Chevonne Agana is an Occupational Psychologist and Head of Training at Beyond Consulting. She specializes in training, psychometric assessments and Assessment/Development Centers. She holds a BSc. (Hons.) in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from the University of the West Indies and a MSc. in Work and Organisational Psychology from the University of Nottingham, U.K. Additionally, she works as a lecturer in psychology at COSTAATT and is involved in course and curriculum development for the BSc. in Psychology program. In her spare time, she volunteers with Soroptimist International Newtown, where she previously served as President.
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Informational interviews can be great tools for your clients or stud.docxLeilaniPoolsy
Informational interviews can be great tools for your clients or students (and you) to use to explore potential career options. For this discussion, summarize your informational interview so your peers can learn from your research. Include the specialization of the person interviewed and summarize the responses to the following questions:
In what kind of environment does the person work (school, community center, private practice) and how has that environment affected his or her own career development?
How does the interviewee integrate career counseling into his or her practice?
What career counseling models does the counselor use in his or her practice (school counselors should consider P-12 comprehensive career development; mental health counselors consider theories and models of clinical mental health counseling)?
What inventories or assessments does the person use and how are they integrated into the individual or group career plans?
Describe their work with those who are of a different culture or race.
What strategies for career development program planning, organization, implementation, administration, and evaluation does the interviewee use?
What are the rewards and challenges to the job?
What advice did the person have for you as a counselor in training to integrate career counseling into your specialization?
How did this informational interview increase your knowledge about integrating career counseling into your specialization?
In your post, please also include any additional, relevant information or insights you gained from your interview.
Response Guidelines
Respond to the posts of at least two of your peers and provide feedback. Compare and contrast their interviews from your interview in the approach to integrating career counseling into their practices. You must respond to at least one peer from a different specialization.
First peer posting
Who was interviewed?
I interviewed Melissa Edelmayer. She is a licensed independent social worker. In Ohio, social workers are eligible to practice counseling with the proper training and education. I have known Mrs. Edelmayer for approximately 9 years. She currently works at a private practice agency called Providers for Healthy Living. She specializes in mental health counseling with juveniles with training in CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and I-FAST where she has addressed substance abuse disorders, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety disorders, and family dysfunction
In what kind of environment does the person work (school, community center, private practice) and how has that environment affected his or her own career development?
As stated above, she currently works in private practice. Prior to her joining a private practice agency almost two years ago, she worked in a myriad of positions in non-profit mental health organizations ranging from Clinician to Director of Residential Care. Her.
Workplace Mental Health Institute e-Brochure - Helping You Create Mentally Healthy Workplaces. The Workplace Mental Health Institute provides a boutique educational resource for
managers serious about creating immediate and sustainable changes for their organisation’s mental health.
Informational interviews can be great tools for your clients or stud.docxLeilaniPoolsy
Informational interviews can be great tools for your clients or students (and you) to use to explore potential career options. For this discussion, summarize your informational interview so your peers can learn from your research. Include the specialization of the person interviewed and summarize the responses to the following questions:
In what kind of environment does the person work (school, community center, private practice) and how has that environment affected his or her own career development?
How does the interviewee integrate career counseling into his or her practice?
What career counseling models does the counselor use in his or her practice (school counselors should consider P-12 comprehensive career development; mental health counselors consider theories and models of clinical mental health counseling)?
What inventories or assessments does the person use and how are they integrated into the individual or group career plans?
Describe their work with those who are of a different culture or race.
What strategies for career development program planning, organization, implementation, administration, and evaluation does the interviewee use?
What are the rewards and challenges to the job?
What advice did the person have for you as a counselor in training to integrate career counseling into your specialization?
How did this informational interview increase your knowledge about integrating career counseling into your specialization?
In your post, please also include any additional, relevant information or insights you gained from your interview.
Response Guidelines
Respond to the posts of at least two of your peers and provide feedback. Compare and contrast their interviews from your interview in the approach to integrating career counseling into their practices. You must respond to at least one peer from a different specialization.
First peer posting
Who was interviewed?
I interviewed Melissa Edelmayer. She is a licensed independent social worker. In Ohio, social workers are eligible to practice counseling with the proper training and education. I have known Mrs. Edelmayer for approximately 9 years. She currently works at a private practice agency called Providers for Healthy Living. She specializes in mental health counseling with juveniles with training in CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and I-FAST where she has addressed substance abuse disorders, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety disorders, and family dysfunction
In what kind of environment does the person work (school, community center, private practice) and how has that environment affected his or her own career development?
As stated above, she currently works in private practice. Prior to her joining a private practice agency almost two years ago, she worked in a myriad of positions in non-profit mental health organizations ranging from Clinician to Director of Residential Care. Her.
Informational interviews can be great tools for your clients or stud.docx
Revised Bio
1. Chevonne Agana is an Occupational Psychologist and Head of Training at Beyond Consulting. She
specialisesin training, psychometricassessments andAssessment/DevelopmentCentres.She iscertified
in Psychometric Testing with the British Psychological Society at Level A (Ability testing) and Level B
(Personalitytesting). She isalsoatrainedAssessmentCentreAssessorandhasbeenactively involved in
the management and execution of such events.
Chevonne isalsoafull-timelecturerinPsychologyatthe Collegeof Science Technology andApplied Arts
of Trinidad and Tobago (COSTAATT). She is also involved in Course and Curriculum Development
specifically gearedtowardsthe BSc. inPsychology. She holdsaBSc. (Hons.) inPsychologywithaminorin
Sociology (University of the West Indies 2005) and a MSc. in Work and Organisational Psychology
(Universityof Nottingham,U.K. 2007). Her experience at COSTAATT has found her working with a wide
cross sectionof studentbackgroundsincluding the mature,academicallyunderprepared,high academic
achievers and students with a background in the protective services (Defence Force, Police Service,
Coast Guard and Fire Services. – put Coast Guard if you ever had any) just to name a few.
Additionally, through Beyond Consulting, she is a trainer/facilitator with Hemsley Fraser- an
international TrainingProvider,todelivercoursesonPerformance Management for their clients locally
(which includes the Energy Sector).
Prior to her role at Beyond Consulting Chevonne worked at the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of
Business as an Assessment Associate. Here she managed the assessment portfolio, which included
assessments for recruitment, training and personal development. She has done extensive work in
psychometrics, and has also worked extensively in a Development Centre environment. She has
experience both locally and regionally (including projects in Guyana, Dominica, St. Lucia etc.) and is
dedicated to the objective use of assessments.
Outside of herprofessional experience she isinvolvedinvolunteeringthroughSoroptimistInternational
Newtown. She holds the position of Immediate Past President and is able to display her passion for
youthand particularlyherdesire to better the lives of women and girls. Chevonne has a true desire to
be involvedwithyouthandalwaysseeksopportunitiestobe apart of programmes which allow for this.