Name:  Janet M. Bender

Address:  212 Foxborough Road, Goose Creek, SC 29445

Phone:  (H) (843) 553-8802   E-mail: jmbender@janetbender.com

I.           Educational Background/Professional Training

• B.S. Elementary Education/ Winthrop University
• M.Ed. Elementary School Counseling/ The Citadel
• Additional Training in Play Therapy with Garry Landreth and Byron Norton

II.        Certification/ Licensures:

South Carolina Teaching Certification in the areas of:

• Elementary Education
• Elementary School Counseling

III.       Employment Background:

• 10 years as a classroom teacher in grades 1-3 in Berkeley County, SC
• 10 years as an elementary/middle school counselor in Berkeley County
• 10 years as an elementary counselor in Dorchester  District Two, SC
• Served as district chairperson for elementary counselors, '91-'94          
• Self-employed owner of MindBender Publishing 2003 to present

IV.     Professional Associations:

American Counseling Association, ASCA, SCCA, SCSCA, Tri-County Counseling Association (Board member/Newsletter Editor 2000-2001), APT (Association for Play Therapy)

V.       Awards/Honors:

• Tri-County Counselor of the Year, 1994 (Charleston, Berkeley and
• Dorchester Counties)
• Dorchester District Two Counselor of the Year, 1999
• Awarded two South Carolina EIA grants to implement:
  •   Family in Focus, 1990
  •  Counseling through Play Media, 1992

Published Author of:

• Ready, Set, Go! A Practical Resource for Elementary Counselors, Youthlight,  Inc. 1999.
• School Counselor's Scrapbook, Youthlight, Inc.2001.
• "Me and My Shadow," Upper Room Daily Devotional Guide, June 2002.
• My Daddy is in Jail, Youthlight, Inc. 2002.
• Easy as Pie…A Generous Serving of Creative Guidance Presentations, CD-Rom, Mind Bender Publishing, 2003.
• Perfect Pals: How to Juggle Your Way from Perfection to Excellence, National Center for Youth Issues, 2003.
• Tyler Tames the Testing Tiger, National Center for Youth Issues, 2003.
• Getting Yourself Together When Your Family Comes Apart, NCYI, 2004.

VI.       Community Involvement:

• Citizen Advisor/ City of Goose Creek
• Presented workshops for a variety of church and community organizations.
• Presentations for School Counseling Conferences in SC, NC, VA, FL, TX, TN.
• Active member of Seacoast Church, Summerville, SC.