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Winchester speakers highlight ASCA counseling model and WISH grant-funded internships as mental‑health supports
Summary
Presenters described the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) model, local schools’ pursuit of RAMP recognition and the WISH federal grant that funded paid mental‑health internships and training; speakers said the grant will run through year three and federal funding uncertainty may end it thereafter.
Dr. Resideo, an ASCA presenter, told the Winchester School Board that the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) model provides a nationally vetted framework for school counseling and that the district is pursuing RAMP — Recognized ASCA Model Program — status for its schools.
The district’s project specialist for the WISH grant, Lisa Cobb, said WISH is a federal grant designed to expand high‑quality school mental‑health services and fund paid internships for graduate students serving as school counseling and social‑work interns. Cobb said the grant has funded training, RAMP coaches and conference attendance and that it has also served as a hiring pipeline: “So once you've had these interns working with you, they know our school, they…
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