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October 26, 2020

by Paws-itive School Counselor

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. […]

April 22, 2019

by Confident Counselors

Building Positive Thinking In Students

Positive thinking can be the difference between a student persisting with a challenging activity and stopping too soon. As counselors, we can directly work on building a student’s positive thinking, and give them the skills to be resilient when faced with challenges.Identify & Replace Negative ThinkingI focus on two things when building a student’s positive […]

April 10, 2019

Get Started with School Counseling Book Clubs

5 tips for starting a school counseling book club in elementary school.

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 […]

January 30, 2019

by Speckled Moose Counseling

10 Quick and Easy Group Counseling Activities

Group counseling planning is a breeze with these 10 quick & easy group counseling activities. Students will love these easy to prep and engaging activities.

Do you ever find yourself in need of quick and easy group counseling activities? Of course, you do. It’s easy to picture: it’s Monday morning and you have a list of group counseling activities and plans to print, but there’s a long line at the copier. A student makes a disclosure and Child Protective Services […]

October 29, 2018

by CounselorChelsey

5 Creative School Counseling Activities Using Candy

These 5 school counseling activities using candy will help your students learn social emotional skills in a creative and engaging way!

Halloween is coming! Which at my house means there is a lot of excess candy lying around that I can’t (shouldn’t) eat all by myself. If only I had access to a school full of kids who would love to help me eat it … Oh, wait. I do. While I don’t usually love pumping […]

September 28, 2018

by Confident Counselors

What Do You Do When Students Don’t Want To Be In Group?

Students refusing small group counseling can be a challenge. 5 Confident Counselors give tips for how to get students on board and still provide effective services.

Have you had students who do not want to come to small group counseling? They seem resistant immediately. Sometimes it takes some flexibility, creativity, and perspective taking on our parts. Check out tips from these five Confident Counselors.Make AdjustmentsSometimes group members are resistant to participating in the group sessions. It is important to address this […]

September 24, 2018

by Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor

10 Ways to Make Small Groups Terrific

Small groups at the elementary level can be difficult. Being proactive by having a clear purpose and pre-screening members helps your small group run a little smoother. Set your small groups up for success with these 10 ways to help make your small group sessions terrific.

Facilitating fantastic small groups is one of my favorite parts of being a school counselor. Small groups offer opportunities for social growth that working one on one with a student does not afford. Often, small groups are the first time students have a safe place to heal. This is their chance to process their emotions, […]

September 17, 2018

by CounselorChelsey

Anger Warning Signs – The Key To Teaching Anger Management

Use anger warning signs to help your students recognize their anger and learn when to use their coping skills to manage their anger!

Are you frustrated with anger management? Teaching anger management strategies to kids used to leave me frustrated. Ironic, isn’t it? For years, I felt like I taught coping skills to my students until I was blue in the face, only for them to leave my office and have an outburst minutes later. I didn’t know what […]

May 23, 2018

How Centers Can Transform Your Classroom Guidance Lessons

Give your large whole group classroom guidance lessons a small group counseling feel by using school counseling centers in your lessons! Use a quick mini lesson before breaking into small groups for center exploration.

I don’t know about you, but my counseling grad program didn’t spend a lot of time focusing on whole classroom instruction. I was ready for individual counseling. I was sooo ready for group counseling. But I was totally not ready to be standing in front of a group of 30 (a whole other issue…) students […]

May 21, 2018

by The Middle School Counselor

7 Creative Discussion Starters for School Counseling

Struggling with ways to get students engaged and participating in group counseling? Discussion starters are a great way to hook students in, reinforce group norms, and introduce new topics. They are also flexible so you can use them at any grade level. Working in a middle school, I find that kids become much more focused […]

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