Counselor's Corner

November 19, 2009 - University Transfer, Advising and Career Counseling Office Offers a Variety of Services

I am sure you are aware of how quickly we are approaching the end of the Fall semester.  Now is the time for you to evaluate the progress that you have made and are continuing to make toward academic, career, and personal goals.  As you conduct a self evaluation, you may find that you would benefit from the services and course offerings of the Counseling Office here at Henry Ford Community College.   Many students have already enrolled for the Winter 2010 semester. It is important that you register early so you can enroll in your required classes for your selected program and obtain your desired time schedule.  A Counselor can discuss and suggest a realistic course load and how to balance the amount of credits with your life style.  Career guidance is a service that is provided by our office.  You can schedule an appointment to discuss your career goals and aspirations or you can visit the Career Resource Center where you can use our computerized career assessment tools and /or complete an interest inventory. We also offer a variety of student development classes to assist you.  You will find a complete listing of our offerings listed in the schedule book under Counseling.  Career Exploration (COUN 120) and Life Work Planning (COUN 125) will assist undecided students with career focus.   We also offer the Human Potential Seminar (Coun 110) which focuses on increasing greater usage of your positive human potential and Stress Management (Coun 114) provides a supportive group setting to develop more effective coping strategies for managing stress.  Our College Success Class (COLL 101) is an excellent course to assist you with navigating the college environment and help you improve your study skills.  Our goal is to support your positive growth at Henry Ford Comunity College.  Please contact us if you need assistance with your career development, course selections,  or any other student development issue so we can work on a positive goal plan for a successfull Winter (2010) semester.  

Sincerely,
Gwendolyn Pringle, Ph.D.
Counselor

November 13, 2009 - Career Exploration and Life Work Planning Courses

The right career will enhance your life.  It is personally fulfilling because it nourishes the most important aspects of your personality.  It will suit the way you like to do things and reflects who you are.   Therefore spending the necessary time to find out about what makes you tick, should be your priority as a student. 

To begin your research, it is important for you to have a list of what interest you in the world of work.  However, what interest you may not parallel your skills, values, or personality.  Hence, an adequate career research must include all of those components: interest(s), work and personal values, skills level, and personality. 

The counseling department at Henry Ford Community College offers a variety of courses that can assist in your career search.  The following courses are currently offered only during the fall and winter semesters:

COUN 120 (Career Exploration) 1 credit hour.

COUN 125 (Life Work Planning) 3 credit hours.

These two courses are typically offered both in classroom and on line to meet the needs of all students.  In addition to course offerings, the Counseling department offers Career seminars every fall and winter semester to assist undecided students.  The seminars are free of charge and open to all students.  Last but not the least, the Counseling department has a Career Resources Center Located in the Counseling office and open to student Monday to Thursday 10:00am to 2:00 pm,  and on Tuesday and Wednesday only from 5:00pm to 6:30 pm. 

We hope that HFCC students take advantage of all the services that the Counseling department offers, a real life time investment.

Best,
Imad Nouri M.S.L.P.C
Counseling

October 5, 2009 - Tutoring Assistanceand Assisted Learning Services

By the time you read this, you are having midterms and completing your last eight weeks of HFCC’s fall term.  If you need some tutorial assistance to maintain that existing 4.00 grade point average, stop by the Assisted Learning Services Office in LRC 125, or call (313) 845-9617, for more information. 

Peer tutors provide assistance in subjects where there is a strong demand, such as biology, chemistry, physics, math, psychology and foreign languages (French this semester).  Professional tutors, who generally have experience and advanced degrees in a specific career, tutor in programs such as architectural construction, drafting, pharmacy technology, physical therapy assistant, surgery technology, and nursing.  All tutoring is free of charge and often available at a variety of times throughout the week.  Pick up a schedule from our office today to help you manage those homework assignments and exams!

The Assisted Learning Services Office also coordinates accommodations for students with disabilities.  If you have received support services in the past, or if you feel you might qualify, please contact us at the number listed above.  Although we do not test for disabilities in our office, we will provide you with referral agencies that will evaluate you. 

Students who submit documentation of a disability to our office will be interviewed to determine appropriate accommodations.  Some of these supports include:  extended time on tests, reader or writer for tests, enlarged text, and use of a computer with text magnification and voice synthesis.  Additionally, we may order books on CD or other electronic format, hire interpreters for the hearing impaired, request classroom note takers, and assist with adaptive equipment. As a licensed professional counselor, I also provide academic advising, career guidance, and personal counseling.

Best wishes for a successful fall term.
Maureen Webster, Ph.D., Counselor in Assisted Learning Services

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