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Student Services
Special Education and student Services Staff

Special Education and student Services Staff

Mr. Marcelo Congo
LCER Director of Special Education and Student Services
Cinthia Landin
School Psychologist

Cinthia Landin
School Psychologist

 
Greetings, 
 
My background includes providing a range of support services to students of diverse backgrounds, personalities, cultures, and socioeconomic conditions. I have served populations in various districts in Southern California. I hold a Bachelors of Science with a specialization in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, San Diego and a Master’s in Education from Azusa Pacific University. Currently, I am pursing my Educational Specialist Credential for Educational Psychology and License Professional Clinical Counselor. As the school psychologist, I provide assessment and counseling services to students referred for appropriate educational services, and promoting appropriate mental health services. My roles include:
 
  • Conduct initial and triennial assessments of students enrolled in special education and write corresponding reports 
  • Select, administer, score, and integrate with other data, providing written results of psychological and educational testing and measurements; interpret results to parents, teachers, administrators and others as legally appropriate
  • Work in cooperation with Special Education teachers to conduct evaluations of new students suspected of having learning disabilities and write corresponding report 
  • Counsel with students regarding emotional/personal issues
  • Implement peer counseling/self-esteem groups 
  • Serve as a liaison and consultant to other professionals involved in student appraisals including administrators, speech therapists, nurses, and counselors for the purpose of correlating all available information regarding individual children 
  • Consult with school personnel on a variety of psychological concerns such as those relating to instructional programs, individual needs of children, and behavioral management
Sharmeen Mahmud
Counselor

Sharmeen Mahmud
Counselor

A Counselor for 15 years, having served in LAUSD, Alhambra Unified and Centralia School District.  Holds a Masters in Marriage Family and Child Counseling and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.  Currently pursuing a Doctorate in Education as well as a California Administrative Services Credential.
 
List of services provided:
  • Individual Counseling
  • Group Counseling
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Anti-bullying Prevention and Intervention
  • Suicide Prevention and Intervention
  • Facilitation of Social Emotional Learning curriculum schoolwide.