General education teachers, administrators and counselors have a crucial part to play in a student's annual IEP review. By being prepared to participate in the IEP review process, general education teachers, administrators and counselors can more effectively influence the planning...
As school counselors, we are typically among the minority when it comes to our professional roles as staff members within our school. Due to this, it can be quite difficult to effectively communicate and demonstrate school counseling department information,...
The middle school years are an important time to teach empathy, and compassion. Pre-teens have the full range of feelings while still willing to acknowledge and communicate about them. How We Learn to Hide, Deny And Suppress Feelings This awareness...
School counselors will wear many professional hats throughout each school year. A very important role is engendering collaboration between a child’s parents/guardians and the staff of the school. Creating a collaborative environment is vital to building student success within your...
What’s in a name? It may seem that using the titles school counselor and guidance counselor interchangeably has little influence on one’s professional abilities. After all, they really are the same thing….right? The problem with this philosophy is...
