EducationalCounseling psychologist/Teacher
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I am from Durban, South Africa and have been living and working in Saudi Arabia for the past 20 years. I started my career as a Math teacher and then went into school counseling. I am passionate about working with students and counseling. I have a wealth of experience teaching Math. In my counseling career, I have vast experience with career and college counseling as well as academic and socio-emotional counseling.
I have worked as a Math Teacher having experience teaching Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, College Algebra, Functions Stats and Trig, Precalculus, Discrete Math and SAT Prep Math. I also have experience teaching Geography, Biology, English, AP Human Geography, and AP Microeconomics. I have experience as an academic, career and college counselor as well as a socio-emotional counselor.
I have been invited to and visited many university fairs and have knowledge of universities, application processes and acceptance procedures throughout the world. I have worked with International Schools Group (ISG) (Saudi Arabia) for 18 years in these various positions.
New student applications; New Student Orientation; Child Study Team - collaboration with administration, teachers and parents; monitor students four year plan and graduation status;
Support students with counseling to resolve socio-emotional conflicts and problems in a multicultural environment;
Coordinate Graduation ceremony;
Coordinate revision and publication of Course Description Book;
Coordinate revision and publication of Student Handbook Book;
School Profile - annual review and revision;
Chair of Crisis Committee; Compile Crisis Management Plan;
Build Master Schedule; Generate and revise student schedules;
Prepare Semester Exam schedules;
Chair of Recognition Committee; Curriculum review for courses
Advanced Placement Program (AP) Coordinator;
PSAT Coordinator; SAT Test center Supervisor;
Skyward Administrator - Student Management System.
Accreditation for Growth - co-chairperson - facilities
Member of the District Task Force for the development of the Policy Document on Child Protection
Organization of Overseas Trips - Greece, Spain, Georgia,
Math - School representative to District Office
Member of the District Task Force for the Math Curriculum Review
Acting Head of Department Social Studies - 2002
Coordinator - Mentorship Program
Coordinator - Chess Club
Coordinator - Caring and Sharing
Promoted to Head of Department - 2002 - Queensburgh Girls High - Durban - South Africa
Various Schools in and around Durban
Teacher - Math, Geography, Guidance and counseling
I completed my Doctorate in Counseling Psychology (2016) at Breyer State University - USA- Doctorate Thesis: Thoughts, feelings and emotions of expatriate students in a Saudi Arabian school. The research that I completed here helped me understand expatriate students and the challenges that they face when they move from one country to another as a result of their parents work. This equipped me with further with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitude that is required in my profession working with expatriate students. This definitely helped me understand all students…. the way they think, the challenges they face and the decisions that they have to make along the way.
Prior to this I completed my Masters degree in Educational Psychology through the University of South Africa (2007). Masters Dissertation: Teacher Competencies in an International School in Saudi Arabia.
University of KwaZulu-Natal - Bachelor of Arts, Psychology & Geography
February 1985- December 1987, Durban, South Africa,
