The Counseling for College Prep course will explore various aspects of supporting your students in their post-graduation aspirations. While students' backgrounds, situations, and dreams are all different, this online guidance counselor course will discuss how your role is similar for each. You will explore how becoming a student's host can help them see that life can be different and what it takes to support them to succeed.
You will also explore building a toolbox of resources to use for college counseling to support students' discovery and planning processes—no matter their background. You will learn to assemble a network of other professionals that can help, including at a national and local community level.
About The Instructor
Terry Farris
Terry Farris has over 20 years of experience working in career-based and liberal arts education. He has worked in the areas of financial aid, compliance, academics, enrollment management, and career placement over the course of his career.
Currently, Terry works as the Director of Virtual Career Days at Everytale, Inc. Prior to this role, he spent many years assisting team members and graduates with becoming skilled individuals from a career perspective. He also has taught college mathematics, communications, and professional development to a wide range of students.
Terry holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in both Marketing and Management from Fairmont State University, his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Business Administration from Colorado Technical University, and his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Education from Walden University.