School Counseling Simplified Podcast

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14. Organize your Work Life to Increase your Impact Dec 08, 2020

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In today's episode, I share how organizing your office and desktop can make your counseling life easier! By freeing up time spent looking for things you can help more students. Increasing your efficiency increases your impact!

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13. 5 Strategies for Stress Free Scheduling Dec 03, 2020

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In today's episode, I share 5 easy to implement strategies to help you free up space in your day so you can increase your impact!

Batch Communication
Schedule in a Planning Period
Have Teachers Sign-Up for Class Lessons
Establish a Crisis Response Team Protocol
Schedule Recurring Sessions with Students

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Calendly: Online Scheduling Tool

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12. How Taking Control of your Schedule can Increase your Impact Dec 01, 2020

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In today's episode, I share how taking control of your schedule can increase your impact! By freeing up time in your schedule you can help more students. My challenge to you: try a time audit and mindset shift to get started.

Download the Stress Free Scheduling Freebie here!

Or you can email me at rachel@brightfutures-counseling.com or send me a dm on Instagram to get the link.

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11. How to Plan Individual Sessions Nov 24, 2020

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For the final tier of school counseling interventions, we deep dive into individual sessions. Today I share with you what to do in each session, which students you should see, and how to stay organized during one-on-one counseling.

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How to Plan Individual Sessions

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10. How to Plan Small Groups Nov 17, 2020

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In today's episode, I share tips on how to plan small groups! I break down how to find students, how to schedule your groups, how long to meet for, and what to do during a group session.

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9. Small Groups at the HS level and Tik Tok with Lauren Nov 10, 2020

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In today's episode, I interview Lauren from Counselor Clique. We chat about what it's like to be a high school counselor and how she connects with students through small groups. We also chat about how school counselors can use Tik Tok and Instagram Reels to help students and connect with other counselors!

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8. Distance Learning Tech Tools with Carla Nov 03, 2020

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Elementary school counselor, Carla, and I chat about how to use tech tools to make distance learning easier at the elementary level.

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7. How to Plan Guidance Lessons Oct 27, 2020

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In today's episode, I share how to plan tier 1 classroom guidance lessons.

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6. The Importance of Advocating for your Role as a School Counselor Oct 20, 2020

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In today's episode, I share how to advocate for your role as the school counselor so you can best serve your students and get the respect you deserve!

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Editable Meet the Counselor Game Show

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5. How to Host Minute Meetings That Make a Difference Oct 13, 2020

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In today's episode, I share how you can use minute meetings to connect with all of your students, not just those frequent flyers! I also share tips for advocating for your position and using Google Forms to collect minute meeting data.

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How to Host Minute Meetings That Make a Difference Blog Post

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