The mission of the Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC) is to promote professional growth, access, advocacy, and outreach to help all students realize their post-secondary education goals. In support of their mission, they have introduced a new membership model, Free Access Membership. All public high school and community based organization college access counselors and staff are invited to join SACAC at no Read More

Here is a great TED Talk about Stress. Many Counselors (as you know) and students are stressed particularly with the challenges from operating through COVID-19 and the recent Omnicron surge. Stress. It makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new Read More

UCLA Extension is offering a free course to all Counselors – “Implicit Bias in College Counseling”. The webinar will allow participants to identify and interrupt biases in their role as college counseling professionals. About the Course – Implicit bias affects how we interact with the world, take in information, and make decisions. Our biases inform Read More

With the ease of finding things on the internet students have an easy way to copy others information/papers when having to write a paper for a class. There are some great tools available (both free and paid) you can use to check if you detect possible plagiarism. Here are those tools: Free Tools Paid Tools Read More

The College Board has some great resources from Counselors. You just have to know where to find them. Have no fear though we are here to point you in the right direction. Here are links to some of their best free resources for Counselors: Sample PSAT 8/9 Score Report Explains the sections of the paper Read More

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The American School Counselors Association puts out some great videos for Counselors. Here are some of their best with direct links: Suicide Risk Assessments Pose Legal Risk to School Counselors Rude, Mean or Bullying Counseling Kids in Crisis The School Counselor’s Role in Social/Economic Development Infusing a Caring Climate Into Your School Schoolwide Bully Prevention Read More

The Spring 2020 issue of LINK for Counselors will be published in February 2022. We have some great articles lined up for you. Here is a quick summary: How To Create a College Counseling Program at Your School – By Nina Berler – Founder of unCommon Apps ELL and College – The need for Counselors Read More

NACAC has combined the Guiding the Way to Higher Education: Step-by-Step to College Workshops for Students curricula with resources from the Families, Counselors and Communities Together (FCCT) manual to create the Step by Step: College Awareness and Planning for Families, Counselors and Communities. Revised in 2017, the curricula—presented in four sections, for elementary school students Read More

The Texas Education Agency has published a list of questions by grade that students should ask their Counselor. These might be thought provoking for your students and prod them to ask questions of you that they should be asking: For students finishing 9th grade:   • I need to learn more about college and career options. Read More