Parent buy-in for counseling services can be challenging in many communities. Some parents comes with preconceived ideas about counseling and what school counselors do. Our roles and the mental health field are constantly changing and
Counselor Keri, The Responsive Counselor and The Counseling Teacher Brandy
High stakes state testing can generate a lot of anxiety for students and adults alike. Counselors are uniquely prepared to ...
School Counselor Stephanie, The Counseling Teacher Brandy and Counselor Keri
Classroom guidance lessons can be tricky. You are not in each classroom frequently enough to develop consistent routines, every classroom ...
EduKate & Inspire, The Counseling Teacher Brandy and Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor
In a perfect non-counseling duties would not be part of our schedule. There can be an upside to tasks that ...
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, ...
Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor and The Counseling Teacher Brandy
Winter break is a great time to recharge and do some purposeful self-care. Taking this time can help you shift ...
The Counseling Teacher Brandy and School Counselor Stephanie
At some point, you will have to call Child Services on a family due to abuse or neglect. This is ...
School Counselor Stephanie and The Counseling Teacher Brandy
We asked Stephanie of School Counselor Stephanie and Brandy of The Counseling Teacher to share how they introduce the school ...
EduKate & Inspire, The Counseling Teacher Brandy and Counselor Up
As a school counselor, being organized and efficient can make your days run smoothly and your program run stronger. School ...
Counselor Keri, Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor and The Responsive Counselor
What's on your summer to do list? I always have to take a step back when my list gets to ...
Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor and The Counseling Teacher Brandy
Testing season can be a time of stress in schools for students and teachers. It can be hard to maintain ...
School Counselor Stephanie, The Counseling Teacher Brandy and Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor
Relational aggression can quickly take up a lot of a school counselor’s time and leave young girls frustrated and hurt. ...
The Sunny Sunshine Student Support Store and The Counseling Teacher Brandy
February is a great time to incorporate kindness activities with Valentine’s Day and Random Acts of Kindness Week. Do ...
The Counseling Teacher Brandy and Counselor Up
It is important that students make social-emotional progress and our lessons and counseling sessions are supposed to help them get ...
Counselor Keri, The Sunny Sunshine Student Support Store and EduKate & Inspire
You know you should be incorporating self-care. You know you can’t pour from an empty cup. Sometimes it just takes ...
Little Miss Counselor, The Counseling Teacher Brandy and School Counseling Confessions
Develop Systems and Work with Others Triaging requests for assistance helps me from feeling overwhelmed by the high number of ...
Counselor Up, Carol Miller Counseling Essentials and Social Emotional Workshop
We all want to say that we are great at what we do. I believe we all do our ...
Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor, Counselor Chelsey and Carol Miller Counseling Essentials
It’s March already?! When did that happen? During this time of year, we inevitably see a rise in test anxiety for students and staff ...
Carol Miller Counseling Essentials, School Counselor Stephanie and The Counseling Teacher Brandy
What do school counselors do? As professionals, we are continually answering this question as we advocate for our profession. To ...
The Sunny Sunshine Student Support Store, Carol Miller Counseling Essentials and Counselor Chelsey
Creating a Culture of Kindness I recently saw a video on Facebook about two apples. Two apples you are probably ...
Counselor Keri, Social Emotional Workshop and Laurie P Mendoza
As counselors, we are constantly trying to help students make progress academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally. We know how necessary it ...
Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor, EduKate & Inspire and Mental Fills
School counselors work each day to help students develop the social skills to not bully, to help when they see ...
EduKate & Inspire, Social Emotional Workshop and Little Miss Counselor
School counselors serve as experts on school-wide approaches to prevent bullying and encourage a positive school climate. Check out how some ...
Counselor Up, The Counseling Teacher Brandy and Counseling Wisdom
Every day school counselors are dealing with potential bullying incidents, as well as behaviors that are misidentified as bullying. Check ...
Counselor Up, Mrs. Bell The Crafty Counselor and EduKate & Inspire
Small group counseling can be a useful and effective intervention in a school counselor’s repertoire. But, woah can they be ...
Confident Counselors, The Helpful Counselor and Counselor Up
Once we have forgotten how great sleeping in feels, we definitely believe this is the best time of year. The slate ...