JUNE-JULY INSTITUTES

Required Preparation for

Getting to Solutions: The Heart of Counseling

Rome 22 - 26 June 2023

In preparation for Getting to Solutions: The Heart of Counseling, please complete the following tasks. This preparation will be the foundation of the course and will be helpful in our planning.

DO

• The VIA Character Strength Assessment. If you have done it previously, feel free to utilize your results from before or take it again if you are curious how much it has changed due to a change in life circumstances, etc.

• Respond to our survey about yourself and your strengths.

READ / LISTEN

Be prepared to share what was confirmed for you and what surprised you from the following resources (in the prep assignment folder in Schoology).

• READ: Counseling in Schools and Other Settings

• LISTEN: Solution Focused Schools Unlimited Podcast- Inside the Mindset

PROVIDE

One case study — As part of the course we will be reviewing "case studies” together in small groups. It does not need to be a counseling issue and could be in the broader educational context involving you in a helping role (this should focus on a student you worked with that had specific identifiable issues they were trying to change).

PREPARE

Accessing your Course Materials (required)

• A laptop with a video camera, the ability to read PDFs and that can access the internet. A phone or tablet will not be sufficient. Ensure you have all necessary passwords and permissions (including the ability to download programs/apps) to use the laptop if you are using a school laptop.

• A set of earphones that you can use with your laptop. 

• Your school drives/platforms that will allow you to access any team/school planning documents.

• Schoology (see information below)

• Access to Google is preferable

BY 1 JUNE 2023

JOIN SCHOOLOGY  To access all course materials, you will need to sign up (free) for our Learning Management System, Schoology. For the purpose of this course, please sign up as a student if creating a new account. All necessary course materials will be available about 10 days prior to the start date of your course.

Use the access code for your session below to join your course in Schoology using the "courses" dropdown at the top of the landing page once you login:

Access Code: 9FJ6-8CKF-MQXGC

If you encounter any difficulties in accessing the course, please contact registrations@theptc.org.

I look forward to seeing you this summer!
Robyn Harwood