Counseling Services
School-Based Clinician
Mrs. McDonald, The Nationwide Children’s Hospital school-based clinician, is a licensed emotional and behavioral mental health therapist.
Her role includes:
- Providing intensive child centered and family centered therapy for concerns with depression, anxiety, grief/loss, trauma and impulsive/risky behaviors
- Facilitating small group therapy to help students learn emotional regulation, mindfulness, effective communication and problem solving
- Offering consultation and training to staff
- Linking families with community resources
- Crisis Intervention and Safety planning
School Social Worker
As a School Social Worker, Ms. Kposowa is a licensed mental health professional. She provides individual and group counseling services. She also is a Restorative Practices Facilitator and provides that service to some class groups. Some of her areas of focus are:
- Crisis Intervention
- Resource Acquisition
- Attendance Interventions
- Conflict Resolution
- Social Emotional Learning
Her services are available to students, staff members, and families.
School Counselor
Ms. Cundiff is the schools counselor and she does the following:
- Supports students’ academic, social-emotional, and behavioral development
- Provides solution-focused brief counseling for individual student support as needed
- Facilitates small counseling groups to build skills such as friendship, self-regulation, and problem-solving
- Delivers monthly classroom guidance lessons focused on social-emotional learning, character development, and positive school behaviors
- Collaborates with teachers, families, and staff to support student success