Counseling In Schools
Rebekah Severe, LMSW, currently serves as the Program Director at Counseling In Schools since October 2020, managing a team of 10 staff members and ensuring alignment between after-school services and school leadership needs. Additionally, Rebekah holds a position as a Board Member at B.E.S.T. Brooklyn Incorporated. Previously, Rebekah directed programs for over 150 middle school students at Brooklyn College Community Partnership and oversaw high school programs focused on arts and social justice. Experience also includes roles as a Leadership Development Specialist at Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation and a Group Leader at SCO Family of Services, among others. Rebekah earned a Master's degree in Social Work from New York University and a Bachelor's degree in Education and Public Policy with a minor in Sociology from Penn State University.
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Counseling In Schools
CIS is a community-based organization, founded in 1986 with a mission to bring quality counseling to students and their families in New York City Public Schools. They work from a multiple perspective approach, assessing each child's developmental, social, emotional, and cultural viewpoint. All their programs serve to support the development of each child so they may experience academic success on their way to becoming more productive members of their communities. Their mission is to advance the positive impact of education on society by providing dynamic school-based social and emotional learning interventions.