Mental Health School Counselor
Resume:
Bobbie Crowe
West Chester, PA *****
**********@*****.***
Professional Summary
School Counselor with 26 years of experience establishing and implementing school counseling programs. Develop resources to implement programs and employ performance metrics to gauge success of counseling efforts. Work with other counselors, teachers and school staff and manage positive interactions with students. Looking to find a position where I may continue working with students where they may discover their goals and help reach them in whatever area that may be. Interested in enhancing my career in an advanced level where I may continue to grow as an individual while applying my knowledge and skills Work Experience
School Based Mental Health Counselor
The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth
July 2024 to Present; Choices Academy in Exton, PA (an alternative, private school for the Coatesville Area School District)
Restorative Practices—IIRP certified
CCTP certified
Mandated Reporter trained
Individual and group counseling
Assessing needs of students, educational needs assessment, crisis and school safety plans and
actions plans for each student
Consultation and collaboration staff at Choices Academy regarding students and families to assist with student growth and goal setting
Consultation, collaboration and trouble shooting with staff of TLC to develop and implement groups and help to meet student needs
Facilitate in providing families with Community Resources available to them for mental health,
housing, food and other needs
Facilitate and Co-facilitate groups for students
*Drug and alcohol
*SEL Social Awareness
-Students created a Social Campaign for helping to STOP Violence in schools
*Trauma Informed
Assisted school counselor with daily Transitions groups for grades 8 thru 12 Member of IEP team meetings
Attend SAIP meetings
Attend Reinstatement meetings as needed
Crisis intervention with students
Complete SRS and SRA with students when appropriate and collaboration with Crisis Centers and/or CYF and families as appropriate
Use of Restorative Practices with individual students and in mediation with students Assist seniors in meeting graduation requirements
Assist with contacting and meeting needs of families during holiday seasons Assist students when applying to TCHS (technical high school) amd with job applications School Counselor
West Chester Area School District-West Chester, PA August 2001 to January 2024
Coordinated counseling services for students and implemented student services in school. Liaised with school principal and dean about student suspensions, opportunity transfers, expulsions, and reinstatement.
Assisted classroom teachers in implementing strategies promoting social-emotional health. Collaborated with administration in the building and at district level in several committees to bring about positive change within the district and building level Head/Department Chair for 14 years. In charge of collaborating with department, faculty, administration to oversee communications, programs, testing, 504 Service Plans revisions/implementation, coordination of meetings with department and consistently managing issues that arose between other departments and counseling department Crisis interventions with students, including risk assessments, to aid in social-emotional health as well as family collaboration and outside agencies Oversaw Scholarship information, advertising such information to students, families and Scholarship Committee
Oversaw, coordinated and implemented all Senior programs within the high school Coordinated and implemented college and career information, applications to colleges, social-emotional needs, scheduling of courses and concerns of students for a caseload of typically 270 students in grades 9 through 12.
Collaborated with technical high school for students on my caseload who attended including applications, scheduling needs and social-emotional concerns Collaborated and implemented evening programs for families with our two sister high schools for college application process
Provided financial aid assistance to students
School Counselor
Monroe Area School District-Masuk High School-Monroe, CT August 1997 to August 1999
Provided individual and group counseling services to meet developmental and remedial needs
of students.
Coordinated counseling services for students and implemented student services in school. Delivered staff development training for addressing student behavior and discipline.
Education
Masters of Education in Education West
Chester University - West Chester,
PA Graduated 1996
Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, PA August
1988 to December 1992
Skills
• Leadership, Supervisor
• Addiction Counseling
• Intervention/Mediation
• Group Counseling
• Communication skills
• Behavioral Health
• Mental health counseling
• Crisis Intervention
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