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Interested in Becoming a School Counselor?


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Are you interested in becoming a certified school counselor in MCPS? Would you like to do so for free? If so, check out the opportunity below:

Bowie State University’s Ujima Center for School Counseling offers training to become a school-based mental health counselor with evidence-based, culturally affirming and sustainable practices. Bowie State has received a grant to support these efforts in three school districts, including MCPS. After completing the master’s program in school counseling, participants would be able to work in MCPS as a certified school counselor.

Learn more during an information session from 2:30–4 p.m. on Friday, March 1 at Galway Elementary School, 12612 Galway Drive in Silver Spring. Register on Professional Development Online (PDO), course #92292.

For questions, email Dwayne Ham, counselor at Galway Elementary School.