Christopher Kasper Email & Phone Number

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Carleton, Michigan, United States

For the span of my school counseling Internship, I provided individual, crisis, group, and in-class direct services to Fifth—Eighth Grade students at the middle school, by providing individual, group, and in- class services to students spanning the academic, personal/social, and career realms.• Assumed own caseload of students, for individual counseling and group services (six total), for students: ‘Changing Families’ Group; ‘Friendship’ Group; ‘Study Skills & Organization’ Group’; and an ‘Anger Management’ Group• Delivered Direct, In-Class lessons on: Conflict Resolution; Conquering Test Anxiety; Depression; Developing Friendships/Interpersonal Skills; Employability Skills; Goal-Setting Processes; Managing Feelings and Emotions; Personal Hygiene; Post-Secondary Career Options; Sleep Hygiene; Stress Management; Study Skills; and Time Management• Led three In-Class, Direct Educational Units (five weeks total for each group) on Bullying Prevention, to rotating 7th Grade Specials classes• Created Behavior Achievement contracts for individual students• Created School Counseling Needs Assessments forms (for teacher feedback on under- utilized/under-served needs and services for students)• Utilized individualized Person-Centered; Cognitive-Behavioral; Solutions-Focused; and Play Therapy approaches to counseling• Assisted with Career Cruising curriculum and EDP development (along with Career Day activities for 7th and 8th Grade students)• Worked through protocols and procedures to help students coping with issues of self-harm; member of Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS) team, that coordinated additional tiers and levels of support and resources for individual students

Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States

Practicum School-Based Experience, Ypsilanti, MI. May 2015—Jun. 2015Estabrook Elementary School (Ypsilanti Community Schools)(Working through Eastern Michigan University's School-Based Counseling Clinic, I provided individual counseling services to a diverse group of students—including students receiving Special Education services.)• Utilizing a combination of Person-Centered, Brief Solutions-Focused, Reality, Play, and Sand-Tray Therapies, students were able to talk with me about (and work through) academic and personal/social concerns in age-appropriate ways most beneficial to them

Master Of Arts - Ma, Counselor Education/School Counseling And Guidance Services

(CACREP Accredited Program) • Received a Master of Arts Degree in Counseling—School Counseling (with valid NT K-12 Endorsement on State.

Bachelor Of Science, Secondary Education And Teaching

Activities and Societies: • Regents Scholarship recipient • Kappa Delta Pi member • Dean’s List • CPR/AED – Adult and Child First Aid.

Associate Of Arts - Aa