Clever Counseling Connection

Hello Clever Bluejay Family!

Clever Middle and High School are excited to continue our partnership with the Child Advocacy Center to bring the Teen Safety Matters® program to our students, parents, faculty and community. This program, created by the Monique Burr Foundation for Children, was created to educate and protect children and teens from all types of bullying, abuse, and other types of child victimization.

The program empowers students to spot and respond to bullying, cyberbullying, the four types of abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, neglect), relationship abuse, digital abuse, and other digital dangers. Most importantly, it teaches that adults are responsible for their safety but there are things they can do to help adults keep them safe.

The Program is based on the latest research and has been reviewed and endorsed by national experts. All 6th-12th grade students will go through this two part training throughout the month of September. Below are the links to Parent Information Sheets that provide you with the information addressed in each classroom lesson, optional at home activities to continue the conversation at home and additional information available to Clever families as part of our participation in this program.

If you have any questions throughout this process, please don't hesitate to reach out to your child's grade level counselor.

We are here for you!

Lindsey Casey, Melissa Kirkbride and Rebecca Waisner

If you or someone you know is in crisis, feeling overwhelmed or not sure where to turn for help, you can call, text or chat 988 to reach a trained crisis specialist 24/7.

The Clever School District is proud to continue our partnership with Burrell Behavioral Health School-Based Services to provide additional resources and support to our Clever Community.

What does that mean for Clever Schools and our students?

School-Based Services were created as an innovative approach to providing rapid access to care in the school setting. They have developed formalized processes for school mental health programs including onsite behavioral health providers through a collaborative team approach. Providers also assist in linking enrolled students to services outside of the school as needed. It has been proven that integration eliminates barriers to care and provides additional resources for school staff and families. We work directly with students, families and educators onsite in a few different ways. We provide School-Based Support Specialists and Clinicians within schools to offer individual and group services. We are also available for telehealth meetings if they make sense for your district. We strive to be creative and develop flexible arrangements to meet a variety of needs.

For more information, please visit the website or reach out to your student's school counselor.

We have had the wonderful opportunity to partner with Candace Burch, LPC with Purple Elephant Therapy Services. She comes to Clever several times a week to provide therapy services to our students at office spaces set up for her on each of our campuses. Candace is able to provide her services during the school day to eliminate the need for transportation. She is able to bill with private insurance, Medicaid or accept self-pay. If you are interested in learning more about this service, please contact her at purpleelephanttherapyservices@gmail.com or your student's school counselor.

Lindsey Casey

School Counselor

Email: caseyl@cleverbluejays.org
Phone: 417-743-4820

Melissa Kirkbride

School Counselor

Email: kirkbridem@cleverbluejays.org
Phone: 417-743-4830

Rebecca Waisner

School Counselor

Email: waisnerr@cleverbluejays.org
Phone: 417-743-4830