School Counselor
School Counselor Information
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Allison Barben
abarben@dsdmail.net
801-402-2557 (Direct line)
Bountiful Food Pantry: located at 480 E. 150 N. Bountiful, UT 84010. Phone number 801-299-8464, PICK UP ONLY! Hours: Mon & Fri 11 AM-1 PM; Tues, Wed, Thurs 6-8 PM; Sat 10 AM-12 PM.
Open Doors Food Pantry: located at 875 E. Highway 193 Layton, UT 84040. Drive up only. Hours: Mon & Tues 12-4 PM, Wed 9 AM-4 PM, Thurs & Fri 9 AM-1 PM
Fish N Loaves Food Pantry: Contact Layton Hills Baptist Church at 801-544-2426 or 801-825-1115. They will deliver food to your home. They have plans to make deliveries until they're out of food.
Midtown Community Health Center: located at 22 South State St., STE 1007, Clearfield, UT 84015 Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30 AM-6 PM
https://www.davis.k12.ut.us/departments/student-family-resources/community-resources
Teacher Information
About Elementary Counseling:
How I spend my time-
Collaborative classroom instruction- Tier 1 45 % of time
I present a weekly lesson in each classroom targeting areas of academic/learning, life/career, multicultural/global citizenship, and/or social/emotional learning.
Systemic Program Management 15% of Time
Serve on:
- Multitiered Systems of Support Team
- Local Case Management Team
- Special Education Committee
- Social Emotional Learning Committe
- Am District Elementary Counselor Representative for Davis School Counselor Association
- Am Jr. Hope Squad Advisor
- Attend IEP and 504 when requested by teacher or parent
- Other community networking/outreach/ resource collecting
- Data analysis
Systemic Approach to Dropout Prevention with Social/Emotional Supports 30% of Time
- Group counseling (Tier 2 -15% of students or less)
- Individual Counseling (Tier 2 or Tier 3)
- Some counseling topics are: anger management, children of divorce/separated/deployed parents, grief, anxiety, depression support, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, organization skills, and more.
- Short-term crisis counseling
- Suicide prevention
- Trauma-Informed/ Restorative Practices (tiers 1,2,3)
- SEL Targeting: managing emotions, goals, empathy for others, positive relationships, responsible decision making,
- self-advocate.
Plan for College and Career Readiness 10% of Time
- College and Career lessons
- Career fair
- College week- March Madness
- Bulletin Boards- create a college and career readiness mindset
- Recess Activities
- Parent Teacher Conferences
- 6th Grade Jr. High Orientation
- Elementary Scholarship opportunities (yes, even elementary kiddos can earn scholarships)
- (Tier 1 Universal 100% of students, Tier 2 Targeted Intervention, Tier 3 Intensive services)
Find out more about what an elementary school counselor does: Click Here
Allison Barben
School Counselor
abarben@dsdmail.net
801-402-2557 (Direct line)
801-402-2550 (Office Secretary)