Sara Halvorsen
Peru
Summary
Adept School Counselor offering 5 years of experience counseling students on mental health, academics and interpersonal conflicts. Driven to help students achieve success by providing social-emotional learning guidance. Attentive in identifying early warning signs of harmful behavior in students to provide preventive counseling.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Elementary School Counselor
Westside Community Schools
07.2021 - Current
- Helped students achieve academic success, by developing understanding of career opportunities and develop social/emotional skills in response to issues faced by providing education, prevention, early identification and intervention.
- Maintained confidential behavioral data, family information, and 504 records.
- Conducted group and individual counseling services to elementary students to meet developmental, preventive and remedial needs of students.
- Organized and developed community and school activities to enhance student learning and engage students.
- Helped students develop organizational, time management and study skills.
- Identified issues that hindered student academic achievement.
- Served as PBIS team lead, 504 building coordinator, EL crisis response team member, and building leadership team member.
PK- 12 School Counselor
Yutan Public Schools
07.2020 - 07.2022
- Reviewed and discussed students' academic credentials, interests and educational goals.
- Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust and rapport to de escalate situations, as the district crisis response team lead.
- Used data to monitor students' progress and recommend solutions for improvement.
- Assisted high school seniors to complete college applications and meet requirements necessary for graduation.
- Implemented career counseling path and career pathways consistent with NDE.
- Served on District Administration Team.
Sixpence Early Childhood Coordinator
Kearney Public Schools
07.2018 - 05.2020
- Coordinated learning-focused program to help children build foundational knowledge.
- Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs.
- Documented data and completed accurate updates to case records.
- Collaborated with community program leaders and advocates to make resources accessible to those in need.
- Recruited families and built positive relationships with parents in order to support parenting roles.
- Engaged families and clients in skill-building activities to enhance family dynamics and client's quality of life.
- Helped to educate parents and assisted with educational planning and decision making for children.
Education
Master of Science - Education - School Counseling
University of Nebraska At Kearney
Kearney, NE05.2021
Master of Science - Human Services
Concordia University
Seward, NE05.2015
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Peru State College
Peru, NE05.2013
High School Diploma -
Beatrice High School
Beatrice, NE05.2010
Skills
- Experience working administratively to address student retention, policy changes, and climate/culture within an educational setting
- Experienced in providing counseling services to meet the needs of students from a variety of backgrounds and well versed in meeting mental health needs
- Experience working with students in post-secondary planning, academic advisement and career guidance, as well as experience working with varying ability levels and providing services related to disabilities
- Experience helping students and young adults learn self-control, self-regulation, and self-management strategies, as well as working on future planning and goal setting
- Trained in Boys Town Well-Managed Schools, Adaptive Schools, and and a variety of other programmatic strategies for working with students and providing strong educational experiences
- Strong skills in organization, case management, and communication
Certification
Nebraska Teaching Certificate
- Endorsement in 7-12 School Counseling
- Endorsement in PK- 6 School Counseling
MANDT Certification
Timeline
Elementary School Counselor
Westside Community Schools
07.2021 - Current
PK- 12 School Counselor
Yutan Public Schools
07.2020 - 07.2022
Sixpence Early Childhood Coordinator
Kearney Public Schools
07.2018 - 05.2020
Master of Science - Education - School Counseling
University of Nebraska At Kearney
Master of Science - Human Services
Concordia University
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Peru State College
High School Diploma -
Beatrice High School
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