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Southeast Technical College counselors report rising student demand and new partnerships
Summary
Counselors at Southeast Technical College told the Sioux Falls School District board they have seen higher demand for services, with hundreds of counseling hours and new community referral partnerships; the board acknowledged the update by voice vote.
Nikki McMillan, a campus counselor at Southeast Technical College, told the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 Board of Trustees that demand for student counseling services has increased and that the college is expanding modalities and partnerships to meet needs. "I had 577.5 hours of direct counseling," McMillan said, breaking down earlier reporting as about 259 hours face-to-face and 318 hours delivered via telehealth. In a more recent reporting window she said the program recorded 472 hours of direct counseling, of which 270 were face-to-face.
McMillan described a range of service modalities — in-person office visits, team-based…
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