Sarah Varghese

- Work as a Whole School Counsellor, conducting individual and group counselling sessions for students from Grade 1 to Grade 13.

- Serve as the Well-being Coordinator, collaborating with the pastoral team to implement a whole-school approach to well-being. Conduct awareness sessions for students in classrooms and assemblies on mental health and well-being concerns every month.

- Assist the Senior Leadership Team in preparing for BSO and KHDA inspections and successfully represent the counseling department, contributing to the school receiving an "Outstanding" and "Very Good" rating.

- Act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) alongside the SLT, supporting students with safeguarding needs and coordinating with external professionals for referrals. Deliver safeguarding training alongside the SLT for both teaching and non-teaching staff.

- Work closely with the Inclusion Department to support students of determination and their parents.

- Collaborate with external psychological organizations to support referrals from the student community, building strong relationships with mental health professionals outside the school community.

- Offer counselling sessions for staff and parents to support their well-being.

- Work closely with the parent community to provide guidance and support to parents regarding challenges their children face at home and school.

- Liaise with the parent community coordinators to organize Well-being talks along with coffee mornings for parents every term.

- Maintain records of counselling sessions.

- Previously worked at RIS as maternity cover counsellor in 2021 for three months.

- Provided individual and career counselling sessions for the student community.

- Liaised with the teaching staff and parent community to support them with students concerns.

- Collaborated with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) on wellbeing and career-related events.

- Organized a career fair at the school, coordinating with representatives from 35 colleges and fostering strong relationships for college applications.

- Assisted staff and parents with their wellbeing and career-related concerns of students.

- Raised awareness of various psychological issues through assemblies and classroom sessions.

- Worked closely with the student body to organize school events for mental health awareness days.

-Maintaining records of counseling sessions.

- Conducting one-on-one sessions for corporate employees.

- Providing specialized counseling sessions for individuals with suicidal concerns and offering necessary interventions.

- Coordinating with the employee’s immediate contacts to ensure prompt and appropriate support.

- Collaborating with corporate leadership to provide necessary workplace support.

- Working closely with the counseling team lead on POSH concerns.

- Maintained detailed records of session progress, resources utilized, and future needs to ensure continuity of care.

- Sought out supervision on how to support clients and for my own well being.

• Worked with children aged 7 to 20 years who had concerns about obesity, body image, and self-development.
• Researched and created a database for children on healthy and unhealthy foods, highlighting the benefits of a healthy diet and its impact on the body.
• Assessed health risks related to children's social, physical, and emotional well-being, and determined appropriate levels of response and intervention
• This included daily check-ins with the children to monitor their mental and emotional state, and weekly consultations with parents to address food interventions and the overall well-being of the child.
• Provided guidance and support for children dealing with self-esteem, bullying, body image, anger management, weight loss, and community involvement issues.
• Collaborated with the organization founder to create awareness among parents on parenting strategies, habit formation and behavior management.