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Edinburg CISD outlines expanded mental-health supports; counselors, social workers and telehealth highlighted
Summary
Director of Student and Social Services Sofia Njosan presented district mental-health services: 31 elementary counselors, 56 secondary counselors, 24 social-worker positions (22 filled), two LPCs for students, telehealth partnerships (university-based) and a pilot service-animal program; SB 12 parental-consent rules were cited as a limiting factor.
Sofia Njosan, director of student and social services for Edinburg CISD, told trustees the district has built a broader mental-health support system but remains stretched thin. She said the district employs 31 elementary school counselors and 56 counselors at the secondary level, and that social-work staffing includes 24 budgeted positions with 22 currently filled.
Njosan described a layered service model: school counselors provide universal guidance curriculum and responsive services; social workers offer crisis intervention and home…
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