Navigating Needs Assessments and Climate Surveys in School Counseling
What's the difference between needs assessments and climate surveys? We're diving into both the similarities and differences of these two school counseling tools in this episode. As we peel back the layers, we'll demystify th...
Empowering New School Counselors: Strategies for Success in Your First Year
Welcome to the club, new school counselors! What are the "secrets" for your first year? What are the things that everyone forgets to tell you? We'll dive into four important components of OWNING your first year. Plus, I'm thr...
Ever Tried Capsule Counseling? Maybe You Should.
Picture this: You’re a busy school counselor, juggling a multitude of tasks, feeling like there are never enough hours in the day. A new issue presents itself, you look around at all the binders and files and books and resour...
Mapping Out Your Best Year Ever: A Guide for School Counselors
Imagine beginning your school year fully prepared, with a clear roadmap for success. That's what we're talking about in this episode of the School for School Counselors Podcast. We dissect the best ways to plan for the year a...
Banish Imposter Syndrome: Easy Ways to Step Into School Counseling Confidence
Ever felt like a fraud in your own profession, plagued by the fear of being exposed as an imposter? Believe it or not, you're not alone. This episode takes a deep dive into the reality of imposter syndrome in the world of sch...
The Secret to Getting Your Principal to Listen
Does it feel like your principal isn't listening to you? Is it difficult to inspire change on campus because it seems no one understands your role? In this episode, I highlight the power of social capital and the role it play...
Mastering Work-Life Balance: Transition Rituals for School Counselors
As school counselors, we often carry the weight of our students' problems and it's a struggle to not bring those concerns home. So how do we transition from the heavy role of school counseling to being fully present in our pe...
Present Like a Pro: Essential Tips for School Counselors (Meet the Counselor)
***JOIN OUR FREE "BEST YEAR EVER!' EVENT!*** Check out the details at https://www.schoolforschoolcounselors.com/bestyearever Ever felt queasy at the thought of addressing a room full of people? Considered calling in sick inst...
Advocacy, Sustainability, and the Future of School Counseling
Can you believe it's been a year since the School for School Counselors podcast began? We owe our incredible success to you, our amazing school counselor colleagues. To celebrate this milestone, my right-hand and other half o...
Must-Haves Revealed: Upgrade Your School Counseling Space
Are you ready to level up your counseling room for the upcoming school year? We've got you covered with this week's episode, where we reveal the must-have items and resources recommended after polling over 8,000 members of ou...
Hate Hearing About "Self-Care?" An Alternative for School Counselors
Does this sound familiar? You've been told to practice summer self-care in order to recharge and prepare for the upcoming school year. But despite taking time off and engaging in self-care activities, you still feel burnt out...
ADHD Support Revolution: Rethinking Interventions for Success
Do you ever feel like your interventions for students with ADHD are just not working as you expected? Join me, Steph Johnson, as we unravel some of the complexities of ADHD and focus on the concept of positive and negative ur...
Unlocking Student Success: Integrating Dialectical Behavior Therapy in School Counseling
Are your students struggling with emotional dysregulation, self-harm, or impulsive behaviors? Discover the incredible benefits of integrating Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) approaches into school counseling! With mental h...
Be an Even Better School Counselor Next Year- Guaranteed
In this episode, I've got a little trick that's going to ensure that you next-level your school counseling game for next year. What would it be like to walk away at the end of the school year and not even think about school a...
School Counseling Reflections: When May Feels Like "Too Much"
What's happening in school counseling right now? Everybody's EXHAUSTED. Right? Just absolutely exhausted. In this episode, I offer my thoughts and ways to maintain perspective in this overwhelming and busy time of year. Menti...
Student Summer Safety Plans
Summer plans are something that you can help students develop to help hold off any "summer slide" of social emotional skills they've built during the school year. They can also be used to support students who may be living in...
Unpacking the Role of School Counselors: We're NOT "Adjunct Teachers"
School counselors often fall into a gray area on campus, not quite fitting into the "administrator" or "teacher" category. This can result in ambiguity around our job roles and expectations. With Teacher Appreciation Week app...
Social-Emotional Learning vs Character Education: Are You Teaching the Right One?
The debate regarding the implementation of character education versus social-emotional learning (SEL) has been reignited recently in light of Florida's new Resiliency Education Standards. Character education emphasizes the de...
WTH Just Happened to School Counseling in Florida??!!?
In this episode, I HOPE I AM WRONG about what appears to be a systematic dismantling of school counselors in Florida. Less than a month ago, the Florida First Lady announced an initiative to "reframe mental health education w...
STOP Talking About ODD! What School Counselors Can Do Instead
Oppositional Defiant Disorder is a term that we hear people toss around in schools all the time. It just seems to be the world we're living in right now: if you don't know what to do with "that kid," if they get persnickety,...
Post-Covid Kids and School Counseling
It seems we're always talking about, "Before COVID... Since COVID... Now that COVID has happened...." I wanted to bring you an episode about what REALLY happened for students and families during the height of the COVID pandem...
When Tragedy Strikes and It Feels Like Too Much
When tragedy strikes, it's hard to know what the next best steps are as school counselors. For so many people, the world feels like a disorienting mess right now. So what do we do in times like these? I'm offering some though...
Want to Feel Good About Your School Counseling Career? You Need This
Our goal at School for School Counselors is to help school counselors stay on fire, make huge impacts for students, and catalyze change for our roles through grassroots advocacy and collaboration. Listen to get to know more a...
The Surprising Truths About Color Psychology and School Counselor Interviews
We get lots of questions from our "Get the Job!" prep program each year, and one of the most popular is, "What do I wear?" In this episode of the podcast, we'll jump into color choice: how are the colors of your interview at...