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Suicide Prevention and Intervention Resources for School Counselors

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This summer, I attended Angela Avery's session about suicide prevention at the ASCA Conference in New Orleans, LA. I left inspired and thinking about what I could do to increase my efforts related to suicide prevention at my school. I am also currently teaching Internship 2 as an adjunct professor at Florida Gulf Coast University. I view part of my role in teaching future school counselors as providing them with information and resources that they will need in their daily work. One of the recent themes was Suicide Prevention and Intervention. I shared some important resources from the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) as well as presentations from national speakers about suicide prevention. I kept thinking about how some people might not know about these resources and how important it is to share information that can literally help save a life. So I am sharing them with YOU! I hope these resources give you a starting point for engaging in suicide prevention at your schoo...
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Start with Hello Week Photo Wall: Make Someone Smile Monday!

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  A few years ago I created a photo wall for Meet the Teacher Night at my school. It was a fun way to engage students and parents during the event. After creating that photo wall activity, I modified it for Start with Hello Week. Below I share resources to make your own DIY Photo Wall for Start with Hello Week. To make the Start with Hello Week Photo Wall and Selfie Station I used the following: Photo Wall Backdrop (I have used this many times and it holds up so well! I love how colorful it is and I honestly can't believe it's under $15!) Astrobrights Cardstock  Jumbo Craft Sticks Glue Gun  & Glue Sticks Start with Hello Week Photo Props (Editable)  Canva Template Frog Tap e to hang the Photo Wall Backdrop on the Wall Scissors I printed all the  Start with Hello Week Photo Props (Editable)  on  Astrobrights cardstock . I then cut them out and glued the  jumbo craft sticks  on the back with a  hot glue gun . I let them dry overnight....
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Popcorn & Advocacy - Popcorn Themed NSCW Idea 🍿📣

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Roll out the red carpet for National School Counseling Week with some popcorn and advocacy! 🍿📣  For Open House and outside of the School Counseling Office at my school I have a Popcorn theme. A few years ago, I decided to carry over the popcorn theme into National School Counseling Week. Let me be the first to tell you that you do not have to reinvent the wheel for NSCW! This post contains everything you need to host a 🍿 Popcorn Themed National School Counseling Week. These are some pictures of the displays I made to share information (and treats!) with staff. More treats and information.  🍿📣 Treats It is always fun to include a treat for teachers and staff when you are educating them about NSCW and the role of school counselors. I am a big fan of Lesser Evil Popcorn (not sponsored, but I wish!) and they have some really tasty Valentine-themed popcorn that is white chocolate strawberry. I also love how the colors matched my theme! 🤩🍿 Below are some c...
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Design Your Own Be the "I" in Kind Banner on Canva (Free Template)

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Last year, I made a Be the "I" in Kind banner in Canva thanks to the amazing inspiration of Melissa Gillespie a School Counselor in California. You can follow her on Instagram here: @schoolcounselormelissa . Melissa shared how she created a Be the "I" in Kind banner for her school in Canva.  You can access her template by clicking the image above or by clicking here: Melissa's Be the "I" in Kind Banner Template . I loved Melissa's idea so much that I decided to make my own banner in our school colors. It turned out so amazing.  This is the banner hanging in the hallway of our middle school. It makes a great photo opportunity for Kindness Week! This is what the design looks like in Canva. And because sharing is caring and we aren't gatekeeping amazing school counseling ideas, you can make your own banner by using my version  Be The "I" In Kind Banner Template link  or Melissa's version! You can also click on the images above to acc...
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Editable School Counselor Note Template

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As a school counselor, I often need to collect rating scales or forms from students. Usually, I write teachers a quick note on a post-it asking them to complete and return the form. Today, to work smarter, not harder, I created a reusable note template in Canva that I can use whenever I need to send these requests. I saved it as a PDF and printed it 4 to a sheet on astrobrights  paper.  This editable school counselor note template feels way more efficient and organized than writing on a post-it. It took me less than 5 minutes to make it and it will definitely save me time writing out post-it notes in the future. The best part, is I am sharing this with you! Access an editable version of my "Editable School Counselor Note" here or by clicking the image below. To make this 4 to a page: Duplicate the page so there are 4 copies of your design Save the design as a PDF Change the layout to print 4 to a page Connect with Danielle! If you have questions, connect with me on on  I...
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