Sarah Baker

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About Sarah Baker

I am extremely passionate about helping kids/teenagers / families with their well-being and am dedicated to provide them with guidance to help them gain/strengthen skills their emotional, social, and academic skills.* Able to build strong, caring, and nurturing relationships quickly and long lasting *Excellent communication skills with students, families, colleagues •Mookie - therapy dog certified •I have experience with great references about my success in counseling and teaching. 8 years as a classroom teacher,1 year as a private practice grief counselor, and 5 years as School Guidance Counselor. • School Guidance Counseling K-8 * Licensed Professional Counselor * National Board Certified for Counselors * Missouri Teaching Certificate, English 9-1 • Missouri Teaching Certificate, Language 5-8, 1st-6th grade * Experience with counseling individuals,families and groups * Facilitate and create anger management groups, stress relief groups, and grief support groups • Design activities for community grief camps for kids *Experience as on site crisis counselor for company with work related death * Guest speaker for churches and schools for grief, loss, stress topics * Market and advertise to begin new counseling company/private practice • Maintain thorough notes, record keeping • Collaborate and work well with fellow counselors and supervisors • Teach character education and guidance lessons *Design and teach stress relief class for school *Chair and co chair for PBIS tier 1,2,3 data tracking, monitoring, incentives * CKH (Capturing Kids Hearts) trained *Liaison for students, families, medical professionals and Division of Family Services * Experience with IEP/504 * Trauma Informed * Part of a Missouri crisis group to help combat how the pandemic effected mental health >•Brought therapy dog in and saw how much he helped students at Bourbon Elementary and St. James schools and when I counseled at the funeral home