Destiney Cavella Harris

1616 Townwood Court Charlottesville, VA 22901 (804) 815-7519 destiney.harris@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position as a school counselor for the 2014-2015 school year

EDUCATION
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA Master of Education in School Counseling Honors National Certified Counselor (NCC), National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. Chi Sigma Iota, Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA Master of Teaching: Elementary Education Certification Bachelor of Arts: Sociology Honors Deans List May 2011

May 2006

EXPERIENCE
Broadus Wood Elementary School, School Counselor, Charlottesville, VA August 2011-present Provide counseling to case load of students in weekly individual sessions Run small group counseling sessions covering topics related to academic and personal concerns Plan and deliver weekly classroom guidance lessons Advocate for students through collaboration with parents, teachers, and administrators Effectively balance additional roles (eg. Administrative Assistant, School Test Coordinator) Paul H. Cale Elementary School, Counseling Intern, Charlottesville, VA Provide counseling to individuals and students in small groups Plan and deliver classroom guidance lessons on topics such as bullying, friendship, character education, and transition to middle school Active involvement in a variety of faculty meetings (support team, counselors meetings, and School-Based Intervention Team meetings) Walton Middle School, Counseling Practicum Student, Charlottesville, VA Provided counseling to individuals Co-lead small group counseling sessions Planned and delivered classroom guidance lessons Participated in collaboration conversations with parents, teachers, and administrators Attended regularly scheduled School-Based Intervention Team meetings Baker-Butler Elementary School, Teacher, Charlottesville, VA Instructed classroom of 18-22 students on required elementary subjects and in accordance with Virginia Standards of Learning Conducted planning, management, differentiation, small and whole group instruction to second graders and kindergarten students Stony Point Elementary School, Teaching Associate, Charlottesville, VA Accepted the responsibility of a full-time classroom teacher Conducted planning, management, differentiation, small and whole group instruction to second and third graders Multiple Learn-to Swim Programs, Water Safety Instructor, Charlottesville, VA Taught American Red Cross curriculum including: water adjustment, readiness, strokes, rescue and first aid skills to beginner levels I-V and adult beginners Meriwether Lewis School, Teaching Intern, Charlottesville, VA Provided assistance to classroom teacher by leading/assisting small groups, tutoring, and helping with classroom management in a fifth grade class 2010-2011

Spring 2010

2006-2009

Fall 2005

Summer 2005

2004-2005