Middle School Counseling

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) has been found to promote academic success and increase students' commitment to school. Generally, there are five key components that make up social emotional learning. These competencies include self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and decision making. Today, I'd like to focus on ways to help students develop self-awareness. Self-awareness includes one's ability to recognize emotions, have an accurate self-perception…

I would love, love, love to be a student in my sweet friend Alisha's @missingtoothgrins1 class!😍😍 She does the cutest stuff, and it is always so meaningful!!! This Circle of Control anchor chart she uses in her classroom is at the to

Are you a new middle school counselor? A school counseling student thinking about what level might be best for you? Or maybe you're a seasoned vet beginning to feel a little burnt out? Read on for the top 5 reasons to fall in love with middle school counseling!

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) has been found to promote academic success and increase students' commitment to school. Generally, there are...

Whether your district calls it PBIS, RTI-B, or MTSS-B, chances are, you are providing your students with levels of support. This is a good thing! That said,

This is friendship activity for middle school and upper elementary counseling and relationship building. Students learn the difference between true friends and toxic friendships. There is a reading and scenarios for students to determine if the friendships are true or toxic.

One of my biggest strengths (and weaknesses) is that I'm outspoken. There's not much in the realm of school counseling that I don't have a strong opinion

Picture this...you’re 11-years-old and have been happy as a clam at your elementary school for as long as you can remember. But, your small, safe world is

What middle schoolers learn, how they behave, and how they interact with others can carry on into adulthood—whether positive or negative.

Planning is a Key to Success Collect Information about the Student WAY Before Your First Counseling Session Before ever meeting your new counseling student, there are several steps that you must take. A good therapist or counselor is highly prepared and has all of the needed information. Collecting information from both the student’s teacher(s) and […]