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Tara Barnes
Counselor, John P. Ojeda Middle School

Tara Barnes is a Florida native who moved to Austin in 2015. She received her Master's in School Counseling in 2013 and has worked in education, case management, and school counseling since then. Her passion is helping young people believe in themselves and overcome barriers to live happy and healthy lives. She loves animals, going to comedy shows, anything outdoors, and working out at OrangeTheory.

Counselor Info and September Guidance Lesson: Suicide Awareness and Prevention

October Guidance Lesson: Bullying Prevention

Anti-bullying slogans and graphics, including a %22no bullying%22 sign and handprints, are set against a bright orange background.
A list of lesson objectives regarding bullying is displayed on the left, while a photo on the right shows a sad girl by her locker in the foreground and a group of students whispering in the background.
A distressed boy sits curled up in the foreground while several peers point at him against a background of blue school lockers.
An educational infographic titled %22Types of Bullying%22 features four illustrated examples of bullying in the center, with descriptive text boxes and arrows on a light orange background.
A chart defining the roles of target, bully, and bystander is set against a light orange background with the question %22Who is involved?%22 written above it.
The word %22BULLY%22 is formed by a word cloud of negative terms against a light orange background, topped with the phrase %22Common Reasons People%22.
A sad girl in a red vest stands in the foreground while a group of girls whispers in the blurred background, set against a backdrop of text explaining the reasons for bullying.
A black and white photo of a man in a t-shirt stands in the foreground next to the text %22A MESSAGE TO EVERY BULLY%22 against a dark background.
A smiling young man is positioned in the foreground against a background of a patterned fabric, set within an informational slide about bullying consequences and David's Legacy Foundation.
A man, a boy in a scout uniform, and a woman smile together in the foreground against a background of colorful stained-glass windows.
A slide titled %22Consequences Continued....%22 features a news article about bullying and school shootings alongside a line graph showing the rising rate of teen suicide deaths, all set against a light orange background.
A list of anti-bullying tips and a QR code for John P. Ojeda Middle School are displayed against a light orange background.
Green and black text about kindness and bullying is set against a solid light orange background.
Three students walk along a concrete sidewalk in the foreground, with a street, buildings, and a fence in the background.
Black text detailing a classroom activity titled %22Activity Time!%22 is set against a solid light orange background.