Teaching has always been a passion of mine.
I began teaching in the Chicago area after getting my degree in English Literature and Secondary Education in 2001. After teaching there for years, I moved to Lynchburg, Virginia, where my sister and I co-founded a school for homeschooling families called Onward Christian Academy. I taught there for seven years while getting my master’s degree at Liberty and eventually became a licensed professional counselor. I look forward to being a teacher again when I become a University Professor in a counseling program after completing my CES Ph.D. I have enjoyed the opportunities I have had to teach as a doctoral student in my internships and other classes and aim to keep my lessons informative, interactive, engaging, and interesting.
CACREP Teaching Competencies
a. Roles and responsibilities related to educating counselors
b. Pedagogy and teaching methods relevant to counselor education
c. Models of adult development and learning
d. Instructional and curriculum design, delivery, and evaluation methods relevant to counselor education
e. Effective approaches for online instruction
f. Screening, remediation, and gatekeeping functions relevant to teaching
g. Assessment of learning
h. Ethical and culturally relevant strategies used in counselor preparation
i. The role of mentoring in counselor education
Teaching provides a wonderful opportunity to speak into students lives, encourage them, and help them to learn and grow.
