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Carla Sasser Christian

Middle School Counselor

About Carla

Carla is a middle school counselor, former special education teacher, and adult educator. She advocates for students through a comprehensive program based on the ASCA National Model and the TN counseling model. Her goal is to help all students reach their full potential without limitations.

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Expertise

Middle School
ASCA Model
Group Counseling
Adult Learning
Special Education

Experience

Middle School Counselor
Special Education Teacher
Lifetime PTA Achievement Award, 2011
RAMP (Recognized ASCA Model Program), 2016, 2022
West TN Middle School Counselor of the Year, 2017
TN Middle School Counselor of the Year, 2017
TN School Counselor of the Year, 2019
RAMP Reviewer 2017-2023

34

years of experience


Middle School

Tennessee


Education

BS Elementary/Special Education, Louisiana Tech University
MEd School Counseling, University of West Alabama

Articles from Carla

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

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?

Bullying is something school counselors address in whole class lessons, small groups, individual counseling, and in quick emergency sessions. It ...

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Books and Resources for Bullying Prevention Lessons

School counselors interact with so many different people during the day it is easy to forget a quick conversation in ...

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School Counselor Organization: Tracking emails, phone calls, and conversations

We talk about self-care and work-life balance a lot on Confident Counselors, and for good reason. This is a tough ...

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How do you keep a healthy work-life balance?

Attendance awareness month is a great way to start your year. It emphasizes to students that being present at school ...

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Conversations: What are you doing for Attendance Awareness Month?

  Managing behavior referrals often fall under the realm of school counseling.  However, most school counseling programs have few, if ...

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Managing Disruptive Behavior Referrals

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 ...

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Supporting Students with Test Anxiety

What do school counselors do? As professionals, we are continually answering this question as we advocate for our profession. To ...

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School Counselor: Advocating for Your Role

Creating a Culture of Kindness I recently saw a video on Facebook about two apples. Two apples you are probably ...

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Creating a Culture of Kindness

The amazing thing about being a school counselor is having the opportunity to work with all students in your building. ...

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Multicultural Counseling

Small group counseling can be a useful and effective intervention in a school counselor’s repertoire. But, woah can they be ...

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16 Tips for Organizing and Running Small Group Counseling

Once we have forgotten how great sleeping in feels, we believe this is the best time of year. The slate ...

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10 Back to School Tips for School Counselors

How do you address college and career readiness during a pandemic? It is a challenge. November is National Career Development ...

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College and Career Readiness in a Pandemic

Getting to know students can be overwhelming at the start of a new school year. You may have a large ...

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Easy Ways to Make Individual Student Connections

Middle school students are my favorite! All that energy and enthusiasm. They are like sponges, just soaking up new ideas ...

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College and Career Activities for Middle School

I’m always excited, yet nervous, for a new school year to begin. Setting goals for your school counseling program demonstrates ...

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How to Set School Counseling Program Goals

Have you ever been the new kid? I had to change schools in fifth grade due to school zoning changes, ...

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How to Help New Students Make a Smooth Transition

Moving from elementary school to middle school has its challenges. It can be scary and super exciting at the same ...

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Successful Transition from Elementary to Middle School

School counselors use peer mentoring in a variety of ways. It is a little scary to think about students mentoring ...

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How to Use Peer Mentoring in School Counseling

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