Do you host parents events at your school? Are you thinking about it? Parents events can be a great way to build community, extend your school counseling program, and provide
Creating a counselor parent relationship at the beginning of the year is super important. Parents are experts on their children. They know their kids better than anyone else and can articulate
One of the challenges that we rarely talk about in our profession is when a parent is also a coworker. Often these relationships are positive or benign, but there are
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I have a saying, “If it’s uncomfortable, give it to the counselor.” Any time that an awkward or uncomfortable conversation needs to take place with a parent, staff member,
From time to time, you are going to have a conversation with an angry parent. No matter how hard you try and how much you give, there will eventually be
How Do You Handle a Phone Call from an Angry Parent? It may be one of the worst parts of the job and seems to happen at 3:05 on a