by Jeff Ream | Mar 26, 2018 | Featured, school counselor, technology, tips
…oom model – you are likely doing it wrong (my opinion here). We are school counselors for ALL students (both the emergent and non-emergent cases). In the past post – I mention the great book by Dr. Trish Hatch called The Use of Data in School Counseling that has a perfect example of this scenario. We are called to be the General Practitioner in our offices, but most school counselors I know are putting on casts, stitching up wounds and stabilizing…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 29, 2017 | Featured, #scchat, donate, donation, School Counselor Community Scholarship, support, thanks
…enver on July 8-11, 2017 will have over 3,000 excited and energized school counselors in attendance. If just 1 out of 3 school counselors skipped just 1 Starbucks order and donated that cost (about $5) to SC|CS – that would raise over $5,000 . That is enough to fund 13.5 full scholarships for the 2018 ASCA Conference in LA. I’m going caffeine-free for a cause! Join me for the Coffee Challenge at #ASCA17! #scchat Share on X This year during ASCA 20…
by Jeff Ream | Mar 5, 2017 | Featured, Bits & Bytes
…ent that walks through the doors or every crying child (whaaaaat?). School counselors have a very specific purpose at schools, but even we – the school counselor – often ignore this. You are a highly educated, highly experienced student support system all wrapped up into one person, but you are really just that one person. This means you do not have infinite time or energy. That is okay. But that’s the way I have always run my programs… I am sorry…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 26, 2017
…Through this blog – I also raise funds and provide scholarships for school counselors around the US to attend high-quality professional development each summer through the School Counselor Community Scholarship. I am also a life long learner. In addition to my Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and Master of Science in Educational Counseling degrees – I have earned specialist certificates in School Counselor Leadership and College Admissions Coun…
by Jeff Ream | Dec 27, 2016 | Featured, look back, year in review
…m Jeff, Jaclyn and Joel Ream #1: 3 Habits of Efficient (Yet Caring) School Counselors One of my tops because I feel this is a vital, but often forgotten, aspect of being a school counselor (or any professional really). Hope you enjoy this flashback. #2: Putting The You In YouTube: Taking It To The Next Level Using YouTube in my school counseling practice has become one of my favorites. I feel like it ebbs and flows because I find new ways I can ut…
by Jeff Ream | Nov 7, 2015 | Building A Better Blog Series, Featured, school counselor
…weekly scholarship posting (only the new ones!) that you post to a school counselor blog as they come in. All of this can be done by following the instructions in this write up. Getting started: Open a MailChimp Account I hope you watched the Marketing Monday video on MailChimp from a few years back to get oriented as to what MailChimp is. I am not going to go through the ins and outs of setting up or using MailChimp in this post – as it would be…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 17, 2015 | Featured, Presentation, tips
…ust stand in front of the mirror (or say out loud): [Tweet “”I am a school counselor. I am an expert in my field. I am going to act like it” #scchat”] Think about what you just said. You have a Master’s degree – making you in the top 10% of all educated Americans. Most likely you have less than 10 school counselors at your site – making you specifically an expert in what you come to talk about. What other professional can come and speak with the b…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 22, 2015 | Counseling Tech, Featured, free, tips, tools
…riting up a great article that can be found in the most recent ASCA School Counselor Magazine for getting me to sit down and write this post that has been stewing for a bit of time. Be sure to check out their blogs: SCOPE and School Counselor Space. I find great joy in taking back bits of time to put towards student contacts One of the best things about technology, other than the fact that it constantly is changing and growing, is how it can help…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 1, 2015 | #scchat, ASCA15, Featured, Presentation, Save The Date, scholarship
…Paul and Stephanie Smith, will be honored to speak on the topic of School Counselor Presentations and classroom guidance skills. We hope you will add our session to your list of great breakouts and we can help you take your presentations from blah to blazing! Need some help getting to ASCA 2015? Don’t forget that the School Counselor Community Scholarship 2015 is running until Feb. 14th. Apply now and selected recipients will receive up to $350 t…
by Jeff Ream | Jan 15, 2015 | #scchat, Branding, counseling, Featured, Marketing, school counselor, self-care
…ou. Mine is mainly filled with cards and notes. It helps validate you as a counselor and bring you from Debbie Downer to the Professional School Counselor you are. Re-think. What could have caused a lack of turnout? My first revelation, the massive football game, I told you about above. However, I figured there has to be more than that since not everyone likes football – someone should have come. To address this – I formulated a plan. First step w…
