Latest Schoolcounselor Podcast Episodes
203. Lean Into Change and Embrace Equity with Jocelynn Hubbard
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - July 02, 2024 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsIn this episode, Jocelyn Hubbard shares strategies for creating equitable learning spaces for students. Jocelyn discusses the importance of defining equity, getting to know students beyond surface-level information, and co-creating learning experiences with students. Jocelynn Hubbard helps tea...
202. A Schoolwide Approach to SEL with Lindsey Jannaman
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - June 25, 2024 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsIn this episode I welcome Lindsay Jannaman, Director of SEL Content at Quaver Ed, discussing strategies for embedding social-emotional learning school-wide with the support of teachers, parents, and administrators. Lindsey has 12 years of experience as a school counselor and teaching vocal/gen...
201. Using Play Therapy in School Counseling with Patti Sutherland
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - June 18, 2024 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsIn today's episode, I chat with Patti Sutherland and discuss the benefits of incorporating play therapy in school counseling programs, emphasizing its accessibility and effectiveness in addressing trauma and loss in children. Patti has a Masters in Social Work and has been a social worker for ...
200. Executive Functioning Strategies for School Counselors with Sarah Lovell
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - June 11, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsIn today's episode I am chatting with Executive Function and ADHD coach Sarah Lovell about practical strategies school counselors can use to improve their own executive functioning skills and help students. Sarah Lovell (she/her) is an executive function & ADHD coach for ambitious professiona...
199. Supporting Students in a Crisis with Joyce Harduvel
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - June 04, 2024 09:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsIn Today's episode I am welcoming back Joyce Harduvel, (who will also be at this year's IMPACT Summer Summit), to give her insight on supporting students in Crisis. Joyce is a licensed clinical social worker and a certified school social work specialist. After seven years in the field of schoo...
198. Rock the interview with this advice!
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - May 28, 2024 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsIn this episode, I'm covering all things counselor interviews. Remember when you were interviewing for counseling positions or maybe you're interviewing right now? I know that it was an emotional roller coaster preparing, interviewing and dealing with rejection. It took me quite a few interv...
197. Supporting Parents Using an SEL Summer Toolkit
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - May 21, 2024 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsIn today's episode, I am sharing all my strategies to help school counselors to tie up loose ends at the end of the school year and support students' mental health over the summer months. Some Highlights: Implementing Termination strategies for school counseling groups Creating an End-of-...
196. Interview Dos and Don'ts with Lauren Tingle
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - May 14, 2024 09:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsIn Today's episode I chat with Lauren Tingle. We are diving into all things school counselor interviews. The do's don'ts, interview preparation and our experiences, we will be sharing advice and tips for common scenarios we have seen! Lauren is a former high school counselor turned content...
195. A day in the life of school counselor and author Malisa Hepner
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - May 07, 2024 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsIn today's episode I chat with Malisa Hepner, an elementary school counselor and published children's book author. She discusses her background and strategies for building relationships with students and staff. She also shares tips for wrapping up the school year. Here are some things we cove...
194. Approaching Anxiety with a Collaborative and Trauma-Informed Lens with Courtney Bennett
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - April 30, 2024 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsIn today's episode we discuss anxiety strategies for school counselors with expert Courtney Bennett. Courtney is a passionate school counselor and mom of three. She loves to learn, so you will most often find her with a book in hand. She has spent the last several years studying about anxiety,...
193. Exploring expressive arts therapy and the importance of tier one interventions with Casey O'Brien Martin
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - April 23, 2024 09:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsOn today's episode, we explored a variety of strategies for managing student anxiety with special guest Casey O’Brien Martin. Casey shared her wealth of experience working as both an art therapist and school counselor. Casey O’Brien Martin is a Mom of two boys and a mini schnuazer named Hurley...
192. Using Mindfulness As An Anxiety AND Executive Functioning Strategy
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - April 16, 2024 09:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsIn this episode of School Counseling Simplified, your host, Rachel, shares powerful mindfulness strategies for managing student anxiety and executive functioning. Here are some highlights: Mindfulness activates the prefrontal cortex and cingulate cortex, areas of the brain linked to atten...
191. Setting Boundaries, Therapy Dogs, and More Ways to Beat Anxiety with Laura Filtness
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - April 09, 2024 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsIn today's episode, I chat with Laura Filtness about anxiety strategies. Laura talks through the importance of setting professional boundaries and using therapy dogs in counseling programs. We discuss practical applications for managing anxiety in students and school counselors, including mindfu...
