Here’s What to Expect In This Episode: You’ve just landed that new high school counseling job or you’re hoping to soon – congrats! But now you’re probably thinking, what’s next? Well, if you’re a new high school counselor, I’ve got some tips for you. In this episode, we’ll go over
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
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 up at night, I love hearing what’s going on in your own personal wild worlds of high school counseling. Because yes… this world is quite
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 is so common for us counselors to work ourselves to the bone, forget about boundaries, and lose sight of why we became counselors in the
Here’s What to Expect In This Episode: Leave work at your contracted time. Don’t bring your work computer home with you. Close your door as needed for breaks. Don’t give out your cell phone number to students. What do all of these things have in common? They’re examples of boundaries
We all know that life as a high school counselor means wearing many hats, juggling multiple tasks simultaneously, and all the while advocating the what and why of your job responsibilities to different stakeholders. With so much on your plate, burnout is a real threat that you have to actively
Here’s What to Expect In This Episode: Let me set a scene for you. You’re at work. It’s 2:00 and you haven’t sat down all day, haven’t had a chance to unpack your bag from that morning, and yet you still haven’t checked anything off of your to-do list. Sound
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One of the great plights of being a school counselor: no one really knows what you do. When others don’t adequately value your time, you have to be your own time management advocate. Owning your time management means taking back control of your schedule and refocusing your efforts on what
Dear Veteran School Counselor: Alright, real talk here. You’re about to enter the back-to-school swing where you’ll be putting out fires right and left and juggling more tasks than are feasible for one human. The beginning of the year can feel pretty thankless and never-ending, more task-oriented rather than student-oriented.
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.
