Brandie Oliver

<p>Brandie Oliver is an Associate Professor at Butler University teaching in the Graduate School Counseling Program. Before Dr Oliver’s current role, she worked most recently as a middle school counselor but also has experience at the elementary and high school levels. Brandie sees her role as a resource and support for Professional School Counselors as well as an advocate and source of positive change for all students, parents, and educators. Her specific areas of interest include social-emotional learning, restorative practices, grief and loss, and culturally responsive education. Brandie has served families at Brooke’s Place for Grieving Young People as a support group facilitator for grieving teens and also as a grief therapist for individual counseling. Dr Oliver is a co-author of the Indiana Department of Education’s Social-Emotional Learning Competencies. She is also one of the authors of the Suicide Prevention & Response: A Comprehensive Resource Guide for Indiana Schools, a document written in collaboration with the Indiana Department of Education in response to Indiana legislation. </p> <br> <p>Dr Oliver has served in leadership roles in her field both at the state and national levels. She served on the Presidential Advisory Board for the American Counseling Association, as a board member of the North Central Association of Counselor Education and Supervision and held a board position for eight years on the Indiana School Counselor Association executive board. Currently, Dr Oliver serves on the Advisory Council for the Evidence-Based School Counseling Conference.</p>