School Counseling Simplified Podcast

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44: I've Got a School Counseling Job, Now What?! Jun 22, 2021

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I'm pretty sure every school counselor has a vision of how they want their office to be decorated. Whether it's the organization or decorations, there is nothing quite like the moment you have your first job after graduating. That is why I was pretty surprised when I found out my first office was going to be shared with the school psychologist.

There are pros and cons to having a shared office and luckily I ended up gaining a great friend and partner for multiple projects. Over the years I have also learned some tips and tricks for saving money while meeting the needs of my students. This episode will help you determine what is necessary and what you should avoid when you are preparing for your space in the fall!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Sign up for my new FREE training series, New School Counselor Boot Camp
Join my school counselor membership IMPACT here!
Show Notes: bright-futurescounseling.com/podcast

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43: Counselor Stories: How Scheduling and Organization Tools Can be Game-Changers in Your Counseling Program Jun 15, 2021

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On today's episode we have two special guests that are joining me after they've completed the Stress Free School Counseling course. They share the specific tools that transformed their counseling programs at their schools. If you have been at all curious of what the course entails, this episode will give you all that information!

You'll find that both counselors found the framework of the course to be easy to implement. As you know, I always share tips and strategies that are meant to improve your program with simplicity. Whether it's the templates or the step-by-step guidance, there is truly something for every counselor that will result in more time for student support!

Resources mentioned:

-Doors to Stress Free School Counseling are open for a limited time! To join, head to stressfreeschoolcounseling.com

-Admin letter

-Join my school counselor membership IMPACT here!

-Show Notes: brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast

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42: How This Counselor Quantifies Student Progress to Advocate for Her Role (and You Can Too!) with Rebekah Murphy Jun 08, 2021

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I am SO excited to introduce you to the newest member of Bright Futures, Rebekah Murphy. I'm sure you'll see Rebekah on social media and now that she's a member of the team please say hello! Rebekah has been a school counselor in Kentucky for five years at the elementary level. She has a range of skills and it is easy to see that she is passionate about her career!

Rebekah has taken the Stress Free Counseling course and couldn't be happier about the value of this program. She has learned so much and has personally put the strategies into practice. She has incorporated the many tips and tricks I have talked to you about on this podcast. I'm so excited for you to hear about how she incorporated these tools into her program!

Resources mentioned:

-Sign up for my FREE live masterclass, 3 Secrets to Transform Your Counseling Program, at stressfreeschoolcounseling.com

-Join my school counselor membership IMPACT here!

-Show Notes: brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast

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41: How a Crisis Response Team Protocol Can Transform Your Counseling Program Jun 01, 2021

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One of the many reasons we become school counselors is to be able to provide support to students when they're experiencing a crisis. We are often given the infamous walkie talkie in order to be prepared for those exact situations. It's never long, however, until that crisis intervention begins interfering with the other duties we perform throughout our day.

Can you relate? As you're about to pick up a student for an individual session you end up canceling due to an emergency. I'm here to tell you there can be an equal balance between supporting students in crisis and fulfilling the additional roles needed to serve the school community.

Resources mentioned:

-Sign up for my FREE live masterclass, 3 Secrets to Transform Your Counseling Program, at stressfreeschoolcounseling.com

-5 Strategies for Stress Free Scheduling

-Join my school counselor membership IMPACT here!

-Show Notes: brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast

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If you are enjoying School Counseling Simplified please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!

40: 12 Strategies to Increase Your Impact and Get the Recognition You Deserve! May 25, 2021

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This month I really focused on how to use scheduling, organization, and data collection to reach more students and advocate for your role. To end the month-long series, I'll be sharing twelve strategies to increase your impact and get the recognition you deserve. As always, the simple changes I suggest will increase your efficacy and your time!

