School Counselor

tgodino@pinerichland.org
724-443-1541, ext. 2 or 3650

My name is Tammy Godino and I am the counselor at Hance Elementary. Please contact me at anytime by phone or email if you have any questions or concerns. I am here as a resource for you. Some of my responsibilities as a counselor at Hance include:

Individual Counseling

I work with students individually based on parent, teacher or student referral.

Small Group Counseling

I run small group counseling based on friendship/bullyproofing skills, coping skills, changing family situations, new friends groups, social skills classes, and others as needed. I also have small groups called, "Lunch Bunch" where students can come over for lunch and we play games based on friendship building.

Classroom Counseling

The elementary counselors go into the classrooms four times a year.  We have a Bucket Filling lesson, a promoting Good Health lesson, a Career lesson and an Internet Safety lesson.  We can also go into the classroom and give a lesson upon a teacher's request during the school year based on classroom concerns.

Coordinating the Volunteer Program

There are two types of volunteers: Assistive and Independent. If you would like to be an Independent Volunteer, you need to get your clearances: Child Abuse, Criminal Record, and FBI Criminal Record. You also need to fill out the district's application and receive a TB test within four months of turning in your clearances.  Both types of volunteers need to listen to a volunteer orientation podcast. All information can be found on the Pine-Richland website under Volunteers.  Please contact me with questions.