Abdullah De Farias

Positive, empathetic, and dedicated to fostering student well-being and academic success. Possesses deep understanding of child psychology and effective communication skills, combined with ability to design and implement supportive counseling programs. Committed to creating nurturing environment to help students achieve personal and academic growth.

Offering unique blend of empathy and organizational skills, eager to learn and grow in school counseling environment. Brings solid foundation in psychological principles and effective communication techniques. Ready to use and develop counseling and program development skills in Primary School Counsellor role.

Developed exceptional interpersonal and communication skills in school environment, focusing on student support and guidance. Capable of designing and implementing effective counseling programs and strategies. Looking to transition into new field, leveraging these transferable skills to make positive impact.

Results-oriented counseling professional prepared to provide exceptional support to students' academic and personal growth. Proven ability to develop and implement programs that foster positive school environment. Strong focus on collaborative efforts and adaptability, ensuring reliable and flexible support. Skilled in crisis management and effective communication.

Determined School Counselor with success in helping students achieve educational goals and personal well-being. Talented in meeting the objectives of the counseling program by providing preventive education, advocacy, mediation and counseling to students. Sensitive to socioeconomic and cultural difference of students.

● I have completed units in:

• Leaning and communicating online,
• Academic skills for success

● Planning for career success

- An assignment where I identified what I was passionate about, and which career I would accordingly find fulfilling.

- An assignment where I identified three occupations in Australia in which I could excel (youth justice worker, counsellor, and psychologist) and I did a project where I discussed one of these professions (youth justice worker) in depth.

- A third assignment where I made an action plan to become a youth justice worker, factoring in and playing to my strengths and my weakness. I also wrote a mock cover letter that I would send if I was theoretically applying for that role.

● Understanding language and literacy
- I undertook two personal literacy quizzes to assess my proficiency in the english language. Of the 80 questions spread between the two quizzes, I correctly answered 76 of the questions (95%)
- I wrote an essay on the importance of oral language acquisition in early childhood / school age students, highlighting it importance, and methods through which it could be acquired.
- I submitted a case study of the writing samples of a primary school students and assessed them per the Australian Curriculum, Assessment, and Reporting Authority (ACARA) and the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). I also explained how this particular students could be remedied. I also designed 2 separate activities that a teacher could employ to refine and teach the English language to primary school aged students.

● Theories of counseling
(In progress - but I think that I will get a distinction as all that’s left to complete is an open book online quiz)
- I submitted two reflective journal pieces about the various counselling approaches, wherein I stated what I knew about each approach prior to studying it, what I had learned about it while studying it, and how I now viewed that approach in light of what I had learned. I then connected all of these things and explained how exactly I would implement what I had learned in my own, future practice as a counsellor.
- I also wrote a research proposal, wherein I highlighted a poignant current issue that limits the effectiveness of the mental health services that are offered to vulnerable/ at-risk youth, and proposed to undertake research through which this issued could be elucidated so as to be surmounted; thus greatly increasing the effectiveness of the mental health services that are currently being offered to the aforementioned at risk youth.
- To conclude this unit, I sat an exam that consisted of 48 questions, in which I answered X amount of the 48 questions correctly.

● Brain and behaviour
- I learned about learning. I learnt about reward and punishment, positive and negative reinforcement, various mental disorders, and how motivation could be fostered and channelled.
- I wrote an essay on the importance of sleep, and wrote a reflective summary and assessment on the ethical practices employed by a number of previously conducted scientific studies.
- I main thing that I did in this unit was learn, and I learned a lot. About how peoples brains and bodies work. About how people work. At the end of this unit I sat an 120 question exam, in which I answered 100 out 120 questions correctly, demonstrating a strong grasp of the units covered content.