Mrs. Duran's Page
Counseling and Supportive Services
All East Whittier City School District's (EWCSD) sites have a social worker/counselor available to them to provide support services. School Counselors & School Social Workers are mental health professionals licensed to provide services that promote social, emotional, and behavioral adjustment in school and in society. All counseling staff have Pupil Personnel Service credentials through the State of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Many possess other licenses such as Marriage, Family Therapy and Clinical Social Work.
EWCSD is also a training facility for interns who are working towards masters and/or doctoral degrees. Interns are provided with both individual and group supervision weekly. With the service of interns, the EWCSD Counseling Staff is better able to meet the needs of more students
Services
Our Services are aligned with National Standards: Academic, Personal/Social Development, Career. Funding is provided by: Title IV, California Department of Education Tobacco Use Prevention Education, U.S. Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. Services provided through EWCSD Counseling and Supportive Services include:
- Behavior Intervention Plans
- Community Collaboration
- Conflict Resolution
- Consultation
- Classroom Presentations
- Crisis Counseling
- Data Gathering
- Individual Assessments
- Referral Support
- School-wide Guidance
- Teacher In-servicing
- Group Counseling (Topics include: Anger Management, Social Skills, Stress Management, Conflict Resolution/Bullying Prevention, Family Problems/Divorce, Grief/Loss, School Success)
Counseling Referral Process
- Referral Form (completed by person making referral)
- Download referral form or you can pick one up from school office
- Consent form (signed by parent)
- Download consent form or you can pick one up from school office
- Counselor then calls parents to obtain family history & explain services provided
- Counselor will then determine appropriate treatment plan which may include: School based group counseling, Classroom Behavior plan, Referral to outside Services
If you are a Parent or a Teacher and would like to print your own REFERRAL FORM, click [HERE] If you are a Parent or a Guardian and would like to print your own CONSENT FORM, click here for [ENGLISH] or [SPANISH] Your School Social Worker/Counselor
My name is Lorena Duran and I am the School Social Worker/Counselor assigned to Mulberry Elementary since the 2003-2004 school year. I graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology and with a Masters in Social Work and Pupil Personnel Services Credential. I have worked in the field of academic supportive services since 1999. I have designed, implemented, and coordinated both afterschool and summer enrichment & tutoring programs. Through the years I have facilitated several workshops and classes for parents on how to get involved in their child's education and general parenting skills. For the last 3 years I have represented EWCSD on the Board of Directors for the SKILLS Foundation and most recently I sit on the Medi-Cal Administrative Committee for EWCSD.
I can be reached via email: lduran@ewcsd.k12.ca.us or via phone at 562.789.7082.
Community Collaboration
District counselors work cooperatively with several community agencies to promote safe and drug free schools. Counseling Staff participates in the Substance Abuse and Violence Education Task Force (SAVE), which was originated in EWCSD and has the participation of many community agencies: Department of Children and Family Services, SPIRITT Family Services, LACADA, SKILLS Foundation, Presbyterian Hospital, and local Law Enforcement.
The EWCSD also coordinates with the Intercommunity Child Guidance Center to provide services to families and individual student counseling to several of our district school sites. Parenting information is made available through Counselors and Community Liaisons.
Accountability
While individual counseling records remain confidential, data is maintained for counseling sessions, group presentations and in-services.
The California Healthy Kids Survey is administered to students in 5th and 7th grades annually. The information gathered provides valuable statistics regarding risk factors and allows us to provide evidence based practice, thus better meeting student needs.
Links
Learn more about School Social Workers:
http://www.sswaa.org/The AACAP developed Facts for Families to provide concise and up-to-date information on issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families. The AACAP provides this important information as a public service and the Facts for Families may be duplicated and distributed free of charge as long as the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is properly credited and no profit is gained from their use.
http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?section=Facts+for+Families&name=Facts+for+FamiliesLearn more about the "Too Good Programs" being implemented by EWCSD's elementary schools (Too Good for Drugs & Too Good for Violence).
http://www.mendezfoundation.org/California Healthy Kids Fact Sheets
http://www.gettingresults.org/c/@bglqq0qPoBVfk/Pages/factsheets.htmlFree behavior charts
http://www.latitudes.org/behavioral_charts.htmlLearn about School Family Nights
http://www.schoolfamilynights.com/SFN_homepage_parent.htmlWebsite to empower young girls
http://www.girlshealth.gov/Offers information regarding various health issues in child friendly language (info for parents as well).
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/Whittier Library offers tutoring.
http://www.whittierlibrary.org/homework_center.htmlOrganization that provides enrichment activities for middle school students including a monthly dance for 6-8th grade students.
http://www.skillsfoundation.org/Fire prevention site for kids
http://www.playsafebesafe.com/home.shtmlGrief/Bereavement Support
http://www.vitas.com/The City of Whittier Recreation & Arts Department offers a myriad of enrichment activities for children of all ages and adults. You can download the current brochure and registration form from this site.
http://www.cityofwhittier.org/Live Homework Help targets children in grades 4-12 and provides them with homework assistance in English, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Program is internet based and connects students with qualified tutors in real time. Service is free and available in English and Spanish. To access the program students need a County of LA Public Library card available free at any County Library location. (Sorenson Library 11405 E. Rose Hedge Dr. Whittier CA 90606 (562).695.3979
http://www.librarytutor.org/
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