Teaching Resilience – 6 Tools to Bring Your Lessons To Life
Resilience is one of my favorite topics to teach and one of my favorite small groups to run. I always include goal setting, identifying problems, coping skills, healthy habits, and positive relationships as components to being resilient. Here are 6 tools for teaching resilience that help bring those components and your resiliency lessons to life.1. […]
Continue reading3 School Counseling Communities You Should Be Following On Social Media
Have you noticed an increase in your screen time? With our new reality, we are more reliant on virtual resources than ever. Here are 3 online communities for school counselors you should be following on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter right now. 1. Your State School Counseling Organization These organizations are local affiliated charters of ASCA […]
Continue readingSupporting Grieving Students with Take Home Grief Bags
Why use grief bags?This year I wanted to help close the gap between home and school when providing grief resources. Over the last two years at my new school, I have taught classroom lessons on coping and resiliency, facilitated grief small groups, partnered with our local university (University of Tennessee-Knoxville) to match students with grief […]
Continue readingInteractive School Counseling Bulletin Boards
Are you in charge of bulletin boards at your school? Me too! School counseling bulletin boards can be a great tool to share information with teachers, students, and parents. This year I wanted them to make them more engaging than just the “walk by and look.” Adding QR codes was a simple way to engage stakeholders […]
Continue readingGet Started with School Counseling Book Clubs
School counseling book clubs in elementary school are some of my favorite twists on a classic small group counseling. I love sharing a good book, watching students make connections to the characters, seeing first hand my students reading and comprehension levels, and helping them improve their reading. Books clubs provide wonderful opportunities for you to […]
Continue reading5 Tips to Help You Prepare for A School Tragedy
This year I started at a new school. It’s been a while since I moved schools, so I had forgotten what a whirlwind it is. You are navigating your way around new procedures and learning hundreds of names all while trying to remember where the bathroom is. Then a week into school we lost a […]
Continue reading10 Tips for School Counseling Office Organization
Whether you have an office the size of a closet, a whole classroom or even a traveling cart, school counseling office organization can be daunting. Do you prioritize having a Pinterest perfect space or functionality? Can you have both? These 10 steps will help you get that school counseling space organized regardless of the size. […]
Continue readingBooks We Love for School Counseling
A book is a dream you hold in your hands. – Neil Gaiman I love this quote because it really does capture the power of books. Books allow us to be curious and explore even the toughest topics. Even though I have over 400 books in my office, I’m often at my local used […]
Continue readingWeird! Book Series: Three Stories, Three Points of View
A counselor friend of mine recommended the Weird! book series by Erin Frankel to me and I am so glad she did. I could go on and on and on about this series but the testimony really comes from my students. Each month I do a book giveaway for great behavior. After reading aloud the second […]
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