School Counselor Blog

As an educator, it can be difficult to juggle all the different aspects of your job and life outside of work. In my latest post for the  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog , Juggling it All ,  I share tips and information on how to juggle it all. What tips and tricks do you have for juggling all the things you have going on in your life as an educator? Please share your comments and ideas in the comment section of my post on the Free Spirit Blog! I started writing for  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog  in April of 2012. Check out the  Counselor's Corner  for more Free Spirit Publishing Blog Posts by me! I love  Free Spirit's books  and I am so excited to contribute to  Free Spirit's Blog , "a springboard of ideas for teachers, counselors, and anyone who cares about kids!" Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , or share on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ! Danielle is a K-12 Certified Sch...

I have a new post on  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog ! As you all know, life as a school counselor (and just in general) can be very stressful. Self-care has always been one of my biggest struggles. I have been making an effort to focus more on self-care in my life.  One of the ways I am caring for my self is by making it my goal to move more this year! In my latest post Enjoy Moving More!  for the Free Spirit Publishing's Blog , I share tips and ideas to make exercise more enjoyable. What kind of exercise or physical activity do you enjoy most? What are other forms of self-care you enjoy frequently? Please share your comments and ideas in the comment section of my post! I started writing for  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog  in April of 2012. Check out the  Counselor's Corner  for more Free Spirit Publishing Blog Posts by me! I love  Free Spirit's books  and I am so excited to contribute to...

I am working on posting transcripts for past School Counselor Tweet Chats.  A complete schedule and transcripts can be found at bit.ly/scchat_2012 . September's #SCCHAT was held on September 4, 2012 at 8pmEST. The topic was  Support for First Year School Counselors .   Darrell Sampson, @CnslrDarrell , was the moderator. Check out the full chat transcript!  Note: In the tweet chat we used PD to stand for Professional Development and PSC to stand for Professional School Counselor (this helped us save valuable characters!) To access all of the tweets with the hashtag #scchat,  click here . The next School Counselor Tweet Chat is on Tuesday, November 13th, 2012 at 8pmEST. Marci Newman,  @ARHSCounselor and her principal will be hosting the chat Principal and School Counselor Relationship .  View the 2012 School Counselor Tweet Chat schedule and transcripts here . For information on how to participate in a future School Counselor Tweet C...

I have a new post on  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog !  Check out my post  Don't Judge a Cat by His Coat   about using teachable moments to talk to children about prejudice and stereotypes.   This post features my kitty, Perry! I started writing for  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog  in April of 2012. Check out the  Counselor's Corner  for more Free Spirit Publishing Blog Posts by me! I love  Free Spirit's books  and I am so excited to contribute to  Free Spirit's Blog , "a springboard of ideas for teachers, counselors, and anyone who cares about kids!" Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , or share on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ! Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and blogger at  School Counselor Blog , a place where school counselors share innovative ideas,  creative lesson plans,  and quality resources. ...

I have a new post on  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog !  Check out my post Three Lessons I Learned as a School Counselor  about things I learned as a beginning school counselor that can be applied to school counseling and beyond.  I started writing for Free Spirit Publishing's Blog  in April of 2012. Check out the Counselor's Corner for more Free Spirit Publishing Blog Posts by me! I love Free Spirit's books and I am so excited to contribute to Free Spirit's Blog , "a springboard of ideas for teachers, counselors, and anyone who cares about kids!" Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , or share on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ! Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and blogger at  School Counselor Blog , a place where school counselors share innovative ideas,  creative lesson plans,  and quality resources. Connect with Danielle via  email ,...

I have a new post on  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog !  Check out my post 10 Ways to Rest, Relax, and Rejuvenate This Summer  about ways to recharge after your busy school year! I started blogging for Free Spirit Publishing's Blog  in April of 2012! I love Free Spirit's books and I am so excited to contribute to Free Spirit's Blog , "a springboard of ideas for teachers, counselors, and anyone who cares about kids!" Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , or share on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ! Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and blogger at  School Counselor Blog , a place where school counselors share innovative ideas,  creative lesson plans,  and quality resources. Connect with Danielle via  email ,  Twitter , Pinterest ,  LinkedIn ,  Google+ , and become a fan of the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page .

I have a new post on  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog  today!  Check out my post about self-care for helping professionals:  It's Ok to Hold All the Frogs ! I started blogging for  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog  in April of 2012! I love  Free Spirit's books  and I am so excited to contribute to  Free Spirit's Blog , "a springboard of ideas for teachers, counselors, and anyone who cares about kids!" Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , or share on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ! Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and blogger at  School Counselor Blog , a place where school counselors share innovative ideas,  creative lesson plans,  and quality resources. Connect with Danielle via  email ,  Twitter , Pinterest ,  LinkedIn ,  Google+ , and become a fan of the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page .

I started a blog dedicated to self care called  School Counselor on the Run ! Don't worry, School Counselor Blog isn't going anywhere! I started  School Counselor on the Run , a blog about focusing on self care one step at a time! On  School Counselor on the Run  I plan to write about running, food, school counseling... and life in general. Check out the links below to follow me on this new journey! School Counselor on the Run Blog School Counselor on the Run Facebook Page School Counselor on the Run Twitter Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and blogger at  School Counselor Blog , a place where school counselors share innovative ideas,  creative lesson plans,  and quality resources. Connect with Danielle via  email , follow her on  twitter , add her on  LinkedIn  or  Google+ , and become a fan of the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page .

The second School Counselor Tweet Chat on September 6, 2011 at 8pmEST was a huge success! School Counselor Tweet Chat is a collaboration between  School Counselor Blog  and  SCOPE . We chatted about organization and self care ! There were lots of great resources shared by everyone! Dr. Erin Mason moderated the tweet chat. Read the  full transcript  via google documents.  To access all of the tweets with the hashtag #sctweetchat,  click here . Did you participate in the School Counselor Tweet Chat? What did you think about it? What new ideas did you learn? Comment below or share via twitter #sctweetchat ! Erin Mason is a former Middle School Counselor, now Counselor Educator who manages SCOPE , a group blog dedicated to chronicling the positive impact of School Counseling professionals. Connect with Erin via email, follow her on Twitter , add her on LinkedIn or Google+ , and become a fan of the SCOPE Facebook Page . Danie...

Each week I will be selecting an item for Fabulous Find Friday. This Friday's Fabulous Find is Self Care. Summer break has been the perfect wake-up call for me that I am in need of more self care. At the end of the school year, I was feeling pretty burned out and overextended. There were a lot of things I was trying to accomplish before the end of the school year.  I have felt a huge wave of relief since I have finished the school year.  I miss school, especially the students, but the break has been a welcome one! I finally have time to think about things that are not related to work.  I really did not realized how caught up in my work I was until I have had a break from it. I feel so much more relaxed and able to focus.  For my own personal self care I have been spending time with friends and family, exercising more, reading, finding new recipes to cook, and just enjoying the freedom of not having a schedule (the joy of being in education). So, what is self ...