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Laura Filtness

School Counselor

About Laura

Laura, a school counselor in Knoxville, TN, and the 2017 TSCA Elementary School Counselor of the Year, creatively incorporates her love of dogs into her counseling program. Her therapy dog, Boss, is certified through H.A.B.I.T. and enjoys helping children improve their reading skills.

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Expertise

Therapy Animal
Small Group Counseling
Parent Workshops
Bullying
Positive School Climate

Experience

School Counselor
Therapy Dog Certification
ASCA Specialist: Bullying Prevention, Anxiety and Stress Management,Trauma and Crisis Management, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

16

years of experience


K - 5

Tennessee


Education

BS Health and Human Performance, Middle Tennessee State University
MEd Professional Counseling, Middle Tennessee State University

Articles from Laura

Involving parents in your school counseling program and in the school in general can often get overlooked. I remember the ...

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How do you get parents involved?

Organizational skills are important to a student's success at any age. That said, it can be a bit of a ...

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Our Favorite Ways to Teach Organizational Skills

We love using kindness books in classroom lessons and in counseling sessions. We asked Laura from The Pawsitive School Counselor ...

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Kindness Books We Love

Part of tiered school counseling services are school counseling referrals from teachers. Getting teachers to make referrals can be a ...

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Strategies for When Teachers Over Refer Students

Every year Red Ribbon Week takes place October 23 to October 31. National Family Partnership has a number of new ...

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What Does Your School Do to Recognize Red Ribbon Week?

As a school counselor, being organized and efficient can make your days run smoothly and your program run stronger. School ...

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School Counselor Planners for Staying Organized

Resilience is one of my favorite topics to teach and one of my favorite small groups to run. I always ...

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Teaching Resilience – 6 Tools to Bring Your Lessons To Life

Have you noticed an increase in your screen time? With our new reality, we are more reliant on virtual resources ...

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3 School Counseling Communities You Should Be Following On Social Media

Why use grief bags? This year I wanted to help close the gap between home and school when providing grief ...

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Supporting Grieving Students with Take Home Grief Bags

Are you in charge of bulletin boards at your school? Me too! This year I wanted them to make them ...

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Interactive School Counseling Bulletin Boards

School counseling book clubs in elementary school are some of my favorite twists on a classic small group counseling. I ...

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Get Started with School Counseling Book Clubs

This year I started at a new school. It’s been a while since I moved schools, so I had forgotten ...

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5 Tips to Help You Prepare for A School Tragedy

Whether you have an office the size of a closet, a whole classroom or even a traveling cart, school counseling ...

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10 Tips for School Counseling Office Organization

  A book is a dream you hold in your hands. – Neil Gaiman   I love this quote because it ...

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Books We Love for School Counseling

  A counselor friend of mine recommended the Weird! book series by Erin Frankel to me and I am so glad she did. ...

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Weird! Book Series: Three Stories, Three Points of View

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