Counselor

Aitkin Public Schools
306 2nd St NW
Aitkin, MN 56431
218-910-1434

Rippleside Counselor

Contact Information

Julie Jensen: MSW, LICSW
Email: [email protected]

Licensed School Social Worker
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
Masters Degree in Clinical Social Work obtained at
Michigan State University, June 1990.

PROGRAMS AVAILABLE

Mental health counseling
Social Skills Instruction
Parent education courses & lending library
School-wide PBIS and bully prevention
TAT – Teachers Assisting Teachers
BST – Behavior Support Team

OUR GOAL
To improve the mental health of students, and prevent and minimize the intrinsic and external factors that create barriers to students’ learning so that every child experiences success.

Providing social-emotional teaching/counseling to improve mental health and to minimize internal and external barriers to learning
Promoting a safe and positive school climate for students
Teaming with school staff to address academic, behavioral,
and social/emotional concerns interfering with student achievement
Teaming with parents to ensure their child experiences success at school

Kids Against Bullying

More Links to Anti-Bullying Resources

Links for Parents

Mental Health Resources

Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Mental Health Association of Minnesota
Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Minnesota, Inc.

Eating Disorders

Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders
Academy for Eating Disorders National Office

Anxiety/Obsessive Compulsive/Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Anxiety Disorders Association of America
National Anxiety Foundation
Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Depression/Bipolar/Suicide

Attentional Deficit Disorder

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
Attention Deficit Information Network