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Dorothy Bell-Hamilton 329 Fagan Blvd, West Point, MS 39773 Cell: 662-605-0779 [email protected] SUMMARY Responsible Counselor with excellent communication skills demonstrated by 15 years of teaching experience. Enthusiastic Counselor/ teacher /teacher assistant and leadership skills who has earned trust and respect from students, colleagues and administration for 22+ years. CORE QUALIFICATIONS M.S. Education Motivating students Experience working with special needs Effectively work with parents students Effective group and individual counseling Excellent classroom management Leadership Training Experience Teaching/Counseling and Tutoring ACHIEVEMENTS Coordinator for drug prevention for 3years Upward Bound Counselor 3years PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE School Counselor , 05/2011 to 05/2012 Aberdeen High School - Aberdeen, MS Individual/group and family sessions. Schedules, MSIS, Testing and Files. Finance, Financial and Career Workshops. Routinely met with students' parents regarding in-class issues and learning interruptions to discuss solutions.Used variety of teaching techniques to encourage student critical thinking and discussion in 7th-8th grade Health course. Instructed 9-12th grade Abstinence program to a class of 30 students. Taught Counseling skills kg-8th class of 25 students. Coordinated testing and drug prevention program to help students in passing state test and making good decisions. Established and enforced rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among a class of 18-25 students. School Counselor , 07/2008 to 05/2011 Okolona Elementary School - Okolona, MS Counseling skills taught (45mins.). Individual, group and family sessions. Testing, MSIS, Schedules, Drug Prevention and Abstinence Coordinator.

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Dorothy Bell-Hamilton329 Fagan Blvd, West Point, MS 39773

Cell: [email protected]

SUMMARYResponsible Counselor with excellent communication skills demonstrated by 15 years of teachingexperience.Enthusiastic Counselor/ teacher /teacher assistant and leadership skills who has earned trust andrespect from students, colleagues and administration for 22+ years.

CORE QUALIFICATIONSM.S. Education

Motivating students Experience working with special needsEffectively work with parents studentsEffective group and individual counseling Excellent classroom managementLeadership Training Experience Teaching/Counseling and

TutoringACHIEVEMENTS

Coordinator for drug prevention for 3yearsUpward Bound Counselor 3years

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCESchool Counselor, 05/2011 to 05/2012

Aberdeen High School - Aberdeen, MSIndividual/group and family sessions.Schedules, MSIS, Testing and Files.Finance, Financial and Career Workshops.

Routinely met with students' parents regarding in-class issues and learning interruptions to discusssolutions.Used variety of teaching techniques to encourage student critical thinking and discussionin 7th-8th grade Health course.Instructed 9-12th grade Abstinence program to a class of 30 students.Taught Counseling skills kg-8th class of 25 students.Coordinated testing and drug prevention program to help students in passing state test andmaking good decisions.Established and enforced rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among a classof 18-25 students.

School Counselor, 07/2008 to 05/2011Okolona Elementary School - Okolona, MS

Counseling skills taught (45mins.).Individual, group and family sessions.Testing, MSIS, Schedules, Drug Prevention and Abstinence Coordinator.Employed character education and small counseling group techniques to encourage

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studentlearning and build community within the classroom.

School Counselor/Teacher, 07/2007 to 06/2008Rock Mills Jr. High School - Roanoke

Implemented counseling skills every 45mins.

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Coached kg-8th students every dayDirected 7-8 Health Course dayCombined discipline plan with effective measures and various lesson plans to increaseconcentration, participation, and progress student accountability.

Test Coordinator, Drug CoordinatorIndividual, group and family sessions.

Therapist, 05/2006 to 01/2007Diamond Grove Center - Louisville, MS

Monitored Individual, Group and Family sessions.Managed Assessments Intakes, Assessments treatment plans, and diagnosis.Supervised every other weekend or evening as told.

EDUCATION AND TRAININGM.S: August 1996

Mississippi State University - Starkville, MSMember of Mississippi Counseling Association3.00 GPACoursework in Education Administration

CERTIFICATIONSStarksville Substitute Teacher Certificate, currentMississippi Counselor Certification, 1997-present

SKILLSCoaching, Counseling, diagnosis, Finance, Financial, teacher, treatment plans, staff developmentand technical skills.

REFERENCESReferences

1. Zettie Johnson-Okolona Public School-662-542-46122.Wendy McCullough-Aberdeen Public School-662-436-10663.Cora Billups-Shelton-Aberdeen Public School-313-414-92884.Martha Shumaker-Starkville Public School-662-418-1772

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTSummer Coordinator of Neighborhood counseling for children of all ages.

AFFILIATIONSNational Education Association (NEA), 1997-presentMississippi counseling Association(MCA), 1997-present