As a high school counselor, you come into contact with students who have a wide range of skills. That’s a very good thing, but it can also make your job harder. Where do you direct all of this talent and potential? That’s the question. The answer may reside in sometimes obscure career paths. In this Read More
Calling all school counselors, social workers, and mental health professionals! You support others every day. This workshop is designed to support you. Join us June 17-18 for a two day event focused on helping mental health providers strengthen self regulation, reflect on their practice, and build skills for trauma responsive care. Connect with a community Read More
The Exploring Anxiety Discussion Questions worksheet educates students about anxiety and encourages group discussion on triggers, reactions, and coping skills. This is a nice tool you might want to use with students that are having anxiety issues. Here is a link: https://www.psychpoint.com/worksheets/documents/exploring-anxiety-discussion-questions.pdf
There are some great Facebook HS Counselor Groups/Communities that have daily discussions and posts about topics of interest. Here is a good list with links: High School Counselor Connection Private · 15K members · 3 posts a day School Counselors Connect 🌟🎓🗣️ Public · 17K members · 10+ posts a day School for School Counselors Read More
Spring, despite the inescapable beauty and rebirth all around us, can be a hard time in public education. I’ve got some seniors that I have struggled to get through to and their graduation remains in doubt. I’m planting seeds, I hope, some of which may take years to sprout. The job requires an enormous amount Read More
Thanks to all the Counselors that took the LINK for Counselors Spring issue readership survey conducted by Paramount Research. The results really help us tailor content to topics you would like to see in future issues. They also help our advertisers get valuable feedback and reinforce their investment in LINK for Counselors (which is why Read More
Here are some nice worksheets that can be used by your students on topics of mental health that are offered free by My Group Guide.
Do your students want to start at a job with a $50K minimum salary? How about the ability to work remotely? To help younger workers, FlexJobs shared 10 entry-level, remote-friendly jobs in demand with competitive pay. The below list was created based on an analysis of 60,000 companies in its database and includes active* job Read More
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Here is a cool emotional awareness exercise that you might find helpful for your students. You can use it if you have students that struggle identifying or discussing their emotions. PDF & instructions are here: https://www.mygroupguide.com/emotionsgame/
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