About me
My name is Barbara Hutchison. I am the Internship Coordinator for the NSU
School Counseling program and teach both developmental psychology and school
counseling courses.
Understanding development and its cultural variations is essential to the
preparation of the school counselor who meets the ASCA and Oklahoma state
mandate to serve ALL students. Differences in life experiences influence the
expression of language, self-perception and physical competence. Urban schools
and rural schools experience issues that are similar as well as those that
are specific to their particular setting. Counselors must be able to identify
important issues and needs of the community they serve and develop programs
to meet those needs.
Most of the graduate classes I teach include a community services learning
component, designed to allow counseling students to gain experience in real
world settings.
