Kerry N. Herndon, MSW, LAC
(406) 728-2400 x7912
knherndon@mcps.k12.mt.us
kherndon@wmmhc.org
HOURS:
Monday
- 7:00-2:30 @ Sentinel
- 7:00-8:45 @ Sentinel
- 9:00-10:30 @ Turning Point
- 11:00-2:30 @ Sentinel
- 7:00-2:00 @ Sentinel
- 2:30-4:30 @ Turning Point
- First Wednesday of each month meetings off campus from 9-12.
- 7:00-2:30 @ Sentinel
Kerry received her Master's in Social work from the University of Montana and is a Licensed Addiction Counselor. Kerry has experience working with adolescents and their families form a variety of backgrounds. Prior to her work as an addiction counselor, Kerry spent many years actively involved with the Missoula Community Dispute Resolution Center as a Mediator working with families in conflict. Kerry also worked at the UM working with college age students struggling with academics and life challenges. Kerry specializes in supporting at-risk youth, substance use prevention and early intervention strategies with adolescents with co-occurring or substance related problems. Kerry has extensive training in motivational enhancement techniques, utilizes cognitive-behavioral therapy and focuses on life-skill building.
WHAT KERRY DOES....
Kerry is available to students at Sentinel High School in individual and group counseling sessions. Kerry makes substance use related classroom presentations and arranges for guest speakers to come to the school. Additionally, Kerry facilitates many prevention related outreach projects and advises the peer-to-peer healthy decision-making group HALO (a chapter of S.A.D.D.) at Sentinel. www.facebook.com/sentinelhalo
Kerry has a warm, welcoming office where students can visit to talk about depression, anxiety, peer pressure, bullying, alcohol, marijuana, addiction, stress and many other subjects. Kerry is able to conduct scheduled chemical dependency evaluations and make referrals for treatment if needed. Kerry is happy to meet with students and parents together for problem solving.
Students meet with Kerry for a variety of reasons. Kerry is here to listen to problems both big and small. If she can't help she is able to connect you to local resources. Everything discussed with Project SUCCESS is confidential.
HOW TO MAKE A REFERRAL
Referrals to Project SUCCESS happen through many sources and can happen anonymously.
- A student can come by themselves or with a friend voluntarily.
- A concerned parent can refer.
- A teacher/staff member can refer.
- A student maybe court referred.
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