SC|CS Scholarship

…scholarship, I never would’ve have gone. I knew I didn’t have the money for ASCA, it was too far away, and I just wouldn’t have pushed myself to go. I had no idea how significant and meaningful it would be. To have that common bond with counselors all across America, to know we all share the same goals, was so impactful. I wish everyone that is a school counselor could experience it. And now I’m hooked! I want to go back every year!!! On to find…

The Ultimate School Counseling Hack: ChatGPT For School Counselors

The Ultimate School Counseling Hack: ChatGPT For School Counselors

…ight tinges of the “will it replace us” feelings, but we humans and school counselors have a big piece that AI can never truly replicate – and that is empathy. So as school counselors are the empathy masters – we should be pretty safe. So what do you think? Have you tried ChatGPT yet (for fun or for professional reasons)? Did you get back what you expected or did it not work so well? Did you have any other use examples that you can share with your…

Donation Confirmation

…past and upcoming recipients of a SC|CS award and the young people around the country – thank you for your donation! Please see your receipt below. This will also be emailed to you for your records. As another thank you – feel free to use this 20% off coupon code to shop at The School Counselor Shop. Visit www.schoolcounselorshop.com/ and add coupon code: GIVE2SCCS at checkout to take 20% off your order as a thank you gift for your donation to th…

Etsy Digital File and SVG License Agreement

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Using Canva in your School Counseling Program

Using Canva in your School Counseling Program

…o my work at school – I use Canva for graphics for my blog, for The School Counselor Shop and for my other gig as the tech chair at The California Association of School Counselors. Almost all of the on-screen graphics at our 1500 person conference was also created with Canva. So it is very versatile. I encourage you to give it a shot and see what it can do for you. Feel free to give it a go with the free trial and be sure to check out the educatio…

A Letter To Myself – What I Wish I Knew On Day One

A Letter To Myself – What I Wish I Knew On Day One

…reconnect with both uber experienced veteran school counselors and school counselors just starting their journey into the profession. I still feel like a baby-faced newbie, but finishing year five – I feel like I have learned a LOT in that time. I decided I wanted to write a letter to myself that I wish I could have read on day 1 of the job. Check it out below and I hope you think about writing a letter to your future or past self. What I Wish I…

The Way I Work: Jeff Ream – The Counseling Geek

The Way I Work: Jeff Ream – The Counseling Geek

…ay not know much about me. I work full time as the (currently) only school counselor in Tahoe City, CA at North Tahoe High School. I say currently because we just posted openings for 3 school counselors in our district (YAYY!) and one to work with me at my site so I will get some help next year! Very exciting. I have been at my school for 5 years and really enjoy working with our population of students and my colleagues.   Locale: Tahoe City, CA H…