Not exact matches
Within three to five years, Coleman
says she hopes to be able to quit her job as a health -
services counselor for the Army and devote herself fully to Diverse IT.
If you need help prioritizing and trimming your budget, Bauer - Simmons
said help is available from certified credit
counselors at many non-profit agencies.These
services are typically low cost, between $ 25 and $ 50, and free if you can not afford to pay, she
said.
MacBain
said she plans to get training as one of the
counselors and hopes to be answering calls when the
service launches.
«What «s real encouraging is that parents are really starting to look ahead, to study their choices and take steps to avoid problems before there is a real problem, «
says Linda Kuhn, youth and family
counselor for Omni Youth
Services, a not - for - profit United Way agency with five offices throughout northwest Cook and Lake counties.
Principal Dr. Bob Eddy
said Ms. Dowd's «core value» of
service makes her an exceptional
counselor and leader in her profession.
He
says services like social workers, guidance
counselors and tutors for reading and writing are important for children who live in poverty.
«
Counselors should not be using their position to enrich themselves with money or gifts from veterans, but must provide
services to veterans with competence and diligence,» Scott
said.
He
says schools also need a greater investment in mental health
services, school psychologists, social workers and guidance
counselors to better identify students in crisis before they may become violent.
She listed the benefits: «High quality teaching, not high - stakes testing, wraparound support, after school program,
counselors, social
service, health care, positive discipline, practices such as restorative practices, shared information, parent and community engagement,» Newkirk
said.
«As issues in children's lives become more complex and school
counselors» caseloads increase,
services for kids have gotten more and more fragmented,»
said Welch.
«It's a great tool to have as a
counselor, because I can point to it and
say this Turning the Tide report suggests that colleges want to see that you're engaging in authentic
service,» explains Sarah Style, a guidance
counselor at Newton South High School in Massachusetts.
The districts are raising objections to the state's definition of administrative costs, a category they
say unfairly counts spending on school libraries,
counselors, and other
services that directly benefit students.
Erika Torres, the district's executive director of Student Health and Human
Services,
said nurses and
counselors try to address students» social and emotional needs that might be a barrier to coming to school.
«As we built the Early College Health Science Academy, from day one we started involving key players at the high schools in our
service area,»
says Aycock, citing curriculum developers, principals and school
counselors.
If they are getting the value they expect and want out of the
service, then it may be worth it for them to pay a subscription fee that is cheaper than
say, working with a professional debt
counselor or debt settlement provider.
«His wife thought he was having an affair,»
says Jennifer Will, a problem gambling
counselor with Homewood Community Addiction
Services in Guelph.
«Individuals very quickly head down the wrong path from
counselors and financial
service providers without really looking at the value they are adding,»
says Krieger.
Because there are many different types of debt relief organizations with similar names and very different
services, you should make sure you're speaking to a credit
counselor instead of a different type of business, he
says.
«Make sure to create a budget to have a clear picture of your financial situation,»
says Lacey Langford, accredited financial
counselor with Sage
Services.
I know of cases in which children have admitted lying to Family Court
Services counselors,
saying they disliked one of their parents in order to please the more powerful parent, who then got custody.
«There's a lot of resources in our community, talk to your
counselor, there's a lot of afterschool programs that kids can be a part of, and they can provide
services for you,»
said Kiruki.
* 98.1 % of clients rated the counseling
services as good or excellent * 97.4 % reported they were satisfied with counseling
services received * 97.1 % reported they got the help they desired * 96.9 % would recommend their
counselor to a friend * 94.3 % stated they would return to counseling in the future * 93.0 % are able to deal more effectively with problems * 91.2 % were satisfied with the amount of help they received in counseling * 73.7 % reported their children's behavior improved * 63.4 % reported improved in their physical health * 58.7 %
said their children's school performance improved * 54.8 % reported improvement in functioning at work