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…I Can Guide College Students to be Confident Decision-Makers
Decision-making is a critical skill for all students to know upon completing their degree. What are strategies for helping students become confident decision-makers in college? I share how to use club advising as one way!
Most of my professional career had been in student-facing roles, supervising and advising college students in many different capacities. During this time, I changed the way I worked with and advised students. I felt it would be interesting to explore the ways I have changed my advising style during my career.
It all began when a conversation starter in the Student Affairs Professionals on Facebook group asked the following question:
What is your student advising philosophy?
What a great question!
I thought about all of my time spent working with and advising students and felt this was a great question. When I first started working in higher education, so much of my advising style was about compliance: how could I get students to check the boxes that were part of a good program? What would I need to do to help students meet the minimum required to sign off on the program?
