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Counseling Services

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DNUSD Counseling Services

Students in the Del Norte Unified School District are supported by seven full-time certificated school counselors and three full-time counseling technicians. Their positions are funded by the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), which has increased counseling staff over the past several years. 

School counselors are professionals who assist students with developing the academic, social, and behavioral skills they need to have in order to be successful in school.  From mediating peer conflicts to providing in-class social skills lessons, to assisting with schedule changes and helping students explore career interests and options, school counselors can vital roles in the daily educational experience of students. 

Below are some of the common daily responsibilities of our school counselors:

  • Work with administrators, teachers, support providers, and community agencies, as needed, to identify and provide interventions for academically at-risk students, including Special Education students.
  • Collaborate in the creation and implementation of a comprehensive tiered school counseling program that serves all students.
  • Provide school staff with training in violence prevention curriculum and how to identify students exhibiting signs of distress, depression, and anxiety as well as barriers and/or triggers that may exacerbate student crisis.
  • Collaborate with administration, teachers, and other mental health professionals to create and implement a data-driven system of referral for academic, attendance, and behavioral needs screening, assessment, and delivery of the appropriate preventative intervention.
  • Actively participate in school-site-level Data-Based Decision-Making teams (DBDM) and other professional learning communities as directed by site administration.
  • Conduct initial baseline screenings of all students to identify “at-risk” students and monitor individual student progress.
  • Identify and refer to appropriate agencies and resources, individual students requiring therapeutic and/or crisis counseling (i.e. substance abuse, child abuse, suicide, pregnancy, etc.).
  • Attend IEP’s when possible. If attendance is not possible, provide a brief write-up of present levels of performance addressing counseling goals prior to the meeting.
  • Work with site administration to prioritize students in need of counseling.

Counselors

Dan Cartwright

Counselor - Pine Grove
Counseling Staff
School 1: 707-464-0350

Caryn Cleland

School Counselor - Crescent Elk
Crescent Elk
Counseling Staff
School 1: 707-464-0556

Cheryl Davila

School Psychologist, School Counselor
'O Me-nok Learning Center
Counseling Staff, Special Education

Danyelle Hafley

Counseling Staff
School 1: 707-464-0293

Forrest Kelley

Counselor - Mary Peacock
Mary Peacock
Counseling Staff
School 1: 707-464-0310

Melanie Kirkland

Counselor - Smith River
Smith River
Counseling Staff
School 1: 707-464-0370

Kim Meriwether

Counselor - Sunset & DN Community School
Counseling Staff
School 1: 707-464-0360

Holly Meyer-Zlokovich

Counselor - Department Chair
Del Norte High School
Counseling Staff

Mark Nelson

Counselor - Castle Rock Charter School
Castle Rock
Counseling Staff

Celia Perez

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Itinerate
Del Norte High School, Del Norte Community
Counseling Staff
School 1: 707-464-0320

Lora Schultz

Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Joe Hamilton, Mountain
Counseling Staff
School 1: 707-464-0330

Sara Tucker

Counselor - Joe Hamilton
Joe Hamilton
Counseling Staff
School 1: 707-464-0330

Kendra Varney

Counselor - Bess Maxwell
Bess Maxwell
Counseling Staff
School 1: 707-464-0310

Shannon Walkley

Counselor - Del Norte High School
Del Norte High School
Counseling Staff
School 1: 707-464-0293

Counseling Techs

Cara Brustol

Counseling Tech
Counseling Techs
School 1: 707-464-0310

Debra Davis

Counseling Tech - Crescent Elk Middle School
Counseling Techs
School 1: 707-464-0320

Raquel Silva

Counseling & Guidance Tech
Counseling Techs

School Social Work Interns

Ashly Kloiber

Social Work Intern - Joe Hamilton
School Social Work Interns
School 1: 707-464-0330

Megan McCullough

Social Work Intern - Sunset & DN Community School
School Social Work Interns

Maddie Pyles

Social Work Intern - Joe Hamilton Elementary
School Social Work Interns
School 1: 707-464-0330

Amanda Sharp

Social Work Intern - Crescent Elk Middle School
School Social Work Interns
School 1: 707-464-0320