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Disordered Eating: Role of the School Counselor
I don't know about you, but as a school counselor, I receive a lot of remarks, from both teachers and parents, about student weight loss. And, frankly for this age group of students, it is something...
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School Counselor Leadership Chat - Save the Date!!
Join me and Melissa Smith for our April #scchat topic on counselor leadership. Melissa is the current president of the Oklahoma School Counseling Association.
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Thoughts and Tips on the Transition to High School
Can you believe it is the middle of April? I really can't believe it!! By now, many school counselors are working on finishing registration for next year so that "we" can work on the master schedule...
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School Counselor Leadership
Did you miss our #scchat School Counselor Leadership discussion? This chat was hosted by, yours truly, and Oklahoma ASCA President, Missy Smith. Every time I host or attend a chat on Twitter, I always...
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Tips for Helping Students Deal With Stress During Final Exams
Well, finals are finally upon us and students are feeling more stressed than ever (um, so are adults!). If you are looking for some practical tips to help your student manage their stress during...
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School Counseling Jobs -- Look Here!
Are you on the summer job hunt? Check out this list of school counseling jobs from our friends at Link for Counselors. 👉Job BoardLINK for Counselors is providing a free job board to help Counselors...
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Beyond Differences Awareness Days - Free Curricula for Schools
Beyond Differences has announced their 2022-2023 schedule for the following campaigns:National Awareness Day celebrations: Know Your Classmates®, No One Eats Alone®, and Be Kind Online®.Although these...
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Best Counselor Forms - Revised
I truly cannot believe it is time for school to begin. In fact, I have preplanning this week...urgggh!! There may be others of you who are in the same boat as me (dreading the alarm clock ringing...
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School Counselor Chat is Coming in September!
Want to get involved in an exciting school counseling group this year? If so, consider joining the School Counselor Chat on Twitter each month. Why join the chat? Well, you can make amazing...
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College Week: Simple Activities for Small and Rural Schools
Happy October! Since my school is on a short break, I wanted to pop in and share an event that my small college preparatory private school held about two weeks ago. First, before you read this post,...
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Simple Bullying and Red Ribbon Campaign Ideas for the Last Minute!
Okay, if you haven't notice, October is a pretty busy month for school counselors. If you are like me, you probably have been asked (or directed, in some cases) to coordinate your school bullying...
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Top Reads of 2022!
It is hard to believe that 2022 is ending and we are entering a brand new year! Honestly, I have not been very attentive to my blog in the last couple of years, but thank you all for stopping by and...
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School Counselor Job Recommendations
Welcome to January!! As the new year rolls around, it is time to consider if you will stay in your current position or if it is time for a change. One of my intentions for writing this post is to...
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#NSCW23 for Procrastinators and Counselors Who are Struggling!
No joke, National School Counselor Week caught me off guard this. Ok, it's not that I didn't know it was coming...it comes every February. Also, it is not like I have not seen or shared #NSCW23 posts...
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What School Counselors Should Know About ChatGPT?
By now you probably have heard about the bright new shiny thing that students are using to generate a formatted essay in their English class or even on their college admission essays called ChatGPT....
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High School Counselor Podcasts
If you are like me, you are always yearning to learn but you may have limited time to sit still and read. So, enter the age of the educational podcast! Since COVID, I have really tried to increase my...
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11 Summer Professional Development Opportunities for School Counselors
"School's out for summer (cue the Alice Cooper music)!!!"Although this may be true for our students and the 190 day staff members, it is not the case for the majority of school counselors, including...
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Peer Helping: An Extension of School Counseling
Recently, I had the privilege of attending the Trauma Informed Educators Conference! I had an amazing experience learning from many of the "disruptors" or leaders in trauma informed practices in...
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15 Tips for Creating a College Counseling Program
It is really hard to believe that my summer is over!! The ASCA conference has passed, the Summer Counselor Conference is this week, and school begins next week. I can't believe how time has flown!...
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Suicide Awareness: The Role of the School Counselor
There is one thing that strikes fear in my little school counselor heart. No matter how many classes I take, how prepared I think that I am mentally or emotionally, or how many times I present about it...
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Trauma Informed Counseling Strategies in Schools
Within the last several years, one of the buzzwords in education has been trauma informed practices. If you are unsure about this practice or just not sure what it means to be trauma informed, you are...
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#SCCHAT is Coming!
Want to learn more about trauma informed practices and how to practically employ them in your school? Join me and Nichol Webb for our December #scchat on X regarding Trauma Informed Practices as School...
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Top School Counseling Posts - 2023
Happy New Year, School Counselors! At the end of each year, I like to share the top 10 blog posts that people are reading from this blog. Although I have not been able to write and share like I would...
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Peer Mediation Tournament for Middle & High School Students
Are you a high school counselor coordinating a peer mediation program? Running a peer mediation program has been a joy for me and these students make a difference in our school. However, I find that...
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National Peer Helper Week - March 25th - 29th
Each year the National Association of Peer Program Professionals urges peer helping coordinators to acknowledge, appreciate, and celebrate their peer helpers during the month of March. During this...
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