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616 West Main Street, Barrington, Illinois 60010 |  Phone: 847-381-1400 |  Fax: 847-304-3937

Brenda Nelson 's Home Page

Phone: (847) 842-3485
Voicemail: (847) 842-3200 *3485
E-mail: bnelson@barrington220.org
Best Time to Reach Me
7:10-2:35
Daily Schedule / Responsibilities
Biography

School Social Worker

& Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Individual & group counseling primarily for students with IEP's & crisis intervention for regular ed. students

Student Assistance Program Coordinator

  • Reality sponsor
  • Barrington Area Drug Prevention Coalition (BADPC) Board
  • Advisor for CDPC's Youth Advisory Committee
  • Consultation regarding drug & alcohol issues
  • Snowflake Leadership Team sponsor
  • Operation Snowball director
  • P.A.C.T. (Peers All Coming Together) sponsor/director

Member - BHS Mental Health team

 

 Born: Bend, Oregon - ski Mt. Bachelor hike the Cascade Mountains, especially Broken Top & the South Sister. Visit Crater Lake, Multnomah Falls, Oregon Coast, Rogue River, or drop down to the Redwood Forest in Northern California. Swim in freshwater lakes such as Elk Lake , Crescent Lake , or Scout Lake
Undergraduate Study:

B.A., Wheaton College

Attended: University of Oregon


Graduate Study: M.S.W., Loyola University Chicago, School of Social Work
Year(s) @ BHS: 8
Co-Curricular Activities

Reality - student drug and alcohol prevention & awareness group.  Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month after school in the GRC.
Personal & Professional Interests

Illinois Association of School Social Workers

Operation Snowball/Illinois Teen Instittue

Erika's Lighthouse - great source of information regarding teen depression and suicide prevention.  Also see the video

Parents: The Anti-Drug - excellent resource for parents as well as kids - you can sign up for regular email alerts

 

 

 
Educational Motto
 
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and help them to become what they are capable of becoming. - Goethe
616 West Main Street, Barrington, Illinois 60010 |  Phone: 847-381-1400 |  Fax: 847-304-3937
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