Empower students to escape negative thinking traps by guiding them to reframe negative thoughts. Once students identify these cognitive distortions, real change can begin. These thoughts hold them back and keep them from their full potential. In cognitive behavioral therapy, ...
Real tips from REal Counselors
Counselor Chats
Counselor Chats
What do you do for school counselor professional development?
Finding school counselor professional development can be incredibly challenging. Often our districts are thinking about teachers primarily, and we are on our own to find good PD. Vanessa from School Counseling Confessions wrote a great post about pursuing National Board Certification and pursuing other sources of school counselor professional development.
Summer is the perfect time to get in the reading you have been meaning to do all year. What's on your school
School counselors work each day to help students develop the social skills to not bully, to help when they see bullying, and
We talk about self-care and work-life balance a lot on Confident Counselors, and for good reason. This is a tough job that
Group & INdividual Counseling
Quick Counseling Activities
5 Creative School Counseling Activities Using Candy
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 ...
The Responsive Counselor
Target’s Bullseye’s Playground (did you know that’s the real name for what we all call the “dollar spot”??) is great, but I’ve also been loving some finds at the dollar ...
Counselor Chelsey
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 ...
Carol Miller Counseling Essentials
Let’s face it, kids are used to having worksheets and templates and preprinted note pages, but sometimes I don’t have time to gather those fancy materials. In my office, I ...
Counselor Keri
If you’re like me, you saw the gratitude tree in the Target dollar spot and grabbed it for a fun fall activity! But now that fall is over, are you ...
Management, Lessons, consultation
In the Classroom
Self Control Strategies for the Classroom
As a school counselor, teachers frequently come to me for advice on classroom management. Almost always, they are looking for self control strategies for students struggling in their classrooms. They have students in their classes that are blurting out, having ...
Mental Fills, The DIY Counselor and The Helpful Counselor
Managing behavior referrals often fall under the realm of school counseling. However, most school counseling programs have few, if any, behavior management components. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! ...
Counselor Keri
If you find yourself reaching for worksheets for classroom guidance lessons and you’re noticing that students are lacking interest or engagement, it’s time to ditch the desks! Getting your students ...
Counselor Keri
During the second quarter of the school year, I started talking to my seventh graders about stress. We did a simple self-assessment and nearly all of my students were reporting ...
Counselor Chelsey, Social Emotional Workshop and Counselor Up
A school counselor's relationships with the teachers in their building is so important for student success. These ideas from Chelsey, Rebecca, Brandy, and Laura will definitely help you build strong ...
