Debora Monteiro

About Debora Monteiro

As a Career Counselor at Milford High School, I have over 15 years of experience in school counseling and social work, with a Master of Education in School Psychology and Online Post-Graduate Studies in Education. My mission is to provide academic skills support, career planning, and post-secondary application guidance to students and families, helping them achieve their college and career goals. I have a proven track record of supporting classes of 30-50 seniors and families, educating them about colleges, the college admissions process, trends, procedures, and testing, and completing all school report and mid-year report forms requested by colleges. I also meet with juniors and seniors, individually and in groups, to talk about their individual college choices and advise them on curricular choices, as needed. I have a strong background in adolescent therapy, crisis intervention, social emotional learning, child development, and group therapy, and I am fluent in Portuguese. I am passionate about empowering students to discover their strengths, interests, and aspirations, and to navigate the complex and competitive college and career landscape.

Experience

1. School Counselor

   Milford Public Schools

   Mar 2011 — Present

   Provide academic skills support; organizational, study and test-taking skills• Support with post-secondary planning and application process, career planning• Educate students and parents about colleges, the college admissions process, trends, procedures, and testing; advising and supporting classes of 30-50 seniors and families• Meet with juniors and seniors, individually and in groups, to talk about process and individual college choices. • Complete all School Report and mid-year report forms requested by colleges, including evaluations of students.• Advise students on curricular choices, as needed, and works with international students to understand US college admissions, especially aspects unique to them.• Provide support with peer relationships and effective social skills• Educate in understanding self and others• Support with Communication, problem-solving, decision-making, conflict resolution and coping strategies.• Educate about career awareness and the world of work• Substance abuse education• Promote multicultural/diversity awareness• Serve the English Language Learning population and collaborate in program development.• Provide education in understanding of self, including strengths and weaknesses• Transition plans• Individual and small-group counseling• Individual/family/school crisis intervention• Peer facilitation• Consultation/collaboration with teachers, providers and families to support students. • Evaluate students who qualify for a 504 plan and develop 504 plans to meet student needs. • Referrals to in-school and community resources. • Maintain certification through on-going professional development to stay current with educational reform and challenges facing today’s students.

Education

• Colorado State University Pueblo

  Online Post-Graduate Studies, Education

  2013 — 2015

• Florida Atlantic University

  BA, Criminal Justice

  2003 — 2006

• Cambridge College

  Master of Education (M.Ed.), School Psychology

  2009 — 2011

• Lynn University

  Criminal Justice

  2002 — 2003