School Counselor

So you finally landed the job out of grad school and are ready to start as a School Counselor. Congrats! It's a difficult profession but you will make a difference in the lives of children, hooray for you! Here is a list of things I wish I knew as a first-year Counselor to hopefully help you.

If you're looking for some advice as you go into your first year, here are my words of wisdom for a new school counselor.

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One of my biggest strengths (and weaknesses) is that I’m outspoken. There’s not much in the realm of school counseling that I don’t have a strong opinion about. That means there’s some things that are commonplace among other counselors that I don’t do – because they just aren’t in the best interest of my students. […]

Whether you are a rookie or a seasoned counselor, there are certain pitfalls that must be avoided to run a successful School Counseling program. It's exciting to step into your role as a school counselor

These items will help you keep an organized counseling office. They are must-haves for your school counseling office, check them out and starting making your counseling office epic.

On a limited budget, need to know the absolute must haves for an elementary school counselor? Here's the list of my favorite tools and resources.

Middle/high school accountability board or door idea. Above a mirror have “meet the person responsible for” and then list the things they are responsible for that people frequently like to blame on others!

Kids can find these forms in an envelope on my office door. I go over how to fill them out when I introduce myself in the classrooms at the beginning of the year. I make sure they know what I...