You play a crucial role in guiding students through one of the most important phases of their lives. You help them navigate the challenges of adolescence, choose the right academic path, and prepare for life beyond high school. However, being a counselor is no easy task. It requires a combination of compassion, patience, and expertise Read More
It’s a hard time being a high school senior getting ready for college. Student debt levels are at an all-time high, the job market continues to shift in uncertain directions, and universities all across the country are still recovering from the pandemic. As a guidance counselor, your job is to help prepare your seniors for Read More
The wait-list, commonly referred to as “admissions purgatory” is that ugly and uncomfortable grey area – they didn’t like you enough to accept you and they didn’t hate you enough to reject you. Students will need to make a decision and a deposit at a college where they were accepted by May 1. When a Read More
A new scholarship is available for your students. Patrick Nelson is an entrepreneur and CEO of Nelson Partners based in Los Angeles, CA. He wants to help the next generation of entrepreneurs in the United States and would like to give back through the “Patrick Nelson Scholarship for Student Entrepreneurs”. This scholarship is available for Read More
The Tennessee School Counselor Association has compiled a list of great resources for Counselors. Here are links to some of them I liked that might be of interest to you as well: Helping Students After a School Shooting Helping Students in Troubling Times Students are on TikTok Talking About Ukraine—How Teachers Can Answer Their Questions – We Read More
Are you a practicing school counselor running small groups or clubs targeting specific populations (i.e. LGBTQ+, race, refugees, gender, etc.)? If yes, please consider participating in this interview study (40-60 minutes) via Zoom about your experiences implementing or trying to implement affinity groups in educational settings. The first 10 participants will receive a $50 Amazon Read More
Here are the most crucial internet safety tips for students: Report incidents of cyberbullying and block the attacker. Only use trusted websites when shopping online. Secure your accounts with strong passwords and two-factor authentication. Enable smartphone security features, such as biometrics and automatic updates. Back up your data regularly using a cloud service or external Read More
Thanks to all the Counselors that participate in the LINK for Counselors Paramount Research Survey this year. We received some great feedback from our readers. Paramount randomly chose 10 winners from all survey participants. These are this year’s winners who will all be receiving a $10 Amazon gift card by email. Alana Murray – Illinois Read More
There is a new podcast available that is geared specifically for Counselors. Here is what it covers – School counseling is one of the most rewarding professions on the planet, but also one of the most intense and misunderstood. Most school counseling resources continue to focus on ultra-filtered, perfect-world examples of school counseling instead of Read More
The SAT and ACT have long been considered crucial parts of the college application process. But when the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult to safely administer the tests, many colleges adopted test-optional admission policies, waiving their standardized testing requirements. Today – nearly three years since the pandemic struck – many colleges are still test optional. Read More
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