School Counselor Blog

Setting up a school counseling office can be a daunting task, especially for new school counselors. I am providing you with a series of tips to help you set up your new school counseling office or revamp the space that you already have. When you are planning the layout for your school counseling office think of all of the things you want students to be able to do in your office.  Thinking about what students will be doing in your office will help you plan out your space. I have run many, many groups in my time as a school counselor. When configuring my school counseling space making room for groups was always my top priority. Below are my recommendations for creating a great group counseling space in your school counseling office. I will highlight the group spaces I have had over the years and show you how I used the above tips and give you some additional tips along the way. 2011-2012 School Counseling Office In my most recent office I did not have very ...

It's crazy to think Thanksgiving is next week! It feels like just yesterday it was August! I wanted to share about groups I have been running so far this year and groups I plan to start in the near future. G.I.R.L.S. Groups I am running two sixth grade girls groups, and one seventh grade girls group using  Girls in Real Life Situations (G.I.R.L.S.) curriculum by Julia V. Taylor. The groups are going great! The Girls in Real Life Situations curriculum is working out really well. Girls in Real Life Situations covers a myriad of topics including self esteem, friendships, and stress. I love that the curriculum is flexible and enables the facilitator to pick and choose which activities to facilitate for each topic! I have used some of the activities in the Girls in Real Life Situations with other groups I am running too! I will be writing a review about the Girls in Real Life Situations curriculum in a future post. Grief and Loss Groups I am currently running two grief and loss...