Author: Rachel Davis
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7 Must-Have Counseling Resources for the Holiday Season
The joke is doing the rounds on social media, and for good reason. “Going to school between Thanksgiving and Christmas break feels like the last lap in Mario Kart where the music is all fast and gets really stressful!” But seriously, even though it can be stressful I do love the magic of this time…
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7 Practical School Counseling Interventions for Bullying Prevention Month
It’s October, and it’s also Bullying Prevention Month! Being such a vital topic to cover, especially at the start of a new school year, chances are you’re already teaching class lessons, organizing bullying prevention campaigns, and sending out newsletters to parents. I tend to start the year with a focus on friendships, relationship building, empathy,…
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IMPACT: 6 Ways this School Counselor Membership Program Helps you Ace your Job!
Do you find yourself wishing you had at least one planning period a day? Ever caught yourself scrolling through Pinterest and Instagram on the weekend, looking for new and engaging activities for your Tier 2 and 3 sessions? Have you wondered how awesome it would be to bounce ideas off other counselors? If you responded…
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6 Meaningful Ways to Help Students Navigate Grief in Individual and Group Counseling Sessions
The past year and a half has been hard on us all, to say the very least. We have all experienced losses we were not prepared for. With the pandemic far from over and newer complexities arising daily, we continue to grieve. Many of our students have lost loved ones too, and now more than…
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Counselor Stories: How New and Veteran Counselors are Transforming their Counseling Programs
Are you looking for ways to increase your impact and get the recognition you deserve? Duh! I know you have a heart help as many kiddos as possible (that’s why you got into this profession), but so often I hear that counselors are frustrated because they are spending too much time on non-counselor tasks and…
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6 Easy Ways To Combat School Counselor Stress
You know how the internet is teeming with memes about how we’re all still waiting for the day we will actually use trigonometry in real life? It makes me look back on my time in grad school with gratitude for the excellent education I received which I get to put to use everyday. But, back…
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3 Productivity Tools to Stress Less
How would you like to learn productivity strategies you can use at the beginning of the school year to help you stress less, reach more students, and advocate for your role? Yes please! Dive in with Data First up, I want to share how you can dive in with data! Why do I need to…
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How to Advocate when Everyone is NOT on Board!
Advocating for your role as a school counselor is vital work. It’s never too early to get started. Check out these strategies to advocate for your position and profession at the beginning of the school year…even if you don’t have support! 3 ways to advocate for your position at the beginning of the year Teach…
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The 6 School Counseling Cs for Back To School Season
A new school year is here and with it comes what seems like an unending to-do list for us school counselors! BTS season, however, does not have to be stressful, if you keep in mind these 6 Cs: 1. Collaborate with Teachers Something you will be doing throughout the year is collaborating with teachers. I…
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How to Plan an ASCA-aligned Counseling Program
Planning for the entire school year doesn’t have to be overwhelming! I want to share a few strategies to show you how to plan out your yearly curriculum so it’s aligned to ASCA standards and MTSS. How to Create a School Counseling Curriculum Map There are 6 key steps to create a curriculum map: Break…