NAME: Mrs. Maureen Leventhal SCHOOL: Janney Elementary School POSITION: School Social Worker/Counselor SCHOOL TELEPHONE NUMBER: (202)282-0110 ABOUT MRS. LEVENTHAL Mrs. Leventhal is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who began working at Janney in 2000. She has a Bachelor degree from St. Joseph College in sociology/social work and a Masters degree from Catholic University of America in Child and The Family. Her undergraduate internships were at a YMCA and an elementary school and a graduate level internship at Children's Hospital in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She has worked in a variety of settings including inpatient psychiatric units, outpatient mental health clinics, adoption agencies and a vocational rehabilitation agency as a clinical social worker. MISSION FOR JANNEY My role as school counselor is to help students, their families and staff in creating a safe, inviting school environment where children are able to work through problems, receive the needed emotional and academic support to be successful, feel empowered to learn and able to reach their potential.