From the first year of being a high school counselor to the eighth year, I was constantly learning or re-learning the ins and outs of this amazing career! There was never a point where I felt like I had arrived or learned it all, and that is one of the
Hosting high school counseling interns has grown me as a school counselor and challenged me in new, professional ways. I often have new or future school counselors emailing or direct messaging me asking for words of wisdom or advice. Here are 4 inspiring tips geared towards eager high school counseling
As school counselors, we all want to see students succeed, so how can we reach all students and help them grow to their fullest potential? Just like every student will learn classroom material differently, students will respond to counseling approaches and techniques differently. And, as a school counselor, you only
How do you rally teachers to get on your team and move the direction you’re headed? Teacher buy-in is so important for moving your school counseling program forward! Before you start, you may need to work on having your administrators support you in these endeavors or convince your principal to
Community partnerships can be such a valuable asset to your school counseling program. Your community stakeholders are another piece of your stakeholder puzzle in addition to your principal, administrators, teachers, and parents! School and community partnerships may happen naturally or you may have to seek them out, but, either way,
One of the biggest roadblocks to running high school counseling small groups with students (besides lack of time) is getting these students bought in. How do you find the right students for the groups? Once you’ve found them, how do you get them excited to participate? Once you run a
It’s important for students, teachers, admin, and parents to be on the same page about the high school counseling small groups you’re running. If you want your small group to run smoothly from beginning to end, you must consider the systems and communication you’re putting into place with your main
How do you start a high school small group? You want to make sure you move in the right direction AND be sure you’re running something that’s worth EVERYONE’S time. Getting started is often the hardest part. Getting started CORRECTLY is the most important part! Are you looking to put
We all know that our days are absolutely crazy and no two are ever the same as school counselors. (It’s honestly one of my favorite things about this job.) However, we will not be efficient or effective if we’re not taking control of our time. How often do you look
When you start navigating the college application process on your own, you quickly find out how much information is out there. SO MUCH! TOO MUCH! Think of the college application process as a road trip. Before you even get on the road, you’re stressed out over what to even pack.
I’m your high school counseling hype girl serving other high school counselors who are burnt out, spread thin, or creatively stumped so that they can breathe new life into their school counseling program and remember why they loved this job in the first place.
