20. DMPS Schools Earn National Counseling Recognitions
From The Become Here Project by Des Moines Public Schools
April 1, 2025 · 19 min · Season 2 · Episode 8
About this episode
The episode discusses the national counseling recognitions earned by DMPS schools and the importance of these awards in the context of school counseling and mental health.
Three DMPS schools have earned the prestigious RAMP designation from the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), and East High School is receiving the Program of Promise Award. Let’s explore what these awards mean and why they matter. Joining the discussion is Erin Kruger Cavazos , the K-12 Counseling Coordinator at DMPS, Mike Freund , a school counselor from East High School, and Barbara Hogan who is the counselor at The Downtown School, and formerly at Wright Elementary . We had so much to cover, we made it a two-parter! Join Erin, Mike, and Barbara as they continue the conversation on school counseling, diving deeper into Social Emotional Learning and Iowa's pediatric mental health crisis. Don’t miss Part 2 releasing in mid-April . Learn more about counseling at DMPS . Come Here. Become Here. dmschools.org . Follow DMPS: Instagram , Flickr , Facebook , YouTube . Hosted by Amanda Lewis Produced by Kyle Knicley, DMPS-TV
People in this episode
Host: Amanda Lewis
Guests: Erin Kruger Cavazos, Mike Freund, Barbara Hogan
Topics covered
- school counseling
- RAMP designation
- Social Emotional Learning
- Iowa pediatric mental health crisis
- awards in education
Keywords
- DMPS
- counseling recognitions
- RAMP designation
- Social Emotional Learning
- mental health crisis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: American School Counselor Association, Des Moines Public Schools
Places: East High School, The Downtown School, Wright Elementary
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