MEET BETH MOLDASHEL
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Graduate Student Intern
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(Under the Supervision of Karli L. Coverdale)
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Certified School Counselor
Through a long, and necessary personal journey, Beth has come full circle to pursue her passion of helping children and families as a Mental Health Counselor.
BETH'S INTERACTIVE BIO:
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
EDUCATION
Beth Graduated from SUNY Albany with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She went on to receive her Master’s in Education, School Counseling, from LIU, Brentwood. She is currently enrolled in the Alfred University advanced certificate program for Mental Health Counseling and is currently an intern at About Building Connections Mental Health Counseling Services in pursuit of becoming a Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
RESIDENTIAL COUNSELOR
Unaware of her life journey, Beth began working as a residential counselor and a counselor of parenting teens, in Albany, as an undergrad.
Years later she became the mother of a son with autism, which, in itself, guided her life’s journey to become a staunch advocate of families parenting children with special needs. Eventually her life guided her to expand her scope of helping into receiving her Master’s degree in school counseling.
As a NYS certified school counselor, Beth has worked in the Central Islip School District for more than 22 years. She has experience in special education, career development, solution focused counseling, crisis intervention and social emotional learning. Her area of special interest, and where she has the most extensive knowledge is in working with students with developmental disabilities, especially autism, and their families.
Beth is passionate about the need for transition planning, accessing services, social skills training, and offering parents counseling to assist them in managing the extensive process of parenting a child with special needs. Her role as a school counselor has afforded her the opportunity to service culturally diverse families, many dealing with poverty, social and academic disadvantage and injustice.
SCHOOL COUNSELING
ADVOCACY & SOCIAL JUSTICE
Beth has experience facilitating workshops through Parent to Parent of Long Island, a support group for parents and caregivers of individuals with special needs. She once served as a Committee of Special Education (CSE) Parent Member in her home district. Additionally, she has held the position of president of her local Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA) organization.
Currently, Beth is an executive board member at the Leeway School in Sayville, a special needs pre-school offering services through early intervention. Coincidently, her son attended this school when his educational program began back in 1995.
