Personal/Social
Student Support Staff
Eric Singer, School Psychologist (SAVHS/SAMS)
612-706-1029 esinger@stanthony.k12.mn.us
Travis MacLeod, Academic Dean of Students (SAVHS)
612-706-1036 tmacleod@stanthony.k12.mn.us
Dana Niklaus, MSW LGSW, District Social Worker (WP, SAMS, SAVHS)
612-706-1109 dniklaus@stanthony.k12.mn.us
As the District Social Worker, Dana serves a variety of roles at the High School. They include:
Ø Individual support to students for emotional/social issues
Ø Support to parents/families
Ø Support to students returning from treatment programs
Ø Follow-up meeting(s) with students subsequent to an alcohol/drug violation
Ø Crisis intervention
Ø Referrals to outside agencies
Ø Referrals to Sarah Linde, School-Based Therapist through Nystrom & Associates
Ø Referrals to Mark Groves, Chemical Dependency Counselor
Sarah Linde, Mental Health Therapist (SAVHS/SAMS)
612-706-1029
Ø Some of Sarah's responsibilities include seeing students for individual therapy and family therapy and conducting a DBT group at school.
Ø It's important to note that Sarah is not an employee of the school. She is contracted through Nystrom and Associates, where she does most of her work. Services are billed through insurance. If there is no insurance, families usually qualify for services to be covered under a grant. All sessions take place at school, and families see this as a great option because they don't have to try to find time before or after school. Sarah sees it as beneficial because she can help students more directly and have a perspective that she would not have in a clinical setting.
