Mental Health Services
Sandee Lee, Mental Health Specialist
Mental health services are provided to students who have an identified disability and are currently being served through special education programming. Students with a demonstrated need for behavioral and emotional support will be seen by the Mrs. Lee. Mrs. Lee can provide crisis prevention as well as intervention services. She can coordinate with outside treatment providers. Referrals for mental health support are a part of the special education process.
Concord Mental Health and Substance Use Prevention Services
Concord Counseling’s prevention services are designed to inform, educate, demonstrate skills, and reduce risk behaviors in students. Through social and emotional learning, students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. Prevention clinicians provide short-term individual or group skill-building sessions to assist a student with a particular concern. Prevention clinicians also provide suicide/self-harm risk assessments and can link families to community-based counseling services. Referrals for prevention services must be made through a school counselor or administrator.
Joan Brandstaetter, Mental Health Prevention Clinician
Mrs. Brandstaetter works with students who are experiencing social/emotional issues such as anxiety/stress, sadness, anger, emotional regulation, low self-esteem, organization/time management. She helps them to develop healthy coping skills and build resiliency.
Natalie May, Substance Use Prevention Clinician
Miss May works with students who are seeking education about preventing the use of drugs/alcohol/tobacco and developing refusal skills. She also works with students who are experimenting with drugs/alcohol/tobacco to educate and prevent them from abusing or becoming addicted. In addition to seeing students individually and in small groups, Miss May often provides substance use education lessons to classrooms.
