Looking back on this past year as a school counselor it is very important to acknowledge all of the challenges we have overcome and think about all of the accomplishments we have made in such a difficult, unprecedented time. Even now, we may be thinking what if my school forgets
Today, I was talking to another counselor and she was worried that her school was going to forget all about honoring her during School Counselor Week. I gently reminder her that next week started National School Counseling Week not Counselor’s Week. You see, there is a big difference. The week
National School Counseling Week is a time to advocate and educate to parents, faculty, administration and stakeholders what our school counseling program is all about. While a lot of people view it as a day of recognition for counselors, that is not the purpose of this week. It truly is
Happy Thursday Everyone! Today’s photo challenge was to send pictures of Thank You’s you have received. This one is the special. . . In addition, I want to remind everyone it’s not too late to thank a School Counselor that you know!
For the weeks that led up to today I have been reading post after post about celebrating #NSCW16. Many colleagues have stated, “Why should I celebrate National School Counseling Week? After all, isn’t it a week of appreciation for me? Don’t I deserve the recognition? We appreciate our teachers, why
Here is my message for the teachers’ mailboxes. I tried to incorporate this year’s NSCW theme: School Counseling: The Recipe For Success into my message. Also today’s #NCSW16 photo challenge was to “put the school in school counselor.” (My son is helping me stress the importance of the words–School Counselor.)
Today is Monday, Feb. 1, 2016 and it’s the start of National School Counseling Week. I want to emphasize “Counseling” and not”Counselor” Week. There is a big difference. Today is the start of a week long effort to promote our profession and to let others know the great work that
Happy Friday! Here is my last of the messages I left for teachers. Today was a fun day. I spent four lunch periods in the cafeteria. To keep with the Lego theme, my intern, Sarah, cut 300+ paper legos for the kids to write on. We asked each student to
This was today’s message to teachers. Leaving things in mailboxes is always hit or miss. Several mailboxes still have a nice pile of all my messages, and I’m sure a few others went directly into the recycling bin. But today, I smiled when I went to a team meeting in a
Here’s today’s NSCW15 message for the teachers. I typed over the ASCA Photo prop for today. I really had a hard time condensing everything I wanted to say in just a few words. I love being a school counselor because I love the kids. I love teaching others, I
Happy National School Counseling Week! We had our first snow day of the year yesterday, so I didn’t start to celebrate National School Counseling Week until today. Above you will find my Tuesday message that I put in teachers’ mailboxes. I also had an intern (Sarah) start last week, and
View Danielle’s original blog post and connect to the party here. Thanks Danielle Schultz of School Counselor Blog for putting together this Link Party. National School Counseling Week is a great way to really showcase what you do as a counselor. While this is a time for our colleagues and
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