Martha Bowman, who is a School Counselor, put together an impressive list of tools that students can use to determine which careers might be of most interest to them. Most of these are free, but note there is a cost associated with a few of these resources. Here is her list: The Work Interest Quiz Read More
NACAC’s annual College Openings Update: Options for Qualified Students (formerly the Space Availability Survey) is a voluntary listing of NACAC member postsecondary institutions that are still accepting applications from prospective freshman and/or transfer students for the upcoming fall term. Now in its 30th year, the College Openings Update is designed as a tool for counselors, parents and others assisting students who Read More
Some students have their hearts set on a specific out-of-state college and don’t want to go anywhere else. This actually happened to me when my son visited and was accepted to several great Texas schools but had his heart set on an out-of-state school, Louisiana State University. Luckily we were able to offset the higher Read More
Are your students going to be taking the SAT soon? Are your students worried about vocabulary on the SAT writing test? Many students think big words will lead to a big score, but that isn’t true. Using words that make a student uncomfortable can lead to miscommunication. If your child wants to impress SAT readers, Read More
A High School Senior class in Memphis, Tennessee at Whitehaven High School collected more than $80 million in scholarship offers this year. They had 40 students that received scholarship offers of more than $1 million dollars. How did they do it? Labeled as the “Million Dollar Tigers” for their success, Whitehaven students have taken to Read More
I recently came across a website (MastersinCounseling.org) that had a selection of great websites for Counselors. They had sections for Grief and Anxiety Counseling, Art & Music Therapy, Addiction Counseling, Christian Counseling, Relationship Counseling, General and School and Children’s Counseling. i checked out the sites they summarized in the School Counseling section and these are Read More
Most school counselors understand Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) – or use it without knowing the name or acronym. However, there may be some new ways you can put it to use, even in the college admissions process or handling the student stress that goes along with it. You can understand a lot about SFBT Read More
OnlineCounselingPrograms.com has developed a comprehensive “School Counselor ToolKit” which has some very good information that I think will prove beneficial to Counselors. The content was developed entirely by school counselors looking to help those trying to start or advance their careers in the field. Areas of the School Counselor ToolKit include: Professional Development: Sections include, Read More
Many of your students probably can’t settle on a career path, and several who have chosen a direction perhaps have based it on misinformation or a whim. Probably several haven’t even thought about it yet. But maybe you can help. Some experts believe high school juniors and seniors just aren’t prepared to make a decision Read More
Are your students stressed about which major they will declare once they go to college? Here is a link to a series of 12 TED talks that can guide your students down a path of inspiration and passion in fields from mathematics to space archaeology. The art of choosing: Sheena Lyengar studies how we make Read More
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