- Bermuda Primary School
- About the Counselor
Meet the Counselor!
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Tamara Cox
Bermuda Counselor
Welcome!
I am Ms. Tamara Cox, the School Counselor, at Bermuda Primary School. I've worked in Ferguson Florisssant School District for 16 years with grades PreKdg-6th. Since 2006, my various schools included Walnut Grove Elementary, Central Elementary and Bermuda Elementary. I truly enjoy working with and getting to know my students and their families.
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The guidance curriculum focuses on the following skills: Bully Free, Safe Touch (sexual harassment), Being a Responsible Student, Friendship Skills, Healthy Relationships, Anger Management, and Career Awareness. Each month students will participate in a 30 minute classroom guidance lesson. A few times throughout the school year, approved outside agencies will present lessons that focus on Building and Maintaining Friendships.
I'm here to support your student's academic, behavioral, social and emotional growth. We offer therapeutic services through various programs: CHADS, Great Circle, Pinocchio and our District Social Worker. Further information about these programs can be found on this web page.
Please contact me regarding questions you have about our PROBE gifted program (starting at 2nd grade), referrals for Special School District, or a 504. I look forward to working with you and your student(s) this year. Please feel free to contact me with questions or concerns you have. Have a wonderful school year!
Family Mental Health Resources
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PINOCCHIO - A School-Based Program for Children Kindergarten Through Third Grade
The focus of Pinocchio is to help children learn effective problem solving and social skills, express concerns and feelings to help children feel good about themselves. Through early intervention, Pinocchio helps promote a healthy school environment and contributes to student improvement in academic functioning. Children are seen once a week during school hours, either individually or in a small group.
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Great Circle - School Based Support Services: Student Support Services
Struggles in the classroom or with school success could be a sign that a child needs some mental health support. Great Circle's Student Support Services program works within the school setting to ensure students receive the mental health services they need. Students receive one hour of individual therapy each week during the school day, based on their specific mental health needs.
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UMSL - Community Psychological Services 314-516-HELP
The Center for Behavioral Health is committed to providing high quality, affordable counseling, and evaluation services to adults, couples, children, and families.
- Assessment
- Child and Family Therapy
- Adult Therapy
- Therapy for Older Adults and their Families
- Couples Counseling
- Group Therapy
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Provident - Provident is unlike any other mental health organization in St. Louis. Since our inception over 160 years ago, we have provided high-quality professional services to generations of individuals, couples, and families throughout the region. We believe that counseling isn’t just for those who are hurting; we know that anyone can benefit from taking time to focus on creating a happier life for themselves. We are trained to show our clients how investing in personal growth can allow them not just to survive, but to thrive. We do this by providing the skills and tools necessary for making and maintaining significant life changes. Our clients tend to experience a positive difference in their moods, lives, and relationships.
Together, we work to find your path to a brighter future.
Appointments and Information - 314-533-8200
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Jewish Family & Children’s Service - We provide comprehensive and confidential counseling to help our clients who are experiencing distress in their lives. Our licensed therapists use a range of approaches to provide counseling for families, children, and adolescents who are coping with difficult times or disruptive life events, such as:
- Depression/anxiety
- Trauma
- Abuse/violence
- Interpersonal relationships
- Mental/physical illness
- Parent/child relationships
- Family conflict
- School behavior
- Social skills
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CHADS Coalition - CHADS offers school outreach programs, community awareness presentations, and classes as well as family support programs to advance the awareness and prevention of depression and suicide.
314-952-8274 (available 9 am-5:30 pm) 24/7 support line 314-469-6644
Therapeutic services are also offered through CHADS.
A CHADS Coalition Mentor will provide one-to-one mentoring and relationship building with individual students who may benefit from extra support. CHADS Coalition mentors will provide Social Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) Mentoring in an environment where mentees can receive positive and specific guidance to develop social and emotional skills. Their curriculum includes the following skills: Self-Management, Self Awareness, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision Making. Students meet weekly for 30 minutes with their mentor.
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BHR - (http://bhrstl.org/) BHR provides confidential telephone counseling to people in mental health crises as well as mobile outreach services, community referral services and critical incident stress management (CISM). BHR’s crisis hotline and mobile outreach services are provided free of charge to the public by paid professional staff who have master's degrees in their respective behavioral science disciplines.
Crisis Hotline Numbers: 314-469-6644 1-800-811-4760
Contact
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Tamara Cox
Guidance Counselor for Bermuda Phone: 314-524-4821, ext. 1500
Fax: 314-524-4827
Email: tcox@fergflor.org -
Kate Obermeier
Social Worker for Bermuda (314) 824-2048 office
(314) 213-0714 cell