Here’s What to Expect In This Episode: The end of another school year is quickly approaching and I know that the deadline for diplomas can be so stressful as a high school counselor. However, there are some really fun parts to graduation season too. I always loved hyping up my
Here’s What to Expect In This Episode: As a high school counselor, you know that graduation is a major milestone for your seniors, and you’re feeling the pressure to help them successfully cross that finish line. It’s a time filled with energy and excitement, and you want to do everything
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 to get your teachers on board. Then, you have to come up with an effective lesson plan. And finally, you have to deliver the content
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 used to the precarious position of wearing about 765 different hats. Of course, with that, comes the ever-present reality of a never-ending to-do list and
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 teach their expertise in the classroom setting. Often, teachers, who also have rising pressures and demands from lesson plans to state exams, are skeptical of
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 students that inevitably take up the greatest share of our resources. Often we find ourselves stuck in a cycle of spending the majority of our
Here’s What to Expect In This Episode: Think back to your family dinner table conversations while you were growing up. Did the topic of finances come up, or was that kept private? For many of us, there was a lack of financial literacy talk and not many opportunities to practice
Here’s What to Expect In This Episode: There are so many things we do as school counselors to support and impact as many students as possible. One of the best ways that you can ensure you’re maximizing your reach as a high school counselor is through classroom lessons. Maybe you’re
Here’s What to Expect In This Episode: When I think back to when I was in high school, there are so many real-world skills that I wish we were taught. Being exposed to more conversations about career options and career readiness is one of those things. I’m sure so many
Here’s What to Expect In This Episode: If you’ve been a listener of this podcast for a while, then you know how much I encourage you to build and nurture relationships with staff members in your school building. Today we’re going to be looking at a relationship that I absolutely
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.
