How long did Dr. Hardy work in public schools?

Name: Remote Video Testimonial VSP Dr Hardy
Uploaded: 2019-06-24T23:41:24+00:00
Duration: 2 min 10 s
Channel: David Vogel
Description: Dr. Hardy, a school counseling professional, describes over 20 years of experience in public schools and leadership roles (coordinator/director of school…

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Remote Video Testimonial VSP Dr Hardy

24 Jun 2019 · 2 min

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Dr. Hardy, a school counseling professional, describes over 20 years of experience in public schools and leadership roles (coordinator/director of school counseling). They explain Guided’s student-centered, individualized approach to college, career, and academic planning—emphasizing long one-hour sessions, ongoing follow-up, homework/action items, accessibility, and family engagement. Dr. Hardy advises prospective clients to verify a coach’s school-system and college-process experience and to choose someone who listens and is accessible.

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I worked in public schools for over 20 years as a school counselor and then moving through to coordinator and director of school counseling. So my professional background gave me a lot of experience. Not only to be able to work and focus on students, so I'm very student centered, but also understand the family background, understand the student's interest, what happens in school systems to support students. So at Guided, we will support families and students through their inquiry process. In terms of the college, the career and academic, Guided is unique because we provide individualized time with all of our clients. So we're able to spend a tremendous amount of time with each student in reviewing their academic profile, their career interests, as well as their future pathways. Well, the main benefits clients receive from Guided is that they're always going to be informed. We always provide follow up on an ongoing basis and we give them about an hour in the session to discuss not only the process of what they need to work on, but then give them homework in terms of this is what you need to do to be ready for the next step. I think the essence of Guided is that we counsel with a heart. We are student centered. We focus on the needs of the students and families, and we really want to see students and families feel successful that they've achieved their goal. One advice I'd give people who are thinking of hiring a college coach is first find out their background and make sure they not only understand the school system, but also the college process. And then a second advice, if I could add one more, is find someone who's going to listen and be there and be accessible.