born; we can put in hard work and effort to succeed at what we put our minds to. This self-awareness helps our self-efficacy and personal relationships, too, as we strive to demonstrate honesty and integrity with ourselves and with others. Culminating Project PowerPoint (.pptx) 9.38mb

Internships: Davina Schoulten

• Prompt #1:
Serving both elementary and secondary school has contributed to my understanding of the diverse developmental needs of K-12 students in many ways. First, the needs of students within this vast age range (five through eighteen years) vary greatly. Kindergarteners often have separation anxiety which needs to be handled delicately as they are developing their independence. Seniors in high school are often quite independent and are navigating their way through post-secondary educational opportunities. In addition, I have met with students with exceptionalities (gifted, autistic, ADHD, etc.) in the elementary setting and in the secondary setting, They, too, require accommodations, differentiation, or specific strategies to help their school success based on their developmental needs. 

• Prompt #2:
My field experiences have contributed to my understanding of the importance of including kindergarten through twelfth grade students' religious and spiritual supports in a multitude of ways. First, the internship communities that I have served are predominantly one specific religion. This religion influences many aspects of their lives, both within and outside of the school setting. As a secondary intern counselor, I have helped many students organize their schedules to include seminary while still ensuring graduation requirements are met. On the other hand, some students who are not a part of this particular religion may find themselves excluded from some activities or social groups which may affect their psychosocial functioning. This has required gentle communication to ensure support while still maintaining respect for all cultures and worldviews.

• Prompt #3
My field experiences have contributed to my understanding of the importance of including students' families, community, and culture, at all grade levels, as a source of support. Whether it's suicide ideation, self-harm, or anxiety/depression, I have worked with K-12 students by helping them identify people they can trust to help support them as part of their safety plan. We discuss healthy coping skills which include places they feel safe (home, church, school, or other places in the community), as well as trusted adults at school and what their parents can do at home to help them stay safe. In one case, a student did not feel comfortable discussing her self-harm situation due to cultural barriers. With her mother's permission, I reached out to our Native American liaison to help navigate these barriers.

• Prompt #4
These field experiences have strengthened my professional identity as a school counselor. First, I have a greater understanding of the multitude of obstacles that often prohibit students from being academically successful and emotionally healthy. Whether it's financial strain within the family, a learning disability, medical hardship, or social and/or emotional challenges, I have learned to meet the students where they are at. Through collaboration and consultation, I have learned that it often takes a village. Input from teachers, parents, administration, and other specialists within the district help ensure the success of all students. In order to glean a picture of the whole child, all stakeholders serve an invaluable role in the social-emotional and academic success our students.

Exam History: Davina Schoulten
Praxis Score Report (.pdf) 0.35mb

Licenses & Certifications: Davina Schoulten
ASCA Membership Card (.pdf) 0.05mb

Licenses & Certifications: Davina Schoulten
Seclusion and Restraint Certificate (.pdf) 0.08mb

Licenses & Certifications: Davina Schoulten
Child Abuse Certificate (.pdf) 0.10mb

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240326032036_Cultural_Competency_Training.pdf (.pdf) 0.33mb

Licenses & Certifications: Davina Schoulten
Dyslexia Certificate (.pdf) 0.06mb

Licenses & Certifications: Davina Schoulten
Hands On CPR First Aid AED Certificate (.pdf) 0.19mb

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School and Grief Certificate (.pdf) 1.72mb

Licenses & Certifications: Davina Schoulten
Supporting Caregivers Certificate (.pdf) 1.72mb

Licenses & Certifications: Davina Schoulten
Psychological First Aid Certificate (.pdf) 1.78mb