The Secret Ingredient in School Counselor Success & Longevity
It's time to focus on something that is really overlooked in our field and that we should be talking more about: it could be the single most important skill that you can develop to not only survive- but thrive!- in your care...
Hot or Not? Universal Screeners & What Most School Counselors Overlook
Let's talk universal screeners. They are a huge topic of interest in school counseling right now, with lots and lots of "buzz": which are the best, which best capture particular trends on campuses, which are evidence-based......
Finding Common Ground With Administrators for School Counseling Satisfaction
So often, finding common ground with your administrator feels difficult. You can't see eye to eye. You feel like they just don't understand where you're coming from and no matter how much you talk, no matter how much you try ...
Happy National School Counseling Week 2023!
You don't need any tips or tricks, and you don't need any tools of the trade this week. You need something appropriate for National School Counseling Week. In this episode, I'm talking off the cuff: no outline, no preconceive...
National School Counseling Week: The Great Divide
The biggest source of division in the school counseling world rears its ugly head this time of year in the form of National School Counseling Week. Why is it divisive? Why should you care? Listen to discover the real culprits...
How to Rock Your School Counseling Internship
Many of you are getting started in your spring semester internships, or you may have aspiring school counselors on your campus that could use a little bit of help and- guidance. In this episode, we'll walk through what I see ...
Why Most School Counseling Interview Advice is Dead Wrong
About this time of year, you will start seeing lots of folks talking about job interview advice. It will be everywhere. There will be people popping out of the woodwork from this way and that, telling you all the best ways th...
Preparing for Random Acts of Kindness Week? Here's Your Plan
Let's start planning for Random Acts of Kindness Week! This year, RAK Week falls February 14th through the 20th, which is right on the heels of National School Counseling Week. I personally love both of those weeks: the combo...
Ready to Rock a New Semester of School Counseling? The New Year (re)Start is HERE!
*BONUS- Listen to the end for an exclusive sneak peek of an awesome upcoming addition to the School for School Counselors world!* So many school counselors love the start of the spring semester! It feels like a chance for gro...
The REAL Reasons School Counselors Feel Absolutely Exhausted
Feeling completely exhausted as the semester comes to an end? We often want to attribute our feelings of exhaustion or overwhelm to things such as, "It's been a long semester," or, "December is always tough- this is no except...
Working with "Difficult" Parents: How School Counselors Can Promote Positive Outcomes
Ever run across parents that you just cannot seem to figure out? Parents who are quick to blame, won't return calls, or show no follow-up at home? Parents who rarely make an appearance at school? Or how about the "helicopter"...
How School Counselors Can Work With Difficult Principal Personalities, Part II (Narcissists and Other Fun Folks)
It sometimes takes one or two different ways of approaching a difficult administrator to provide a change in perspective and develop a good working relationship with that person. Or many of you may just need to figure out how...
How School Counselors Can Work With Difficult Principal Personalities
We spend more than half our waking lives at work. When you have to spend that time working with a difficult personality, it can make the days go by so slowly! In this episode, I outline three difficult principal personality t...
What Every School Counselor Wishes They Could Say to THAT Parent
The longer you work in school counseling, the more you'll meet. Disgruntled parents that CANNOT be pleased or have completely unrealistic expectations about your job scope and time. It's frustrating when you're giving your al...
4 Ways School Counselors Can Prepare to Effectively Help Students Through the Holidays
School counselors, let's talk about how to plan ahead proactively for the holiday season. So if you've been in school counseling for any amount of time, you know that this time of year is when things really start to get inter...
What's Your School Counselor to Student Ratio? If It's 1:250, Don't Listen to This
What's your counselor-to-student ratio? If you're like the majority of school counselors, it is nowhere near the recommended 1:250. Take a listen to this episode for a few shifts that will help you find peace with a large cas...
Not "Comprehensive"? How to Find Joy in "Imperfect" School Counseling Programs
From the moment that you begin studying school counseling, you're told about "comprehensive school counseling" programs. They're touted as the holy grail for school counselors: the ultimate achievement. The problem is, there ...
Are You a Frenetic or Neglected School Counselor? Here's How to Tell and Why It Matters.
In this episode, I focus on the types of burnout school counselors typically experience, how to recognize them, and what to do about them even if you feel there's nothing you can do. It's so important for school counselors to...
Need Self-Care Ideas that Don't Stink? Learn your Burnout Type.
It seems everywhere we turn, school counselors are being reminded to engage in "self-care." But if you're anything like most school counselors, typical self-care suggestions may leave you angry and irritated because they're s...
Are You a School Counselor Headed Toward Burnout? It's Not All In Your Head
So many conversations in the school counselor world these days are about burnout, and this talk seems to really be hitting earlier in the school year than usual. In this episode, we're going to take a walk through the idea of...
Attendance Concerns? How to Address School Refusal
Do you have students on your campus currently that are having difficulty "remembering" to go to school? We've seen so many students struggling with attendance since the covid shutdowns- even students that we previously were n...
What You're Doing Wrong With Separation Anxiety (And Why It's Not Your Fault!)
This week's podcast episode is for any school counselor that's been at their wit's end with a crying, screaming, perhaps running, student at the start of almost EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. It's for school counselors who've tried all...
My WTF File & How Social Media Groups Could Hurt Your School Counseling Career
So much noise! So many people battling to be seen as the "expert." Our school counseling world is drowning in noise and people who are desperate to be heard on social media. It's creating a very dangerous environment for scho...
Feeling Unheard? Four Magical Ingredients for Successful School Counseling Advocacy
School counselors are constantly being instructed to advocate for our school counseling programs, but there's one big elephant in the room that no one's talking about. No one is telling you HOW to advocate. You hear lots of l...