If you work with children, I can promise you that you will come across at least one student that has these difficult behaviors. Not only are they really stressful for the teacher but they impact the student’s life in so many ways. We do not know everything that a student deals with or has dealt with in their life, which can often bring about these behaviors. It is important to remember as ... Read More about How to Handle the Top 5 Most Difficult Classroom Behaviors
How to overcome barriers to Small Group Counseling
There are so many benefits to Small Group Counseling, but there can be some barriers that prevent Counselors from being able to provide this service. Let's look at possible barriers that come up and how to overcome them and get your Group Counseling on! The student does not want to be in the group. Your group is so awesome how could anyone not want to be a part of it? Well, it happens. I find ... Read More about How to overcome barriers to Small Group Counseling
5 Things I wish I knew as a new School Counselor
So you finally landed the job out of grad school and are ready to start as a Certified School Counselor. Congrats! It's a difficult profession but you will make a difference in the lives of children, hooray for you! One thing about starting a new job is that you can feel like there is so much to learn and not enough time. Now that I have a few years into the profession, I find myself saying "I ... Read More about 5 Things I wish I knew as a new School Counselor
7 Steps to starting small group counseling
Small group counseling is one of my favorite parts of being a School Counselor. I know it can feel like a daunting task in the beginning. The hardest part is the prep before you even start meeting with kids. It can often deter Counselors from doing group counseling, and instead see students individually. However, when you are in a big school and/or have a large caseload, group counseling can ... Read More about 7 Steps to starting small group counseling
10 FREE Mindfulness Resources
Thinking of starting to use Mindfulness in your classroom or school? Great idea because mindfulness in your classroom can assist in focusing your students’ attention (and who doesn't need that?). This is because mindfulness teaches you to be more aware and focus on the present. Start here with some free resources: Calm.com https://www.calm.com/ This is one of my favorite sites on ... Read More about 10 FREE Mindfulness Resources
