School Counselor Blog

Does anyone else feel like 2013 just FLEW by?! I honestly can't believe it is going to be 2014! I am so thankful for all of the wonderful things that have happened in 2013. It was fun to go through previous posts I wrote and re-live 2013 a little!  Some of highlights of 2013 included: Starting a new job as a middle school counselor! Attending and presenting at the 2013 ASCA Conference. Especially hanging out and presenting with my school counselor blogger BFF Andrea Burston - ( JYJoyner Counselor )!!! Meeting blogger buddies Rebecca Lallier ( School Counseling by Heart ), Dr. Susan Fuller ( Entirely Elementary Counseling ), Marissa Rex ( Elementary School Counseling) , and Jeff Ream ( The Counseling Geek ) for the first time in person at the 2013 ASCA Conference in Philadelphia, PA. Continuing to host #SCCHAT with Dr. Erin Mason at SCOPE . (FYI SCOPE is getting a complete overhaul to better assist school counselors in learning about and utilizing technology tools!...

This is my second post in the Who's on Your Boat?  Series .  School counseling is a lot like navigating a boat. Bringing school staff and other key people "on board" can lead to smooth sailing for you and your school counseling program. In each post of the  Who's on Your Boat?  series I will focus on one person or group of people to get "on board" and how they can be beneficial to your role as a school counselor and your school counseling program. Art Teacher My second position after graduating from my school counselor masters program was as a long-term substitute K-8 school counselor at a charter school. I had the pleasure of working with the most amazing art teacher I have ever met, Alison Babusci. I am so fortunate that I was able to work with someone as talented as Alison! The artwork that she makes with her students is seriously out of this world. You can see her amazing work at her blog: Propel Studio 101 . One of the many things that ...

I have had the concept in my head for a long time about how school counseling is a lot like navigating a boat. Bringing school staff and other key people "on board" can lead to smooth sailing for you and your school counseling program. I have so much to say on this topic that I decided to make it a series of posts.  I talked about the school counselor/boat concept with  +Andrea Burston  in the live Google Hangout we did recorded for  School Counseling on Air . In each post of the Who's on Your Boat? series I will focus on one person or group of people to get "on board" and how they can be beneficial to your role as a school counselor and your school counseling program. School Librarian and/or Media Specialist During my field II placement in January of 2009, I was emergency certified and hired as a long term-substitute school counselor. I served as a K-3 school counselor for 500+ students. It was such a rewarding experience and I learned so much fro...