Appealing Financial Aid? Use This Tool!
*This post is sponsored by Going Merry. Financial aid is one of the top stressors on our students’ minds when we ask them to start
3 Creative Ways to Boost Social Emotional Wellness in High School Students
With ever-growing caseloads, pressures from administrators, and responsibilities that feel counterproductive to our overall counseling goals (a sad, but often true reality), it can feel
4 Counselor-Approved Academic Interventions that Actually Set Students Up for Success
Academic interventions that aim to reach all students in a single grade level simultaneously are something counselors should be gearing up for each year, no
4 Ways to Make the Most of Your High School Counseling Budget
— This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. View the full disclosure policy here. — Whether you’ve just been given a pool of funds or you’re brainstorming
Do This 1 Super Simple Activity to Celebrate Senior Students and Make a Major Impact
As we prepare to launch our senior students into the next chapter, we have the privilege of making them feel ultra-celebrated and supported. One way
3 Creative, Fun Career Activities (That High School Students Are Actually Excited About)
— This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. View the full disclosure policy here. — If you’re looking for some ways to refresh career exploration for your
6 Ways to Overcome Obstacles and Execute Effective Counselor Classroom Lessons
Counselor classroom lessons often get overlooked or pushed to the side because there are a lot of obstacles to pulling them off. First, you have
4 Ways to Maximize Productivity in a Typical “Day in the Life” of a High School Counselor
Whether it’s that enormous caseload of students, persistent parents phoning daily, or the ever-increasing pressure from your administrator to see graduation rates improve, counselors are
Pro Tips for Classroom Lessons: Target These 6 Teacher Types to Increase Reach
Classroom lessons should be a regular part of a comprehensive counseling program. Unfortunately, there are REAL barriers and challenges to getting space for counselors to
When 10% of Your Students Require 90% of Your Time: 4 Ways to Better Manage Frequent Flyer Students
A topic that is overwhelmingly popular among our counselor friends is the challenge of managing our frequent flyer students. “Frequent flyers” are a handful of
6 Tried-and-True Ways to Boost Job Satisfaction and Get Excited About High School Counseling Again
One thing I love about Counselor Clique is that we truly are a community. Whether it’s hot topics, biggest wins, or job stresses keeping you
Focus on These 3 Relational Boundaries to Prevent Counselor Burnout
If you’ve been here awhile, you know I’m a big fan of self-care for counselors. Not because it is today’s latest buzzword, but because it
