Welcome! My name is Megan Hogan, and school year 2019-2020 is my third year as the school counselor at Suder Montessori. I received my Bachelor of Arts in psychology and communication from DePaul University and my Master of Education in school counseling from Loyola University Chicago. I have been working as a school counselor in Chicago since 2014 and I absolutely love having the opportunity to work with students and families.
My role as a school counselor is to work with students, parents, teachers, staff and the community to ensure that all students achieve academic and personal/social success. School counseling services are delivered in four specific ways:
My role as a school counselor is to work with students, parents, teachers, staff and the community to ensure that all students achieve academic and personal/social success. School counseling services are delivered in four specific ways:
- Classroom Counseling Curriculum- designing, structuring, and delivering classroom lessons so that students develop specific outcome-driven competencies in all grade levels EC - MS (social/emotional, academic, post-secondary) and driven by the needs of the school population
- Individual Student Planning- assisting students with goal formation/planning (behavioral, academic, etc.)
- Responsive Services- meeting immediate student needs (counseling, crisis intervention, consultation, referral, peer mediation, resources)
- System Support- schoolwide program planning and implementation, consulting with other professionals, coordination of various supports for students and families
