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Creating Context for Independence: The College Application Process as Metaphor
In this episode, we examine the College Application Process as a Metaphor for the challenges student face in college and in life. The application is the gateway to a student’s future.The complex process of applying is the beginning of ac...
Creating Context for Independence: College Readiness Takes Practice
College readiness is a subject in the hearts and minds of students and their parents across the country. A Google search for College Readiness produces nearly 235 million results. This is the foundation of the work Focus Collegiate ...
Creating Context for Independence: The Summer Cohort
In this episode of College UnBound, Focus Collegiate Founder and Principal Grant Leibersberger and Enrollment and Outreach Director Ann-Marie Stripling discuss the Focus Collegiate Summer Cohort and the importance of college prep. T...
Creating Context for Independence: Motivational Interviewing with Elizabeth Murphy-Lewis
Today our subject is Motivational Interviewing. In short, Motivational Interviewing, or MI as we might call it in this conversation, is an evidence-based communication model that employs empathic, active listening to empower positive change.
Creating Context for Independence: Do Career Choices Really Matter in College?
Welcome to College UnBound Season Three, Creating Context for Independence. Today our subject is Career. Focus Collegiate uses the college experience as a metaphor for life, so while few first-year students are focused on life after school, it ...