11/11/2019
The Alumni Spotlight: Meet Sam Dolitsky!
For the past six years I have been Elementary Division Assistant at the Rodeph Sholom School. In this role, I found my passion for working with kids and helping them make positive decisions. It got to a point that I even expressed to my supervisor that my favorite part of my day was helping the elementary students and I even asked if this was job. She replied, Sam you are acting as a counselor. With supervisor’s encouragement, I went back to school part time at NYIT in the School Counselor program. Three years later, I received a Master’s in School Counseling.
Last year, while continuing to work as the Elementary Division Assistant, I was offered the additional role as Wellness Educator. This role really proved that having a School Counselor degree really enhanced my ability to contribute as a member to a Wellness Team. While this was happening, I had additional experience with creating a Lunch Bunch, Digital Citizenship discussions, and SEL classroom lessons in the Elementary Division. Taking on additional responsibilities while intertwining the tools and strategies I learned in the NYIT program depicted to my school the need for a School Counselor.
At the end of last year, the Rodeph Sholom School offered me the role as the Elementary / Middle School Counselor and Wellness Educator. I truly believe that I was able to achieve my goal of not only becoming a School Counselor but a School Counselor at a school that I loved working at by adding new initiatives that were taught in the NYIT program. Yes, I refer to most of the textbooks from time to time to get inspiration and validation of what I am doing. All the students in the NYIT School Counselor program, feel free to reach out!
If any Alumni would like to share their story, please feel free to email Erin ([email protected]) with a blurb introducing yourself, where you are in your career and a photo of yourself!
