Music City Counselor

COVID-19 has turned the world of education upside down. School counseling internships have looked very different in 2020 and 2021. ...

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Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor

Coming back to school after winter break can be difficult. The 2020 school year will be no different with its ...

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Counselor Keri and Speckled Moose Counseling

We’ve all been thrown into a world of distance learning, and while the tech world can be an overwhelming new ...

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The DIY Counselor

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

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, Counselor Up and Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor

Working with a co-counselor can be such a wonderful part of our jobs. We have someone who understands our job's ...

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Counselor Chelsey and Counselor Keri

Being a school counselor is a difficult job. It takes it up ten notches when you have to cover multiple ...

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Counselor Keri

We’ve all seen the research and know that mindfulness has a whole host of benefits for health and schools. So ...

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Counselor Up

Are you working on creating buy-in for social-emotional learning at your school? This post is for you to share with ...

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The Responsive Counselor

While the ELL population is growing by leaps and bounds within US public schools, most school counselors don’t receive any ...

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Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor

After reading Peace Week in Mrs. Fox’s Class to a group of second graders, it got me thinking and what ...

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Confident Counselors

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

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Confident Counselors

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

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Counselor Up

You have a lot on your plate as a school counselor and more on your to-do list than time. Even ...

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The Counseling Teacher

Bullying happens everywhere. Bullies can be big or small, young or old. Recognizing a bully and taking away their power ...

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Confident Counselors

Do you host parents events at your school? Are you thinking about it? Parents events can be a great way ...

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Confident Counselors

Student clubs can be an excellent way to connect with students, expand your school counseling program, and address a school ...

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Confident Counselors

What do you do for back to school night or open house at your school? Do you give a presentation, ...

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Confident Counselors

When school counselors start the year, a lot of misconceptions can exist about their role. Teachers and parents come with ...

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Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor

Create a culture of kindness at school to help support student’s social, emotional and academic growth. When students are in ...

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Confident Counselors

Every year there are a handful of students who are new to your school. Depending on your community, it might ...

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The DIY Counselor

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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Confident Counselors

As a new school counselor you are likely feeling excited and overwhelmed. We've all been there. A few Confident Counselors ...

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Confident Counselors

We asked Stephanie of School Counselor Stephanie and Brandy of The Counseling Teacher to share how they introduce the school ...

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Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor

Creating a counselor parent relationship at the beginning of the year is super important. Parents are experts on their children. They ...

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Counselor Chelsey

It’s almost back to school season! While I find back to school to be an incredibly exciting time, full of ...

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The DIY Counselor

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

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Confident Counselors

The excitement of getting your first school counseling job is immense. You jump for joy and begin to think, “now ...

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Confident Counselors

What's on your summer to do list? I always have to take a step back when my list gets to ...

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The DIY Counselor

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

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Counselor Up

13 Reasons Why is a book, and more popularly, a Netflix show about the suicide of a high school student, ...

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Little Miss Counselor

Mother’s Day is a special holiday where many of us show gratitude for the love, support, and care that’s been ...

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Speckled Moose Counseling

National Child Abuse Prevention Month is upon us and there are many things that you can do as a confident ...

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Confident Counselors

The end of the school year is approaching. Give your future self a gift by doing some prep work as ...

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Confident Counselors

Have you taken a school counseling intern before? An extra person to take some students for counseling sounds like a ...

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Confident Counselors

February is a great time to incorporate kindness activities with Valentine’s Day and Random Acts of Kindness Week.   Do ...

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The DIY Counselor

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

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Counselor Chelsey

Mindfulness is popping up everywhere nowadays. As a school based counselor, teaching students to focus on the present moment and ...

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School Counseling Confessions

Get Ready for 2018!  Maybe some of you wish 2017 could last a little bit longer and others are thankful ...

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Counselor Up

It’s time to get ready for 2nd semester! Wait, you say, the 1st semester isn’t even over yet?! Exactly! In ...

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Confident Counselors

Develop Systems and Work with Others Triaging requests for assistance helps me from feeling overwhelmed by the high number of ...

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The DIY Counselor

Kids get excited about discussing future plans. Talking about what they want to be is very motivating and helps students ...

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The DIY Counselor

Mix it Up at Lunch Day challenges students to get out of their comfort zone and engage with others, helping ...

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Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor

  Recess can be the best part of a kid’s day or it can be a major source of stress ...

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EduKate & Inspire

October is Bullying Prevention Month, which means many counselors will be searching for resources to help bring awareness to bullying. ...

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Confident Counselors

Bullying Awareness Month is coming up in October. It is an important month to highlight anti-bullying programs and initiatives in your ...

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Confident Counselors

We set and work on goals with our students. We should do the same for ourselves and our school counseling ...

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Confident Counselors

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

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Counselor Keri

Career education is an integral aspect of the school counseling program, but educating students on community helpers and their own ...

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EduKate & Inspire

Whether it is the beginning of the school year or the middle of April, one important role of a school ...

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Counselor Keri

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links April is Month of the Military Child, a time to celebrate and acknowledge the ...

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