Shireen Khan's Linkedin Analytics

My experience is best described as student advocate – Guiding students towards the best possible options that meet their educational needs. Made a career of using my creativity, resourcefulness, and sense of humor when advising students who may struggle for a variety of reasons become more self-aware and advocate for themselves as well as work with students with overcoming obstacles to achieve their educational and/or career goals. Skilled in working with college-bound and college students. I've built connections with others by finding the common ground. Examples of how I assisted differentiated learners include: - Figure out realistic education/career options & help develop workplace readiness skills; - Prioritize positive coping strategies like time management to deal with life transitions; - Build confidence in themselves by teaching responsible decision-making - Facilitate role-playing on communication and/or conflict resolution to help build relationships - Provide information regarding meeting requirements of programs/organizations policies & regulations Some counseling techniques used when advising students on transition to next life stage: - Design & Implement interactive workshops based on needs of students; - Create positive rapport through active listening - Determine ongoing needs by implementing GEMS (self-assessment tool); - Network for referrals to provide additional support services - Collaborate & Consult to ensure students' program retention and utilization of outside services