Name:

Brenda Melton

Member Since:

July 15, 2007

Member Name:

BMelton

Last Logged in:

July 15, 2007

Hometown:

San Antonio

High Schools Attended:

MacArthur High School, San Antonio TX

Colleges/Universities Attended:

Trinity University, Texas State University, University of Incarnate Word

A few words about me...

Brenda Melton, M.Ed., L.P.C.

PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELOR

San Antonio. TX

HM MeltonBrenda@msn.com

WK bmelton@saisd.net

 

EDUCATION

B.A., Trinity University, 1973, English, Speech/Drama, Education

M.Ed., Trinity University, 1980, Counseling and Guidance, Certified in Special Education

Postgraduate work at University of Incarnate Word, Southwest Texas State University and University of Texas at San Antonio; Licensed Professional Counselor #10206, 1990; State approved 40 hour Alternate Dispute Resolution Training, 1994; 20 hour training in Child Abuse and Neglect Mediation (pilot program), 1998, Bexar County Dispute Resolution Center

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

School Counselor, 24 years: San Antonio Independent School District, Lanier High School, Navarro Academy, Alamo  Achievement Center, Navarro Achievement Center, Mann Middle School; Teacher, 9 years: Mark Twain Middle School, English, speech, drama, journalism.

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Include American School Counselor Association, American Counseling Association, Texas Counseling Association, Texas School Counselor Association, South Texas Counseling Association, Texas Association of Multicultural Counseling and Development, Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors, Texas Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors.

 

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AND HONORS

American School Counselor Association

Peer Reviewer for School Counseling Journal; President, 2002-2003; Past President, President-elect; Southern Region Vice President, 1998-2000; Conference Coordinator, ASCA 2000 Conference; On-Site Chair, ASCA 1998 Conference, San Antonio, 1998, Certificate of Appreciation; Professional Development Chair (two terms), Distinguished Professional Awards, 2004 and 1998; ASCA Leadership Development Institutes: Tacoma, WA  (1993), Boston, MA (1995), Louisville, KY* (1996), Boise, ID* (1997), Santa Fe, NM* (1998 and 1999), Greenville, SC* (2000, 2001), Seattle, WA*, Philadelphia, PA*, Milwaukee, WI* [*denotes leadership role]

 

Texas School Counselor Association  

Treasurer, 2004-2007, Secondary Vice President, 1998-2001; Parliamentarian, 1998-99, 2001-2002; Past President (1997-98), President (1996-97), President-Elect (1995-96); Editor, Voice of the School Counselor, (1990-95)

 

Texas Counseling Association

Current President, 2007-2008; President-elect, 2006-2007, Professional Writing Award, 2005, TCA Presidential Award, 1997; TCA Senate Outstanding Counselor of the Year, November, 1994; South Texas Counseling Association Outstanding Counselor Award, May, 1994; Recipient of the TCA 1993 Outstanding Newsletter Award; TCA Distinguished Service Awards, 1995, 1999; Asst. Coordinator for Special Services, TCA 1997 Professional Growth Conference, San Antonio; Asst. Coordinator for Special Programs, 1992 TACD Conference, San Antonio; TCA Region II Director and Board Member, 1992-1995; South Texas ACD/ CA: President (1990-91)

 

PRESENTATIONS (abbreviated listing)

• “Counseling Dis’d Students: Disruptive, Disconnected and Disenfranchised” Keynote and workshop

• “The ASCA National Model for School Counseling Programs: School Counselors as Partners in Student Achievement”

• “Counseling Challenging Students”

• “Take It Up a Notch: Putting Pizzazz in your Public Relations” ASCA Conference, Portland, OR, June 2001; Texas Education Agency Conference, March 2001.

• PBS’ News Hour with Jim Lehrer, expert panelist on the topic of violence and zero tolerance on November 16, 1999.

• “Bully Proofing Schools: Creating Safer Schools through Counseling Interventions”, Scobee Middle School, October 1999; Arkansas School Counselor Association, November 1999.,

San Antonio District Counselors, August 2000.

  

PROFESSIONAL WRITING (abbreviated listing)

• “Conflict in the School Counselor’s Workplace”, The ASCA School Counselor, November-December, 2002

• “Laura,” The ASCA Counselor magazine, March/April. 2001, pages 14-15. (Anecdotal article on student.)

• “Seeing the Unseen,” ASCA School Counselor magazine, Nov/Dec, 2001 issue, (Article on counseling challenging students: disruptive, disenfranchised and disconnected)

• “Focus On,” The ASCA Counselor newsletter, 2000-2001, public relations column in each issue.

• “Conflict in the Counselor’s Workplace”, ASCA School Counselor magazine, Nov. Dec., 2002

• “Harassment in the Schools: What’s Sex Got to Do with It?” ASCA Professional Development packet

• “Breaking Down Barriers,” ASCA School Counselor. May, June, 2004

 

 PERSONAL PROFILE

Brenda is a wife, daughter, sister, friend and advocate for youth. She enjoys going to the theater, Jazzercize, swimming and hiking. She has traveling in her blood, part of her upbringing as an ”Army brat”, and has lived in Louisiana (birthplace), Texas (Killeen and San Antonio), Virginia, Georgia, Germany and France.  She has been in San Antonio since HemisFair ‘68 when the family moved at the beginning of her senior year of high school.  

 

A well-known speaker, Brenda uses her sense of humor and drama to present inspirational speeches to motivate her audiences. Editor of her high school newspaper, founding editor of The Trinity Review, and award-winning editor of several publications, she is a prolific writer and often contributes to various publications.  A creative photographer, she enjoys taking pictures of children, animals, social occasions and her travel experiences. Her long-range goals include publishing a book and being a keynote speaker.

Interests

Education Issues, Family Life, Poetry/Creative Writing, Photography, Movies, Television, Pop Culture, Yoga/Meditation, The Web, Travel