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UT Tyler Recognizes Graduate Students During School Counselor Week The University of Texas at Tyler Department of Psychology recognized 13 graduate students in observance of National and Texas School Counselor Week Feb. 4-8, Dr. Shirley Jones, associate professor of counseling education, has announced. The students
are employed as counselors by many East Texas area school districts.
All "National and Texas School Counselor Week is an appropriate time to recognize the importance of school counseling services for students, teachers and parents in the school setting, pre K-12,'' Jones said. "School counselors serve a critical role as student's advocates. Every day, counselors are helping students with academic, personal, social and career needs." The students and their school districts are: Janet Adams, Hudson PEP Elementary School, Longview; Jennifer Carter, Elkhart Middle School; Amy Crone, Winnsboro High School; Sarah Jane Gray, Jacksonville Elementary School; Barbara Greer, Palestine Middle School; Gay Nell Jenkins, Cross Roads High School; Dennie Lindsey, Valley View Elementary School, Longview; Pam McCain, Mount Pleasant Elementary School; Malinda Spradlin, Henderson County S.S.A. Special Education School; Noreen Toarmina, Pine Tree Middle School, Longview; Nancy Walker, Avinger K-12; Sandy White, Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and Cathie Williams, Mabank High School. With more than 10,000 school counselors in Texas, the professional focus for 2002 is "One Vision, One Voice," a continuing effort to advocate for strong guidance and counseling programs, reflecting the Texas Comprehensive Guidance Program throughout the state. Counselors are helping students achieve school success, plan for careers and meet the challenges of the 21st century. The UT Tyler school counseling program strives to prepare graduate students successfully to meet the primary goals and objectives of the educational mission of public schools. Competent school counseling training has become more and more critical as counselors are required to handle a myriad of student needs, including crisis management and student violence, and to teach coping skills to children and teens from a variety of family lifestyles in an ever-increasing complex society, Jones added.
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