Counseling Advisory Team: My Experience in the First Year

Counseling Advisory Team: My Experience in the First Year

…ow flexible they are. Remember – they are here to help you! Step Four: The Meeting My first meeting was very much an introduction. Introducing myself, the other team members since many (even in our very small town/school) did not know each other, and introducing the counseling program. Some of the agenda points we discussed were what is a counseling advisory team, what am I looking to get from them, how they can support the counseling department,…

Beyond ChatGPT: Why School Counselors Should Use Perplexity for Research-Backed Practice

Beyond ChatGPT: Why School Counselors Should Use Perplexity for Research-Backed Practice

…ttempts as a trial or preview). In just a few minutes, actually during our meeting, I was able to find and synthesize several approaches with citations that we were able to use in discussion. Perplexity is able to pull information from academic research, social media (reddit tends to be the one I see referenced most frequently – but for some projects, it is really helpful to get boots on the ground crowdsources answers), the web at large as well a…

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10 Back to School Essentials for School Counselors in 2020

10 Back to School Essentials for School Counselors in 2020

…Gaiter is multiuse, washable and shares positive affirmations with all you meet. If we are going to wear PPE – may as well make it fashionable. Great for school counselors, teachers, administrators, special educators, and school psychs! Available from The School Counselor Shop on Etsy. 3. Coffee will be essential – drink it from this awesome mug I run on coffee no matter if I am at home or in the office. This also has a lid because we all know tha…

Dear David: An Open Letter to The Collegeboard

Dear David: An Open Letter to The Collegeboard

…portation to Saturday exams, help more with supporting locations that will meet your requirements and proctors, help underserved populations more than you do now, and so much more.   David – if it is not clear – I am not your or College Board’s biggest fan. I think there is potential to do good (and you are not all bad) – but boy is it currently heading in the wrong direction. I am sure you won’t read this and if you did – would likely be able to…

Writing Letters Home to Continue Your Counseling Connections

Writing Letters Home to Continue Your Counseling Connections

…want to share it with you. Make a point to write 2-3 letters per day. As I meet with students and parents or review data – I often find things I notice that do not always make it’s way to students. Or I will have met with a student and want to remind them of their goal or focus a few days later. One addition I have made this year is to spend about 10 minutes a day (not always at one time) to write short notes home to students. I try to highlight t…

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About The Counseling Geek

…(like neurobiology — fun right!) and have been a California School Counselor of the Year Finalist in 2015. I hope that you enjoy the blog and I hope that we get a chance to meet in person some day. Until then – keep on geeking out and let me know how I can support you further. Cheers. Jeff  …

Bits & Bytes: Giving Thanks

Bits & Bytes: Giving Thanks

…ven if nobody read it – I am honored that you do. The fact is – I learn just as much from writing these posts and interacting with you as I hope you do from reading. It is fun to get to meet you in real life when the chance is afforded and getting to connect in other ways. Thank you for reading and I look forward to a great 2017….

Top 5 in 2015: The Counseling Geek’s top posts in 2015

Top 5 in 2015: The Counseling Geek’s top posts in 2015

…work of setting up appointments out of my hands and into those who want to meet with me. This video blog will show you some of the features and tools that you can use with the program. Highly suggested! https://www.thecounselinggeek.com/2015/11/school-counselor-appointment-management.html Public Speaking: Tips for School Counselors, Chapter 1 Public speaking (and classroom guidance) is scary for a LOT of people. I view it as a spectrum of fear rat…