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Newsletters... Sept/Oct 2007, November 2007 (PDF) April 2008

Personal Safety Curriculum

Please read the following information regarding the upcoming personal safety curriculum:

Third Grade

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

Who is Kurt the School Counselor?

  •   I started working in the educational community in 1990 as an Early Childhood Educator at the Breakwater School in Portland. In 1995 I took a position as the Lead Teacher at the Spring Point Children’s Center at Southern Maine Community College. Through my experience working with young children I discovered the therapeutic power of play. This discovery led me to enroll in the Graduate Program in School Counseling at the University of Southern Maine. I graduated with a Master of Science Degree in Counseling with a focus in Play Therapy. While in Graduate School I worked as a Family Support Specialist through Woodfords Family Services. I was responsible for providing therapeutic and educational support for individuals with special needs. Upon graduation in 2002, I was hired as the Elementary School Counselor for M.S.A.D. 56 ( Searsport, ME). After three years, I took a position as the School Counselor at Dora L. Small Elementary School in South Portland in 2005.

    • Some of my certifications and qualifications include:

  •   Certified Clinical Counseling Supervisor
  •   Certified Maine Youth Suicide Prevention Trainer
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  •   Potential Registered Play Therapist
  •   Maine Association for Play Therapy Board member
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    What does a School Counselor do?

  • Helps students in the process of reaching their academic, social, and emotional potential.
  • Works with students individually, in small groups, and in the classroom.
  • Provides short-term play therapy for students individually and in small groups.
  • Encourages better interpersonal relationships.
  • Promotes positive attitudes.
  • Helps identify the needs of students.
  • Aid teachers and parents in helping students.
  • Provides parenting and child development consultation.
  • Assists people in making use of community resources.
  • Coordinates efforts with other school agencies.
  • Facilitates discussion groups.
  • Assists with in-service programs for faculty and staff.
  • Participates in curriculum development.
  • Lends support to administrators, faculty, and parents.
  • Provides support services during crisis intervention.

    • Who seeks help from a School Counselor?

  • Students
  • Teachers and Educational Technicians
  • Administrators
  • Parents and Caregivers
    • How do you access school counseling services?
  • Parents may request an appointment for themselves or request services for their child by calling or e-mailing the school counselor or through the classroom teacher.
  • Students may self-refer for counseling by filling out a “Note for Kurt” located outside his office or by asking their teacher.
  • Teachers and staff may refer students by speaking to Kurt or filling out a “Staff Guidance Referral”
    • Kurt Hebert
    Dora L. Small Elementary School

    Phone: 799-7676
    Fax: 767-7738
    Email: Hebertku@spsd.org