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JOSEPH FEOLA Jfeolajr@Gmail.Com JOSEPH FEOLA [email protected] EDUCATION Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling, Candidate Status Expected 2021 Cognate: Equity and Social Justice in Counseling CACREP and IRCEP-accredited Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ Educational Specialist in Counseling Services, with distinction 12.2012 Concentration: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Independent Study: “Multicultural and International Youth Issues” Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ Master of Arts in Counseling Services, with distinction 12.2010 Concentration: School Counseling CACREP and IRCEP-accredited Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA Summer International Counseling Institute, Italy 05.2009 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Bachelor of Arts in English and Psychology, Double Major 05.2008 CREDENTIALS New York School Counselor Permanent Certificate (#1258230181) 08.2018 New Jersey Licensed Professional Counselor (#37PC00516000) 03.2015 Approved Clinical Supervisor (#ACS01836) 10.2014 National Certified Counselor (#275221) 03.2011 New Jersey School Counselor Standard Certificate (#806586) 02.2011 COUNSELING EXPERIENCE Stuyvesant High School, New York City Department of Education, New York, NY School Counselor 09.2016-Present Facilitate the academic, social, and emotional growth of students attending New York City’s top public high school. Provide individual, group, and family counseling, academic and career advising, and developmental classroom lessons aligned with the school counseling curriculum. Develop school counseling curriculum based on needs assessment data. Consult and collaborate with faculty and staff to provide professional development workshops, and coordinate student support. Perform program evaluations and school-wide needs assessments. Provide academic and social emotional resources to students and families in school, and within the surrounding boroughs. Serve as a Health Resource Room Advisor as part of New York City’s Condom Availability Program, the school’s McKinney-Vento coordinator, the online education coordinator, and the School Library liaison. Central High School, Hopewell Valley Regional School District, Pennington, NJ School Counselor 09.2011-08.2016 Formed positive relationships with students, parents/guardians, and educational staff. Promoted academic achievement, career and vocational exploration, personal and social development. Provided individual and group counseling sessions focusing on topics including mindfulness meditation, diversity expression, and career development. Participated in the Rutgers Depression Prevention Initiative by running a control group for students with depressive symptoms. Served in the Counselor role for the inception and execution of the Behavioral Health Assessment Team. Provided appropriate outside mental health resources for students and families. Provided appropriate referrals to the Student Assistance Counselor. Interpreted cognitive, aptitude and achievement tests, most often connected to the Intervention and Referral Services and 504 Committee Joseph A. Feola, Jr. 2 referrals. Designed individual academic programs geared toward students’ future goals. Collaborated with Child Study Team members, specifically on students with Individualized Education Programs. Tracked student graduation eligibility based on course completion and standardized test scores. Facilitated evening programs for parents/guardians on various topics including the college admissions process. Served as counseling liaison to the branches of the US Armed Services, Service Academies, and ASVAB coordinators. Served as the Naviance System Administrator for the department and school staff. Assisted in the planning and execution of school and district programming, including Day of Empowerment, Day of Dialogue, Challenge Day, and Freshmen Transition Day. Served on the Oversight Committee to an inaugural conference for parents focusing on the mental health of adolescents scheduled for the next academic year. Princeton House Behavioral Health, Princeton HealthCare System, Hamilton, NJ Doctoral Clinical Intern 06.2015-08.2015 Provided individual, group, and multi-family counseling within the partial and acute partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and dual-diagnosis intensive outpatient adolescent programs. Provided clinical documentation within the QuadraMed CPR system. Completed clinical assessments and evaluation with program psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners. Compiled comprehensive treatment plans for patients and provided appropriate updates. Coordinated care with patients’ outside insurance providers. Attended treatment team meetings for the purposes of consultation and coordination of care. Office of the Deans of