Danielle Kuhn
York,PA
Summary
Dedicated School Counselor with 12 years of expertise providing classroom, group, and individual counseling to promote success among students. Proven leader focused on establishing and maintaining school counseling program objectives in collaboration with administrators, teachers and parents.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
High School Counselor
Donegal School District
Mount Joy, PA
07.2011 - Current
- Deliver academic, career, and personal social supports for caseload of 325 students grades 9-12.
- Conduct individual planning meetings with students to evaluate career interests and potential future paths.
- Support students through challenging and crisis situations and coordinate with outside service providers for additional supports.
- Maintain positive relationships and open communication with parents.
- Empower students to help them understand themselves and problem solve to overcome personal, social or behavioral road blocks affecting their education.
- Assist principal in development of master schedule.
- Utilize PowerSchool and Schoology to maintain student records and communicate with students.
- Serve as District Liaison Counselor for Lancaster County Career and Technology Center.
- Collaborate with teachers, administrators and other student support staff to develop programs and grow student success.
- Conduct individual and group counseling sessions.
- Review transcripts to verify students make progress toward gradation and meet graduation requirements.
- Maintain plans and collaborate with teachers to develop supports for students with 504 plans.
- Attend and contribute to IEP, GIEP and other support meetings for students.
- Lead Student Attendance Improvement Plan meetings for students with truancy concerns.
- Establish and maintain an environment of genuine care, concern and respect for all students.
- Uphold confidentiality and ethical standards of the American School Counselor Association.
- Chair of faculty Social Emotional Learning committee tasked with developing advisory period for all students.
- Coordinate Link Crew Freshman Orientation.
- Serve as advisor for our Gay Straight Alliance and Cultural Appreciation Team student led organizations.
K-12 Counseling Department Chairperson
Donegal School District
Mount Joy, PA
07.2017 - Current
- Advocate for school counseling department professional development needs.
- Lead curriculum revision process in 2018 school year.
- Facilitate smooth and productive working relationships among department staff.
- Plan and coordinate professional development sessions for department faculty and staff.
- Lead monthly department meetings.
- Participate in curriculum council meetings to create vision for our curriculum and communicate between administration and counseling department.
- Manage Xello platform for K-12 student career development.
Elementary School Counselor
Donegal School District
Mount Joy, PA
07.2010 - 06.2011
- Conducted group and individual counseling services for elementary students in grades K-5 to meet developmental, preventive and remedial needs of students.
- Delivered supportive and knowledgeable counseling to students with academic or personal concerns using Solution-Focused counseling model.
- Taught weekly counseling lessons in grades K and 2 and monthly lessons for grade 4 using Second Step and Steps to Respect curricula.
- Collected behavioral data and created behavioral support plans.
- Provided responsive services to deescalate immediate behavioral crises in classrooms.
- Provided small group counseling for social skills, coping skills, and managing grief.
- Collaborated with teachers, administrators and co-counselor to support academic growth of all students.
Education
College Counseling Certificate -
UCLA Online Extension
Online09.2019
Master of Education - School Counseling
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA12.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA05.2007
Skills
- Problem Solving
- Crisis Intervention
- Knowledge of Mental Health System
- Student Records Maintenance
- Conflict Management
- Career Event Planning
- Attention to Detail
- Google Applications
- Peer Mediation
- Career planning and goal setting
Timeline
K-12 Counseling Department Chairperson
Donegal School District
07.2017 - Current
High School Counselor
Donegal School District
07.2011 - Current
Elementary School Counselor
Donegal School District
07.2010 - 06.2011
College Counseling Certificate -
UCLA Online Extension
Master of Education - School Counseling
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
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