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Guidance and Counseling

The Counseling Services Department is an integral part of the total educational program. It provides a systematic, planned approach for helping all students acquire and apply basic life skills and makes optimal use of the special knowledge and skills of school counselors.

The foundation of the counseling program is to provide developmentally appropriate assistance for all students, and at the same time provide special assistance to those who need it.

To fulfill the basic mission of the counseling program in Fort Worth schools, we follow the American School Counselor National Model of practice.  Program balance is established to guide the allocation of resources to each of the four following delivery systems:

  • Prevention Education and Life Skills Curriculum
  • Responsive Services
  • Individual Student Planning
  • System Support

Promoting Educational Success
Education both enriches our lives and empowers us with the knowledge and skills we need to succeed. Professional school counselors play a critical role in maximizing educational opportunities.

In elementary and secondary schools, professional school counselors collaborate with parents, teachers, and others to:

  • prevent and eliminate barriers to learning
  • help equip students with the personal and social skills they need to lead healthy, successful lives
  • assist students in exploring and pursuing academic and career opportunities

Throughout our lives, we encounter many challenges. 

  • Conflicts in relationships.
  • Life transitions.
  • Emotional crises.
  • Educational and career decisions.
  • Physical illness and disability.

Sometimes the challenges are exciting. 
Sometimes they're frightening.
Sometimes we can benefit from help and support as we strive to master these challenges. 

Professional school counselors have specialized training and are committed to providing the help and support we may need to master the challenges of life.

Working in a diverse range of settings and with a variety of areas of specialized expertise, professional counselors work with people of all ages, races, cultural backgrounds, and circumstances to help them maximize their potential, make positive changes in their lives, and achieve their goals.

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Contacts

Counseling Services
817-8142900

 

Dr. Sandra Benavidez, Ph.D.

Executive Director | Guidance & Counseling Services

Pamela Osby

Administrative Assistant |
Executive Director &
Secondary Student Engagement

817-814-2570

Christina Galanis, M.S.

Director | Secondary Student Engagement

Middle and High School Counseling

Attendance Control Specialists

Foreign Exchange Program

Arturo Nino, M. ED.

Coordinator | Secondary Student Engagement

Individual Graduation Committees

UV4C/YV4C

Scholarship Bulletin

Foreign Exchange Program

Juanita Hernandez

Administrative Assistant | Truancy Court

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Angelia (AJ) Hicks, M.Ed.

Director | Elementary Student Engagement

Elementary Counseling

Attendance Control Specialists

Human Trafficking Prevention Education (HTYPE) Program

817-814‐2903

Dorothy Murphy

Administrative Assistant | Elementary Student Engagement

Attendance Control Specialists

Ashli Abernathy, M.Ed., LPC

Director | Student Wellbeing

Crisis Response

Adolescent Pregnancy Services

Lorie Randle

Administrative Assistant | Adolescent Pregnancy Services

817-814-3320  

Jamaal Moore, LMSW

Director | Restorative and Responsive Settings

Intervention Specialists

Case Managers

Restorative Specialists

Clara Elliott, M.Ed, MBA

Coordinator | Restorative and Responsive Settings

Leslie Mixon

Administrative Assistant | Restorative and Responsive Settings

817-814-2912

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