Students, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Interim Case Manager 05.2011-08.2011 Assisted the Dean of Students in supporting and nurturing students with the most complicated psychological challenges and diagnosed accommodations. Reported to the Senior Dean of Students, who was also the Vice President of Student Affairs’ designee and chair of the Behavioral Health Intervention Team. Helped to implement and follow up on decisions made by the team regarding students that were a significant threat to themselves and the University community. Responsible for maintaining databases and records of the most complicated and psychologically involved students. Recruited for position based on performance during undergraduate internship. Nottingham High School-North, Hamilton Township School District, Hamilton, NJ Counseling Specialty Intern 01.2011-06.2011 Counseled students in grades 9-12. Worked closely to support seniors through their college admission and decision processes. Assisted students with financial aid and NCAA athletic recruitment. Supported students through relationship issues. Facilitated several family counseling sessions with students and parents/guardians. Prepared graduating seniors for the transition to college student life. Fisher Middle School, The Ewing Public Schools, Ewing, NJ Practicum Student and Counseling Intern 01.2010-06.2011 Counseled students in grades 6-8. Collaborated with teachers to provide developmental classroom lessons supporting the counseling curriculum on topics including rumor elimination and cyber-bullying. Provided individual counseling, and co-lead a social skills group with the School Psychologist. Developed and lead an after-school group for referred boys presenting with behavioral challenges. Participated in a school-wide event raising diversity awareness, focusing on the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Served as an Adult Facilitator for Challenge Day. Assisted the Lead Counselor in the student scheduling process and NJ ASK implementation, accommodating for students’ 504 plans. Provided support for other school goals including the community food bank program. Antheil Elementary School, The Ewing Public Schools, Ewing, NJ Counseling Intern 09.2010-12.2010 Counseled students in grades K-5. Scheduled and facilitated “lunch bunch” groups and other opportunities for student-to-student interaction in a counseling setting. Provided individual and group counseling for several students residing in a shelter. Conducted several home visits with supervising counselor to support students’ families. Collaborated with teachers to provide developmental classroom lessons on topics including anti-bullying, goal setting, mediation, and respect of self and others. Served as part of the reorganization of the school’s Intervention and Referral Services and 504 Committees. Joseph A. Feola, Jr. 3 TEACHING EXPERIENCE New York University, Steinhart School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York, NY Adjunct Instructor Sexual Decision-Making and Risk-Taking in Adolescence Spring 2020 Professional Orientation and Ethics for School Counseling Winter 2020 Foundations of School Counseling Fall 2019 Practicum in School Counseling Spring 2019 Practicum in School Counseling Winter 2019 Foundations of School Counseling Fall 2018 Group Dynamics Summer 2018 Professional Orientation and Ethics for School Counseling Spring 2018 Practicum in School Counseling Spring 2018 Professional Orientation and Ethics for School Counseling Winter 2017 Foundations of School Counseling Fall 2017 Professional Orientation and Ethics for School Counseling Spring 2017 Course Lead Practicum Spring 2018 NYS-Approved DASA Instructor Drug, Alcohol Ed/Child Abuse ID/School Violence/DASA Spring 2020 Drug, Alcohol Ed/Child Abuse ID/School Violence/DASA Fall 2019 Drug, Alcohol Ed/Child Abuse ID/School Violence/DASA Spring 2019 Lehman College, The City University of New York, Bronx, NY Adjunct Instructor Career Counseling Spring 2019 Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New York, NY Invited Speaker Sexual and Gender Minorities, Introduction to Counseling Services Spring 2017 Montclair State University, College of Education and Human Services, Montclair, NJ Adjunct Instructor Introduction to Professional and Ethical Issues in Counseling Spring 2017 Co-Instructor Multicultural Issues in Counseling Fall 2015 Counseling LGBT Populations and Families Summer 2014 Clinical Supervisor University-Supervisor, School Counseling Practicum Spring 2015 University-Supervisor, Higher Education/Student Affairs Practicum Spring 2015 Invited Speaker Sexual and Gender Minorities, Multicultural Counseling Spring 2017 Sexual and Gender Minorities, Introduction to School Counseling Spring 2017 Career Counseling, Sexual and Gender Minorities/Career Development in Schools Spring 2016
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