Justin Burr Email & Phone Number

• 1.0 FTE counselor employed directly through the district office to provide support to high schools during leaves of absence, crisis response, and district wide projects. • Participated in 504, IEP, SST/Determination, and crisis re-entry meetings to provide counseling support as well as transcript reviews on student academic progress towards graduation, A-G college eligibility, and future course selection. • Met individually with students for social/emotional, vocational, and academic counseling.• Supported students in completing college, financial aid, and scholarship applications and provided letters of recommendation. • Monitored student academic progress through D/F report lists and provided students/families with additional support to aid achievement. • Collaborated with administration and teachers to provide support to students with poor attendance, behavioral issues, academic support, and mental health struggles. • Processed course change requests, yearly master scheduling, and course selection for the upcoming year through Synergy software. • Provided onboarding, training, and support to new counselor substitutes throughout the school year at various sites. • Facilitated a daily Zoom bereavement group following a traumatic crisis event to help support students process their emotions.

George Cirby Elementary

• Provided weekly one-on-one counseling sessions to elementary school students utilizing Play Therapy, Art Therapy, Bibliotherapy, and Brief Solution-Focused Therapy.• Responsible for brief check-in counseling for students in crisis referred by teachers or parents. • Developed original interventions targeting social skills, problem solving, and rapport building. • Kept accurate records of student meetings and ensured student confidentiality.

Laguna Creek High School

• Provided weekly one-on-one counseling sessions to 10th grade high school students identified as needing further academic and social/emotional support. • Reviewed graduation and A-G requirements with students.• Discussed credit recovery options through summer school or retaking courses. • Collaborated with students in creating strategies and goals pertaining to: study skills, organization, time management, stress relief, support networks, and utilizing resources. • Kept accurate records of student meetings and ensured student confidentiality.

Additional duties included:• Mentored career counseling intern team of five graduate students• Coordinated schedules and projects of intern team• Assisted in the development of weekly intern trainings• Designed early career development curriculum for outreach presentations to K-12 community partners, including Roberts Family Development Center. • Met with first year freshman to: Discuss previous and current semesters, SAP and GPA calculations, Major discussion, review of Academic Requirements Report, and discuss course options.

• Assisted students and alumni through various parts of the Career Planning Process during drop-in appointments• Guided students through the development of resumes, cover letters, and personal statements for job, internship or graduate programs• Utilized knowledge of campus resources to appropriately refer students in need of additional services• Facilitated major and career exploration through conversation and use of self-exploration tools• Presented to First Year Seminar courses to student classes pertaining to Career Center resources • Created and updated Career Center informational resources• Supported staff at Career Center special events, workshops, and career fairs

Will Rogers Middle School

• Co-Lead social skills group of six students using original weekly lesson plans to target social skill development.• Provided weekly one-on-one counseling sessions to two students.• Co-Lead weekly Story Telling Groups to assess student concerns and possible solutions with school-wide issues.• Facilitated parent and student Story Telling group for the school Safety Forum. • Kept accurate records of student meetings and ensured student confidentiality.

Sacramento, California Area

• Provided career and professional advising to students• Assisted students in career placement within their field of study• Built and maintained positive relationships with local employers to create career placement opportunities• Organized and presented professional development presentations

• Presented and facilitated classroom lectures, activities, and group discussions• Created and assisted in the development of original lesson plans and class activities• Supervised community outings

• Provided one on one applied behavioral analysis counseling to children and young adults diagnosed under the Autism Spectrum• Recorded data on targeted behaviors and skills• Created and helped develop unique, client specific behavioral reward and engagement systems

Master Of Science (M.S.), Counselor Education, 3.98 Gpa

Dreamer Ally Training Undocumented Competence: Building Empathy and Informed Practice Training Cultural Response Pedagogy Training

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, 3.93 Gpa - Summa Cum Laude Award

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi International Honor SocietyTeaching Assistant: PSYC 168 - Abnormal Psychology

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Psychology