Consuelo Hurtado, ECC/ES Psychologist	Kristen MacConnell, ES Guidance Counselor, Grades 3-5
Carey Harris, Guidance Counselor, Grades K2-Gr.2	Silvana Carbajal, ECC/ES Guidance Secretary
Monica Mimnaugh, Middle School Counselor	Diana Van Iersel, MS Counseling Secretary
Daniela Nassau, Psychologist/ Counselor Grs.9-10 Contact for "Open Our Eyes" Drug and Alcohol Prevention Program	Michael Maki, College Placement Coordinator/ Counselor Grs. 11 -12
Claudia Rose, International Baccalaureate Coordinator	Daniela de Andraca, Chilean Director
María Gracia Echenique, Guidance Secretary	Viviana Neira, Chilean Director Secretary
Cristina Barbé, College Placement Secretary

NIDO'S COUNSELING DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

The purpose of the Counseling Department at Nido de Aguilas is to provide solution-focused counseling services that will facilitate student’s academic, social, and emotional growth.

OUR TEAM

The counseling team consists of the guidance counselors and school psychologists. We hold university graduate level training in guidance and counseling and we are qualified to provide confidential and professional support services to students, teachers, parents and the community. We work collaboratively in a professional, ethical and cooperative manner to advocate for our students’ well being and the success of our program.

OUR JOB

To support our students and our community, our Counselors provide a variety of services using a developmental approach:

•  Conducting individual and group solution-focused counseling with students, teachers and parents. Common areas of guidance:
  1. Academic/Behavioral
  2. Personal/Social
  3. College and Career

•  Interviewing and placing new students.
•  Conducting orientation and grade level transition programs with students and parents.
• Teaching classroom guidance lessons.
•  Preparing crisis management and intervention strategies.
•  Participating in Child/Student Study Team meetings to discuss special needs of students and to develop intervention strategies.
•  Consulting with the teachers, parents and administration with regards to:
  1. Classroom Management
  2. Parenting Skills
  3. Community Resources
  4. Scheduling and Sectioning
  5. Adjustment to a new environment
  6. ESL, SSL and Resource Center       placements.