Gayle Vaughan

• Duties and Responsibilities
• Develops and implements a comprehensive and developmental elementary school counseling program.
• Coordinates with school staff and conducts classroom social-emotional lessons related to identified goals and objectives.
• Counsels students individually by actively listening, identifying issues and solutions, and formulating a plan of action.
• Leads educational/support groups for students experiencing similar problems.
• Conducts crisis counseling sessions as necessary.
• Created Word of the Month Tier 1 program.
• Creates schedules to provide opportunities for various types of counseling.
• Evaluates effectiveness of counseling program and makes revisions as necessary.
• Consults with system/staff, and parents about issues and concerns.
• Follows up on counseling and consultative referrals.
• Facilitates the Intervention Support Team and Social-emotional Leadership Team, collaborating with school staff in developing a strategy or plan for improving school climate and student performance.
• Consults with appropriate school system personnel in making referrals to community agencies.
• Maintains counseling records of counseling services provided.
• Coordinated various programs (Student certificates for Word of the Month)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provided one-on-one counseling to couples in troubled marriages.
• Listened and encouraged couples to hear each other.
• Helped couples recognize their own behavior patterns.
• Gave homework to reduce maladaptive behavioral choices.
• Helped couples reestablish good relationships.
• Maintained patient confidentiality.
• Conducted counseling sessions both individually and together as couples.