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Summary Wentworth: A great place to learn • 13 majors in the ﬁelds of architecture, computer science, construction management, engineering, engineering technology and management • Unique 3-part learning model combining classroom knowledge, lab and studio work, and real-world co-op experience • 35 acre campus located in the heart of Boston • Laptop initiative for all students • NCAA Division III athletics, community service learning center and over 50 clubs and professional organizations Wentworth Institute of Technology Admissions Ofﬁce 550 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 www.wit.edu | 800.556.0610 The solution-focused conversation is a diﬀerent way of communicating. School clients come to school counselors to tell them how awful their lives are and need to be listened to. What does need changing, however, is the perspective of the school client that thinks that his or her life is awful. When a school client leaves your oﬃce, he should leave feeling that things aren’t as terrible as he thought. He should leave with speciﬁc tools to try, just as an experiment, for a short time. This opportunity to try something new and think of himself diﬀerently decreases the fear of taking a risk and increases the possibility of success. You are contributing to life strategies that can help your school client to have better relationships, learn to be more responsible for intrinsic change and understand how he or she learns best. What an opportunity. ■ Linda Metcalf, Ph.D., is a former junior high school teacher and school counselor. She is an associate professor and director of the School Counseling Program at Texas Wesleyan University. Metcalf is the author of seven books, including Counseling Toward Solutions, 2nd edition, (2008 John Wiley) and Counseling Toward Solutions: A Field Guide to the Solution Focused School, (2008 John Wiley). She presents workshops nationally and internationally on using the solution-focused approach with school issues. She is the president elect of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. 396547_Wentworth.indd 1 9/5/08 4:44:16 PM 12 385700_Council.indd 1 The California School Counselor | winter 2008 7/8/08 2:07:39 PM 396544_Life.indd 1 8/21/08 12:29:26 PM http://www.wit.edu http://www.careersinsupplychain.org http://www.lifepacific.edu

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California School Counselor - Winter 2008 Contents Presidential Perspectives Jackie’s Jottings Executive Director’s Report Creating Possibilities Through Language The Six C’s Orange County Counselors Form Book Review Legislative Update Research CASC’s 2008 Leadership ASCA Announces Hughes Middle School Memory Tips for School, Work and Life California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Releases Statistics on Pupil Personnel Services Credentials Technology Tips Pics, Clicks and Technics Calendar Index to Advertisers

California School Counselor - Winter 2008

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