Facilitator: Heidi Mermis-Cava
Essential Skills for International School Counselors
7 September - 26 October 2024
Online
Heidi Mermis-Cava is the Director of Student Support Services and Designated Safeguarding Lead at Shanghai American School (SAS). She started her career as a school psychologist working for 15 years in California public schools and coordinating special education programs in multiple school districts. After moving overseas, she worked in Brazil for eight years as a school psychologist and Director of Student Support Services. Her professional certifications include being a Nationally Credentialed School Psychologist (NCSP), Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP), and Licensed School Counselor. As a Director of Student Support Services, she has supervised school counselors in the development and implementation of policies and procedures to attain ASCA and ISCA standards. Heidi has consulted with numerous international schools and the U.S. State Department Office of Overseas Schools. Her presentations at various conferences encompass student support services, school counseling, and EAL within international school settings. She has lived in Shanghai since 2019 and is married with two children.
