As
a veteran teacher and counselor of young children, Janet discovered
a need for specific resources that she soon began writing from
her experiences in education. Janet’s first publication
in 1999 was Ready…Set…Go! A Practical Resource for
Elementary Counselors. Her passion for mentoring other counselors
soon led to the best-selling resource, School Counselor’s
Scrapbook. My Daddy is in Jail, a story for use with children
of incarcerated parents followed in 2002. To date, Janet has
written more than 7 creative and practical works including a
guide for helping children of deployed military.
A
native of South Carolina, Janet was born and raised in Conway.
She studied elementary education at Winthrop University and later
earned her M. Ed. in counselor education from The Citadel in
Charleston.
Janet
lives in Goose Creek, SC with her husband, Frank, where
they are active in church and community service. You may contact
her at jfbender@bellsouth.net.
Resources
by Janet Bender include: