Meet the Counselors!

The Counseling Office is an integral part of school life -- but families aren't always sure how to reach us, or how to access upcoming events from the counseling department.

Start the year off by taking a look at our website! Here, you will find information about upcoming events, registration, resources, and how we are helping to serve our students. 🙌

Dodgen Counseling Website

OFFICEHOURS⏰

• Counseling office hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
• Mrs. Gatlin is located in room 607 in the 6th-grade pod. Mrs. Palmer is in the 7th-grade pod in room 704. Ms. Hammonds is in room 805 in the 8th-grade pod.
• Counselors are available to students throughout the day, and students are welcome to walk in with no appointment.
• If we are not in our office, students can fill out an appointment request form and we will be sure to meet with them when we are able!
• Students and parents can also submit a virtual Appointment Request by clicking the following links:
• Mrs. Gatlin- Appointment Request
• Mrs. Palmer- Appointment Request
• Ms. Hammonds- Appointment Request

The Counseling Department provides a variety of services to our students, including but not limited to the following:

• Classroom Lessons (Personal-social, Academic, and College & Career)
• Parent Consultation
• Responsive Services
• Group Counseling (Various small groups focusing on Personal-social, Academic, and College & Career topics)
• Individual Counseling
• Student Academic Advising

The counselors will be introducing themselves to students with a "Meet Your School Counselor" lesson during the first few weeks of school. Students will get a chance to put a face with the name if they have not had the opportunity to meet us yet. During this lesson, we will introduce ourselves to our students and discuss the various ways we can serve them while they are at Dodgen!

Do you have a student who is new to Georgia or new to Cobb County? The Counseling Department will be hosting a "New to Dodgen" group starting in September to help our new students feel connected to Dodgen and have the chance to meet their fellow peers who are also new.

We will begin sending out invitations for this group in the next coming weeks. Please be on the lookout for an invitation if your student is new to Dodgen this school year!

Dodgen hosts various virtual parent education workshops throughout the year to help educate and collaborate with our guardians. Our first Parent Ed. Series is titled "Thriving at Dodgen", and will focus on helpful interventions, information, and resources to help your child be successful in middle school. More information on when the virtual event will take place is coming soon!

The strategies below can help if your student begins to feel overwhelmed or anxious. Try a few out!

Did you know that the 9-8-8 dialing code is now available for calling, texting, and chatting for crisis response?

For more information, click here.