Clare Foertsch

Address: 10455 S. Maplewood Ave. Chicago, IL 60655 Email: clare.foertsch4@gmail.com

Phone:(708) 218-7141

LICENSURE
Professional Educator License (PEL) Received: June 2020
School Counseling PK-12

EDUCATION
DePaul University, Chicago, IL Graduated: June 2020
Master of Education in Counseling; Specialization in School Counseling GPA: 3.954

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graduated: May 2017

Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Minor in Gender Women’s Studies

COUNSELING EXPERIENCE
Brother Rice High School August 2020-Present
School Counselor
● Provide individual counseling with students in grades 9-12 on topics including academics, social-emotional needs,
college/career goals, and crisis management
● Meet with all freshmen students the first 3 weeks of school to familiarize them with their counselor and the
counseling department and its purposes
● Meet with all senior students by mid October to discuss postsecondary plans and guide through college
application process
● Present to sophomore students in regards to navigating Naviance
● Write letters of recommendation and send out transcripts to prospective colleges/universities
● Send out surveys to freshmen students gaging their interests in the school, academics, and college/career plans
● Send out virtual college guide presentation including step by step information on testing, admissions process,
financial aid, scholarships, and athletic eligibility
● Attend weekly department meetings focused on developing a comprehensive school counseling program, floating
ideas about small group ideas, discuss upcoming events, and how we can better support students
● Make appropriate phone calls to parents with academic and social emotional concerns
● Meet with parents when requested to discuss students’ academic performance, social-emotional well-being, and
provided options to improve such as outside counseling, tutoring, self-advocacy, time management, etc.
Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School, Chicago, IL August 2019-May 2020
School Counseling Intern
● Provide individual counseling with students in grades 9-12 on topics including academics, social-emotional needs,
college/career goals, and crisis management
● Assist counseling department with electronic data input such as test scores and small group organization, testing
organization, etc.
● Co-facilitate parent meetings with supervisor and administration regarding students academic performance,
social-emotional well-being, and provided options to improve such as outside counseling, tutoring, self-advocacy,
time management, etc.
● Attend weekly department meetings focused on developing a comprehensive school counseling program, floating
ideas about small group ideas, discuss upcoming events, and how we can better support students
● Co-lead small group with outside therapist discussing students’ stress and anxiety along with ways to cope and
better handle it such as mindfulness
● Register students for classes for the 2020-2021 school year
Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center, Lemont, IL January 2018-January 2019
Behavioral Health Specialist
● Worked with adolescent young women struggling with many forms of mental illness (depression, anxiety, bipolar,
eating disorders, suicidal ideation, etc.)
 ● Assisted residents to groups throughout the day and stayed in groups for support
● Ran meal-support tables for those struggling with eating disorder behaviors
● Maintained resident safety by implementation of safety procedures and precautions
● Recognized precursors of potential crisis and/or acting out behaviors of residents and intervened in the early
stages of escalation
● Observed, documented, and filed resident reports and any changes to resident in their chart

OTHER EXPERIENCE
Brother Rice High School March 2022-Present
Coordinator with Elissa’s Mission
● Contact with Elissa’s Mission team for counselor, administration, and teacher training for SOS (signs of suicide)
● Conducting a presentation for sophomore students once a year about the SOS
● Overseeing the pre and post test results from students
● Analyzing student responses and referring to their counselor as needed for urgent check ins
● Referring students out as needed
Brother Rice High School October 2021-Present
Drama Club Moderator
● Moderating weekly meetings with club members
● Facilitating group discussion when choosing the show for the year
● Researching and putting together scripts for the show
● Facilitating rehearsals for the show in the Spring
● Contacting outside vendors for technical equipment
● Marketing for the show
● Directing the performance weekend
AERO Special Education Cooperative, Burbank, IL January 2019-August 2019
Instructional Assistant Summer (ESY) 2021
● Worked with students with a variety of disabilities (ADHD, anxiety, autism, downs syndrome, etc.) on activities
across all school subjects including vocational support
● Assisted teachers within the special education program to complete tasks such as counting money, reading &
comprehending short stories, etc. and kept students engaged
● Assisted students with their individual needs as stated in their IEP or 504 plan
● Escorted students to and from class as needed
Queen of Martyrs Youth Ministry, Chicago, IL June 2011-Present
Young Adult Leader/Supervisor/Volunteer
● Volunteer chaperone for summer mission trips to Harlan, KY with high school teens
● Model leadership skills and work ethics to adolescents
● Organize and run weekend-long retreats with 3 other adults and teams of 15-30 teen leaders; organize 40+ teen
invitees on retreat into small groups with designated teen leaders, form small group and team building activities,
supervise and advise leaders
● Form teens into a leadership team over a 9 month period through various team building activities, writing and
sharing life experiences, in-depth talks about socioemotional topics, etc.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
● ASCA (American School Counselors Association)

SKILLS
● Proficient in Apple products and applications
● Proficient in Google applications
● Proficient in Naviance
● Extended knowledge of Microsoft Office

DIGITAL PORTFOLIO
https://clarefoertschcounselor.weebly.com/