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Shanna Cochran is a school counselor from Southeast Tennessee with more than ten years of experience supporting students academically, socially, and emotionally. Her career began in child protection as a severe child abuse investigator and later as a mental health case worker, experiences that shaped her commitment to trauma-informed care and student advocacy.
She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee School Counselor Association and on the TDOE School Counseling Advisory Council. In 2024, she was recognized as Bradley County Schools’ Mental Health Provider of the Year.
In her professional development session, AI in School Counseling, Shanna will showcase free resources that counselors can use to make their jobs easier. By streamlining tasks and improving access to tools, these resources allow counselors to spend more time with students or focus on other priorities.
Shanna values practical solutions, collaboration, and connection. She brings real-world experience and a counselor’s perspective to her work, aiming to help colleagues reduce barriers and reimagine the future of school counseling.
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