Tag: Building Rapport
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13 Reasons Why Schools Need Counselors
School counselors are cringing nationwide as they watch Mr. Porter, the counselor in the book and Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, fumble through his role as the school counselor at Liberty High. Time and time again, Mr. Porter failed those who came to him for help. Now I get that characters need to act a…
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20 Things You Can Say to Help an Angry Child
So what do you say to an angry child? Does it matter if the child is your client, student, or your own offspring? Do you find yourself reacting differently depending on who is in emotional distress? It really shouldn’t matter, but all too often it does. I speak from experience on this one! Every once…
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Ideas for National School Counseling Week
National School Counseling Week is upon us! What National School Counseling Week means and looks like is very different among school counselors nationwide. Some administrators and teachers use this week to show appreciation to their school counselors for all of their hard work. While this is absolutely lovely, the fact is that this week is…
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20+ Counseling Themes in Star Wars – The Force Awakens
Star Wars – The Force Awakens is full of counseling themes that can be utilized when helping children and teens (even adults!). Why use movies to address emotional and behavioral issues? Movies are made to connect with the audience on a personal and emotional level…at least the good ones have been. The feelings and challenges…
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Boosting School Climate (or Workplace Climate) During the Holidays
Developing a positive school climate or workplace climate is a year around opportunity to build a sense of community with co-workers. This year, one of my co-workers stated spreading holiday cheer by giving a few small presents along with the gingerbread man picture and poem to two people. The two recipients are then urged to do the…
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Elementary School Counselor Introduction Lesson
**Please Note: You must scroll to the bottom of this post and click on the text link to download the presentation. I am not able to individually email copies of the presentation at this time.** A new school year brings another round of School Counselor Intro lessons. Last year, I attempted to combine my meet…
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Elementary Counseling – Open House PR
Open houses are a great way to inform parents and students about your elementary counseling program My 3 schools usually have their open houses on the same day and I have to rotate schools each year. This leaves two of my buildings without a “counselor presence”. In order to take reach more students and parents, I…
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Back-to-School Open House: Editable Meet the School Counselor Poster
Our back-to-school open house is right around the corner and I have been working on ways to increase the presence of the elementary counseling program. With covering three buildings, I am not able to attend each open house as my district holds them on the same day. With that in mind, I wanted to create…
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20 Tips to Reduce School Anxiety
Tears, screaming, kids running for the door…yup, it’s the beginning of a new school year! So what can you do to reduce school anxiety and help your students transition more smoothly into the new school year? To answer this question I am borrowing from the Circle of Courage philosophy I used when I worked at…
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11 Strategies to Use with Strong-Willed Children
I’m super excited to have Colleen, from the One Stop Counseling Shop, stopping by The Helpful Counselor to share strategies to use when working with a strong-willed (or defiant) child. Welcome! Tell us a bit about yourself: My name is Colleen and I’m a school social worker in a small rural district in Illinois. My caseload…