Ellen Menendez
Duval County Public Schools
Crisis Coordinator
Registered Clinical Social Worker Intern with a focus on overcoming trauma and critical incident de-escalation with training through National Organization for Victim Assistance and Florida Crisis Response Team. Trust-Based Relational Intervention facilitator working to meet youth where they are to assist in moving them forward in a secure environment.
Certified Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) instructor. Highly motivated and passionate mental health advocate that is responsible for recruiting trainees and facilitating training for community agencies and the school district. Inputs and manages data to develop monthly and quarterly reports.
I am a National Board Certified Teacher with 13 years of teaching experience in Title 1 elementary schools. I have had the opportunity to teach all grades 1st-5th. I was appointed the position of Math Interventionist and ESE teacher. I strive to meet the needs of my students through differentiated instruction in whole group, small group and centers.