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Involving parents in your school counseling program and in the school in general can often get overlooked. I remember the ...
High stakes state testing can generate a lot of anxiety for students and adults alike. Counselors are uniquely prepared to ...
We love using kindness books in classroom lessons and in counseling sessions. We asked Laura from The Pawsitive School Counselor ...
Collaborating with specialists, such as speech and language pathologists, can help maximize student progress. When everyone working with a student ...
Have you taken a school counseling intern before? An extra person to take some students for counseling sounds like a ...
Just like classroom teachers, it is important that we are considering and differentiating our teaching and support for students with ...
Small group counseling is an essential part of a school counselor’s role, and boy is it tough. Facilitating useful small ...
My guess is that it isn’t one from the Yankee Candle collection in your garage. Often, the best gifts from ...
Addressing Cutting Behaviors Cutting and other non-suicidal self-harm behaviors are signs of situations in need of immediate attention. School counselors ...
What are your tips and tricks for behavior plans? Data Driven Behavior Plans Behavior plans should be developed with ...
How is your schedule setup? School counselor schedules can vary from building to building, district to district, and state to ...
We all want to say that we are great at what we do. I believe we all do our ...
It’s March already?! When did that happen? During this time of year, we inevitably see a rise in test anxiety for students and staff ...
What do school counselors do? As professionals, we are continually answering this question as we advocate for our profession. To ...
Creating a Culture of Kindness I recently saw a video on Facebook about two apples. Two apples you are probably ...
Teaching & Encouraging Growth Mindset Growth mindset, from Dr. Carol Dweck, is a revolutionarily simple yet often misunderstood concept. Teaching and ...
Struggling with ways to get students engaged and participating in group counseling? Discussion starters are a great way to hook ...
It’s important to be organized as a testing coordinator. When I was a high school counselor, I was in charge ...
Let’s face it, kids are used to having worksheets and templates and preprinted note pages, but sometimes I don’t have ...
As school counselors, it’s easy to talk to students about things that are bugging them, help with problems they are ...
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