I know I've said it before, but there is truly nothing more important than using your time wisely. I mean, how many times have you been pulled away from a lesson due to a crisis or spent way too long figuring out what student to prioritize every week? I've compiled simple ways to prevent these situations from occurring because in the end it's only inhibiting you from focusing on your student growth and relationships. That's why we do what we do, after all!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Stress free counseling toolkit freebie
Join my school counselor membership IMPACT here!
Sign up for my new FREE training series, New School Counselor Boot Camp
Data Collection: Behavior Surveys
Self-Assessment Bundle
Calendly.com
Trello
Todoist
Show Notes: bright-futurescounseling.com/podcast

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39: How You Can Use an EOTY Report to Increase Your Impact and Advocate for Your Role May 18, 2021

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The last two weeks I went over a scheduling tool and an organizational hack to introduce my month-long series on reaching more students and advocating for your role. This week I'll be talking about data collection and really touching upon my end of the year report. This is a great opportunity to reflect on all of the services you've provided!

Let's be honest, it's likely the case that your administration and parents in the community don't have any idea what you do every day. That's why an end of the year report is a great way to show that the meetings, individual sessions, and group sessions have been a valuable asset to your school community. This may not be mandatory, but I promise you won't regret creating this report to communicate your program's effectiveness!

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38: How You Can Use a Counseling Log to Increase Your Impact and Advocate for Your Role May 11, 2021

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Last week we started the month-long series on reaching more students than ever before and advocating for your role. For week two, we are talking about a simple yet effective organizational tool. I started using this just last year and I could pinch myself for not using it sooner. What is it you ask? A counseling log!

This may seem pretty basic, but there are many benefits to using this system that I will share with you today. You will likely find that incorporating this tool will result in more free time for other tasks. From remembering student names to the activities that you did that week, you'll be sure to regret not starting this sooner!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Counseling log freebie
End of year report
Stress free counseling toolkit freebie
Join my school counselor membership IMPACT here!
Sign up for my new FREE training series, New School Counselor Boot Camp
Show Notes: bright-futurescounseling.com/podcast

Connect with Rachel on social media:

If you are enjoying School Counseling Simplified please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!

37: How You Can Batch Communication to Increase Your Impact and Advocate for Your Role May 04, 2021

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Over the next four weeks I'm going to be putting the "simple" into School Counseling Simplified. With the end of the school year approaching, I am not here to add something more to your plate. In fact, some of the strategies I will be referring to you're probably already practicing. It's just a matter of making small changes for big impact!

This week we're specifically talking about how to batch communication to reach more students and advocate for your role. I promise you it will save you time in the long run and increase efficiency. Your time is so important both at home and at school, so I highly recommend you use these actionable steps within your daily routine. You may even find some extra time to tackle that never ending to-do list!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Sign up for my new FREE training series, New School Counselor Boot Camp
Download the Stress-Free Scheduling Toolkit
Join my school counselor membership IMPACT here!

Connect with Rachel on social media:

If you are enjoying School Counseling Simplified please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!

36: How to Facilitate an Individual Counseling Session Apr 27, 2021

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As a wrap up of our month of individual sessions, today's episode is about how to facilitate individual counseling sessions. These sessions used to be intimidating to me compared to group sessions and classroom lessons. That's why I created a plan which has allowed me to love individual sessions.

I'm not sure about you, but I feel much more confident when I am organized and prepared. Let's be honest, there is nothing worse than going into a session without a clear outline for how to address your student's goals. My plan allows for greater efficacy by providing ways to start the session, the activities to incorporate, and how to address student goals. There will be no more scrambling at the beginning of sessions once you listen to this episode!

Join my school counselor membership IMPACT here!

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35: How to Collect Data in Individual Counseling Sessions Apr 20, 2021

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Let me ask you this, do you have time to reinvent the wheel? If you're a school counselor listening to this episode I can almost guarantee you do not! That's why I've created these data collection strategies that can be used across the board.

Last month I talked about collecting data in small group sessions and this episode will provide some overlap with ways to collect data in individual sessions. Whether you're working in a small group or with an individual student, it's important to take valuable data and know what to do with it. These strategies will help you measure student growth and the best part is that I'll be sharing some ideas for getting everyone involved!

>>Join my school counselor membership IMPACT here!

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