For the new School Counselor. Learn what new school counselors should know prior to walking through those double doors on their way to their first day on the job. The new school counselor's resource, School-Counselor.org.
As part of our SEL curriculum through Second Step, students learn about the S.T.E.P. method for solving their everyday problems. The last 7...
I know many of you wonderful school counselors are on Pinterest. How do I know this? I follow lots of you and you follow me. One of my ...
Explore essential counseling theories and approaches with William & Mary's guide. Understand client care dynamics to enhance therapeutic outcomes.
The preschool teachers guide to a getting to know yourself worksheet printable is designed to help young children explore their personal identity and develop self-awareness.
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Use this Free (very small) Feelings Thesaurus Poster to help students identify their feelings. A fun alternative to an Emotions Wheel. Shall we call it an Emotions Grid? Can also come in handy for ELA writing assignments, too!Available in 3 different color styles and black & white version. ...
What do I want to talk about? An exercise to enable children to think about what they wish to discuss with an adult or the person who is helping them.
Genograms can be an amazing asset for school counselors to use in the school setting. See four ways to structure school counseling genograms.
Color in all the things that you did this past week, then talk about it!
I've been having a hard time lately with some of the older kids I see. They don't see the point or the importance of what we are working on. I have been very frustrated, and our sessions have been less than productive. In desperation, I turned to Pinterest, and came across some UNO activities. I figured - what could it hurt? We aren't getting anything done anyway! Well, it was no less than MAGICAL!!! My most difficult student didn't want to come see me, but I asked him to give me just 10 min. We played the game, and he was happy about it. I started to pick up the cards, and he grabbed the UNO cards and starting dealing out the cards. We ended working for 30 minutes with smiles all around. Below is the activity I did today. Click on the picture for activity details. After the session, my mind was buzzing. Although the student did well, and shared, he didn't really listen to my comments. So I came up with this idea. This student needs to work on writing, so I made a handout so that he has to write down the other participant's comments. Click on the picture for activity details. There is just something about UNO that everyone loves. Here is another great idea showing how to use UNO cards in a session. Click on the picture for activity details. Thank you Pinterest for such great ideas and breaking my therapy block with my older students. I look forward to coming up with some more ideas. I'll let you know how it goes.
We spend most of our lives deciding who gets in and who stays out of our inner sanctum, but sometimes that decision is made for us. How does it make us feel when this happens? That was the topic at…
Resources for policymakers, practitioners and communities working to mitigate the impact of adverse childhood experiences, and help every child have a healthy start in life.
How do you define which task to start with and which one to put aside? The eisenhower box gives you a very easy trick to define the way to treat your various tasks. Via Dr. Susan Bainbridge
(Updated 2/13/24) 75+ free mental health worksheets, handouts, and forms for mental health professionals or self-help.
I stumbled upon a great resource, Career Activities Book, published by the Texas Workforce Commission. There are a variety of activities to help students understand the concept of self-knowledge, the development of a basic understanding of interests, likes and dislikes and how to interact with others. The various activities are also designed to raise awareness of the relationship between work and learning, the awareness of how work relates to the needs and functions of society and the interrelationship of life roles. The elementary grades are a good time to introduce the importance of personal responsibility and good work habits and the benefits of educational achievement. In fourth and fifth grade we completed 2 self-inventories to learn about the "Work Environment" that would be a good fit for us and our current "Work Habits." Then we used the information from these 2 inventories to create our first resume. I showed students a copy of mine and how it "brags" about all of my accomplishments. Here are some student examples:
I’ve always been an anxious person and I tend to be a bit mean when I talk to myself. With this poster, I wanted to share one of the ways I developed to be kinder to myself and become my own best friend. […]
This DBT house worksheet is created to be easy to use for counselors and clients!
Do you sometimes find yourself struggling with distorted thinking patterns? If so, this Distorted Thinking Worksheet could be just what you need. Designed as a helpful tool for individuals looking to better understand their thoughts and improve their mental well-being, this worksheet provides a structured way to identify and challenge distorted thinking patterns. Whether you struggle with negative self-talk, jumping to conclusions, or overgeneralizing, this worksheet will help you pinpoint the areas where your thinking may be unhelpful and guide you in developing healthier thought patterns.
Working with kids and young adults who are oppositional can be challenging. Being oppositional might mean refusing to do work, breaking rules, and engaging in other challenging behaviors. The truth is, many kids can be oppositional from time to time, so many of these strategies work with all learner
Next time your mind jumps to a conclusion that inevitably sends in you in a spiral toward depression or anxiety, check to see where your head was at the time of that interpretation.
