CHRISTA DUEWALL
Belton,TX
Summary
Results-oriented School Counselor and Educator with over 20 years of experience in educating and counseling students on scholastic success, health, and interpersonal conflicts across diverse K-12 settings. Skilled in establishing and facilitating SEL curriculum and counseling services in collaboration with various stakeholders to drive student success. Committed to supporting long-term goal achievement by coordinating internal and external resources to enhance education, adolescent development, and social, behavioral, emotional, and cognitive strategies.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Counselor
Mcgregor Independent School District
07.2023 - 05.2025
- Enhanced student emotional well-being by providing individual and group counseling sessions.
- Collaborated with teachers and administrators to address the social, emotional, and academic needs of all students.
- Developed a safe and supportive school environment by promoting positive behavior and addressing issues such as bullying and harassment.
- Provided crisis intervention in response to emergencies, employing existing trust, and rapport to deescalate situations.
- Maintained positive relationships with students, faculty, alumni, and administration.
- Partnered with parents and guardians to promote student success in school environment.
- Coordinated with outside agencies to determine students receive appropriate services and resources.
- Developed and implemented individualized behavior plans to assist students with achieving academic and behavioral goals.
School Counselor/Family Engagement Specialist
Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy
07.2022 - 06.2023
- Conduct group and individual counseling services for PreK student.
- Coordinated parent training to provide information and meet emotional and academic needs.
- Provided staff development to ensure compliance in Title 1 requirements.
- Create and facilitate classroom guidance curriculum to promote positive classroom environment and encourage students’ academic success.
- Coordinated Parent Advisory Committee to promote compliance with school district policies.
Elementary School Counselor
Dean Highland Elementary School
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Conduct group and individual counseling services for elementary students, parents and staff to provide information and meet learning and career development needs.
- Create and facilitate social emotional learning (SEL) curriculum to promote positive classroom environment and encourage students’ academic success.
- Develop partnerships with parents to increase engagement in student progress and provide support and resources to successfully manage behavior.
- Implement standardized tests and assessments, analyze results and data and strategically develop goals and action plans to guide student learning.
- Oversee volunteer, community relations and support programs to drive continuous improvement in counseling program and deliver communications in compliance with school policies, government laws and board of education rules.
Teacher
Montague Village Elementary School
01.2003 - 01.2018
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to facilitate and moderate age-appropriate classroom discussions and student-centered learning.
- Collaborated with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to address individualized learning plans, problematic behavioral and academic differences in several students.
- Encouraged creative and diverse thinking styles and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses of disadvantage students based on test and classroom participation evaluations.
- Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by overseeing extracurricular campus events and activities, including Science Club, Science Olympiad, CIS, Track Team, Readers Theater and Imagination Destinations.
Counseling Intern
01.2015 - 01.2015
- Developed and led classroom guidance lessons on bullying, conduct issues and career expectations to promote positive learning environment.
- Counseled students with academic and behavioral issues in primary grades and partnered with parents, guardians and teachers to correct actions.
- Organized small group student sessions for anger management.
Education
M. Ed. - Counseling
Texas A&M University - Central Texas
Killeen, TX05.2015
B.S. - Healthcare Administration
Southwest Texas State
San Marcos, TXSkills
- SEL Curriculum Development
- Mediation and Crisis Intervention
- Parent Communication
- Diverse Groups Presentations
- Individual and Family Support
- Counseling and Therapy
- Parent Involvement Coordinator
- Professional Referral Network
- Academic Advisement
- Classroom and Test Management
- Career Guidance
- Learning Development
- Student Advocacy
- At-Risk Student Support
- Student Records Management
- Community Relations
- Staff Morale Coordinator
- Volunteer Coordinator
Certification
- School Counseling Certificate, EC-12
- Elementary Teaching Certificate, EC-4
Affiliations
- Member: American Counseling Association (ACA)
- Member: Texas School Counseling Association (TSCA)
- Member: Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
Timeline
School Counselor
Mcgregor Independent School District
07.2023 - 05.2025
School Counselor/Family Engagement Specialist
Meridith-Dunbar Early Childhood Academy
07.2022 - 06.2023
Elementary School Counselor
Dean Highland Elementary School
01.2018 - 01.2022
Counseling Intern
01.2015 - 01.2015
Teacher
Montague Village Elementary School
01.2003 - 01.2018
B.S. - Healthcare Administration
Southwest Texas State
M. Ed. - Counseling
Texas A&M University - Central Texas
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