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Leibster Award
Franciene Sabens from the School Counselor Space Blog nominated me for a Leibster Award! But wait. . .it get’s better, when asked what are her favorite blogs, Franciene listed mine as one of her favorites. Can you say HONORED!!!!!! Thank you Franciene. You are a dear friend and I can’t
Counseling Youth With Depression
I just found an amazing website that I thought I’d share with you. It’s called Counseling Youth With Depression. It seems like more and more students each year suffer from depression. . .well maybe it’s not more each year, but I think as a society we are more aware of
Bully Proof
We’ve had a lot of drama over the past few weeks. You can tell it’s March. In like a lion, and out like lamb. The saying is supposed to be about the weather, but really it’s about the amount of drama in the typical middle schooler’s life. When I’m
Affirmation Poster Set
I have a new poster set on TpT.I have been hanging these all over school and the kids can’t get enough!Here are a few: You can go to my store by clicking here:
The College Admission Process
The College Admission Process is different from the college search process. Although the first step in the process is finding the right schools to apply to, the actual art of applying, is another whole process in itself. As I have been helping a few students outside of work, look
Happy
Lunch Bunch this week started with one word written on my whiteboard: HAPPY It also started with two questions: “Can you spread happiness to others?” “Have others’ happiness had an effect on you?” Then we watched this you tube video by Pharrell Williams: There are definite immediate effects from
The Awesome Meter
This is a short post, but I wanted to share a poster I made for my office with you. What do you think?
Counseling and A Quiet Spot
Sometimes, I find that I really don’t need to talk to kids; sometimes they are already talked out. They have shared their story a hundred times already, and while they may need a place to collect and put themselves back together, they really just need a quiet spot. Sometimes this
TpT is having a huge sale and I added The Starfish Story-(a 30 min or less) Lesson Plan
Check out the sale on February 27th and 28th! My products are all 20% off . Be sure to check out Teachers Pay Teachers. I know there are some products other counselors have in their TpT stores that I will be purchasing during this big sale. It’s a great time to
College Planning
Even though I am currently working as a middle school counselor, I did spend 15 years as a high school counselor. I still help a lot of students (and parents) with the college search and application process. Over my 15 years, I created this book to help as a first
I Feel BINGO. . .now better than before!
A lot of people have asked for this BINGO game. When I first posted it last year, I did know that I had mistakes in it: words duplicated on boards, missing emotions for the calling cards, some calling card emotions were listed twice. . .Anyway, I have added more boards,
Win A Chance to ASCA 2014 Conference with CyberBully Hotline
Hey, did you know that you could win a trip to the ASCA Conference in Orlando? Second Annual ASCA Conference Scholarship Contest With this year’s “Build Magical Futures” theme, this year’s conference in Orlando is sure to be one of the best. The CyberBully Hotline is pleased to be working
