Cultivating.....according to the dictionary, it’s trying to acquire or develop something, like a quality or a new skill. What do you cultivate? While I admit it’s not my favorite thing to do, sometimes I do cultivate my garden. I spend...
The ability to create and sustain a comprehensive school counseling program which meets the needs of all students within your school relies on your ability to assess your school counseling program regularly. Data should be used to measure the effectiveness...
In general, adolescents do not know when they are experiencing grief. Nor do they have the innate skills to handle grief. Through my experience working with teens, I've found that many families do not discuss loss or grief; processing grief...
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...
