Happy holidays! It is time for me to post the updated list of top 10 posts on my blog. Surprisingly, this is the first year that there are no new topics on the list. Apparently, many of you are still dealing with some of the same issues year after year. Hopefully, if you are a new visitor to my blog, you can find something helpful to use in your school counseling office. As always, feel free to reach out to me if you have suggestions or need assistance.
For the second year in a row, I have received a lot of positive comments from school counselors. In fact, many school counselors find this technique to be very helpful when working with students who have a difficult time opening up in a traditional office setting. This post outlines my steps for speaking to students outside of the office and I even include a free poster for your office.
To be honest, I wrote this post after having a bad day. In fact the week before I wrote this post, I experienced some pretty unsettling interactions with a colleague and I was feeling well, ticked. In this post, I describe why some students do not like their school counselor and how other school counselors can identify signs of counselor burnout. I received some "amens" from school counselors who realized they had a colleague in this phase of burnout.
For the third year in a row, this post continues to resonate with many school counselors and has been featured on other school counseling blogs. I cannot reiterate enough how important self care is in our field and how many of us continue to fail to take care of our mental or physical health. Hopefully, you will find a tip or two that will be helpful to you in this post.
For six years in a row, this post has consistently made the top ten list on my blog. If you find a website or resource to add, feel free to message me!
Not my idea, but I was happy to share it with other school counselors who work with students who self harm. What I think is appealing about this post is that it gives instructions on how to create your own kit.
I am not sure why I wrote this post, but it came to me one day as I decided to leave my job as a brick and mortar counselor to go into the virtual world. This post encompasses some of the things that I wanted to do before I left my job along with a list of ideas for school counselors. Did I do all of these, well, of course not, but many school counselors liked my ideas.
Last year this post was #5 and moved into the #4 slot. This post gives ideas of how to incorporate coloring in your school counseling practice. In this post, I give information about the benefits of coloring, ideas of how to institute the idea in your office, and I include free resources. Again, many school counselors really like this idea.
Like me, many of you agree that you do not know what to do when a student comes to your office and exposes that he/she is self injuring. This post describes self injury and some tips for school counselors.
So, I have been donating plasma regularly since I retired. Being in close proximity with others while waiting in line, I suddenly realized that hygiene is a big issue for adults as well as kids. Again, many of you found this post helpful and I am glad it has made a positive impact, but someone needs to work on these adults too (geez).
For four years now, this post has been my most popular blog post to date and I cannot blame school counselors for loving it. Forms are still my favorite things to collect and I am always trying to share with my audience. In fact, I have a few other posts that have different resources and forms that you may want to check out as well.
Here is to 2020 and a great New Year!!
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