SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR



2024 School Counselor of the Year

JACQUELYN PATTERSON


The Tennessee School Counselor Association is pleased to announce Jacquelyn Patterson as our 2024 School Counselor of the Year!

Jacquelyn is a former elementary and middle school educator and began her career in 1991and continued to work in this capacity for twenty-six years. After which, she pursued a career in School Counseling and for the past five years has served in this position with Rutherford County Schools. In addition to this role Mrs. Patterson is a Pre-licensed Professional Therapist and is working towards her clinical practice. She is driven in knowing that each day holds the potential to support a student and their family. Likewise, collaborating with the faculty, colleagues and students leaves her inspired and humbled.  She once said,

"I want our students to know that they matter. They have value. They have potential. They have a purpose. Likewise, they have a voice, and I am listening. Even when they are not sure how to express what they are feeling, I am here to support them, and they are never alone. It takes courage to ask for help. There is nothing weak about it, and it takes strength and determination to set goals and work towards them.  Their mental health is just as important as their physical health.  "Mental health is not a destination, but a process..." (Shpancer, 2010). It is an investment in yourself, and they are worth it, and I am honored to get to walk alongside their journey."

Jacquelyn is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. as well as varying professional state and local organizations; American School Counseling Association, American Counseling Association, American Association of Christian Counselors, State of TN School Counseling Advisory Council, and Tennessee School Counseling Association and Chi Sigma Iota.

TENNESSEE SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION

The mission of TSCA is to promote excellence in the profession of school counseling and to advocate for and support the successful development of all students. TSCA is a state chartered division of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA).


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