190. CBT Anxiety Strategies with Jessica Leinen
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - April 02, 2024 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsAnxiety remains our focus this week as we have gotten such an overwhleming response and need to continue to cover this topic. Today, Jessica, from Counseling Adventures, joins the conversation to share valuable insights and practical strategies for addressing anxiety among students. Drawing f...
189: Anxiety Roundup: How to Support Anxious Students with Ashley Bartley
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - March 26, 2024 08:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsSeparation anxiety has always impacted kids but it seems to be much more prevalent in the past few years since the pandemic. We see it in students crying as they are exiting their cars in the morning, refusing to come to school, and feeling sick in the nurse’s office. We all want to help these s...
188: Anxiety Deep Dive with School Psych Sophia (Everything From CBT to Selective Mutism!)
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - March 19, 2024 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsAnxiety does not just impact older students and adults. There are many elementary students who struggle with anxiety as well! As a school counselor, it can be challenging to determine the root of that anxiety and figure out what strategies may be beneficial for your student. I know we all want t...
187: 3 Grounding Strategies to Help Anxious Students
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - March 12, 2024 09:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsI think all of us can agree that kids are more anxious now than ever. And as school counselors, trying to find effective tools and strategies to figure out why our students are so anxious and help our students calm down can be challenging. So how can we help these students? I c...
186: Easy and Effective Anxiety Strategies with Mallory Zolinas
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - March 05, 2024 09:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsStudents of all ages can suffer from anxiety or feel anxious about certain situations. Teaching them effective coping strategies for managing their anxiety is so empowering for them and can help them feel more calm in stressful situations. I always love to hear tips and strategies from other sch...
185: Assessing Counseling Lessons...Simplified!
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - February 27, 2024 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsWe are wrapping up our series on school counselor competencies with my favorite topics: assessing and data! Showcasing assessments and data is such an incredible way to advocate for your role and show your program’s progress to stakeholders. In addition to it being an amazing way to advocate for...
184: Planning Counseling Lessons...Simplified!
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - February 20, 2024 09:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsHave you looked at the ASCA school counselor competencies and been totally overwhelmed? This whole month, I am focusing on simplifying these standards and making them easy to understand and easy to implement. We’ve previously covered direct and indirect student services and now it’s time for one...
183: Direct Student Services 101
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - February 13, 2024 09:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsDirect student services may not sound super interesting but this is the good stuff! It’s the things we all enjoy doing and the reasons we became school counselors. Direct student services are when we are working with students in one on one settings, small groups, and class lessons. We all know t...
182: Indirect Student Services 101
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - February 06, 2024 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsWhat are indirect student services? We all know there is so much that goes into school counseling besides just the class lessons, small groups, and individual sessions. There is so much that goes on behind the scenes. These indirect student services are so important to making the biggest impact ...
181: Document Services and Cross Off To-Dos
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - January 30, 2024 09:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsIf you’re like me, you’re always looking for new ways to increase your productivity. As busy school counselors, we need to save every minute we can by finding more efficient ways to do things that work for our personalities and busy schedules. As we wrap up our productivity series, I want to sha...
180: Increase Productivity with Batching!
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - January 23, 2024 09:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsWe are all about productivity this month because I love helping school counselors make the most of their time to make the biggest impact they can! We talked last week about using a time audit to figure out where you are spending your time and how to cut out things that you don’t need to be doing...
179: How to Perform a School Counseling Time Audit
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - January 16, 2024 09:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsIt’s January, the start of a new year and what better way to kick off your year than with a time audit! You know I love time audits because they are so incredibly helpful for making the most of your time and helping you make the biggest impact you can. I know, you might be thinking that adding a...
178: A Day in the Life of a School Counselor with Sheyenne Hernandez
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - January 09, 2024 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsI absolutely love hearing from other school counselors and getting an inside look at what their role looks like. Every counselor’s position is unique based on so many different factors - their background, their caseload size, if there are other counselors on their team, etc. That’s why I am so e...
177: New Year, New Counseling Goals!
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - January 02, 2024 09:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsHappy New Year! We made it to 2024 and I am so excited to kick off a new year with you and see what 2024 holds for us! I always love to kick off the year with some new goals, selecting a word of the year, and a fresh start and I thought it would be perfect to share that with you! ...
176: Best of School Counseling Simplified in 2023
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - December 26, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsI hope you are enjoying your much needed and well deserved break! We are wrapping up 2023 with a look back at some of the best episodes from School Counseling Simplified this year to help you easily find what you may want to go back and listen to. This year has been so fun and I am so grateful f...
175: How Collecting Calendar Data Can Actually Advocate for Your Role with Lauren Tingle
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - December 19, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsAre you currently using a calendar to keep track of what students you are seeing, what you are seeing them for, and what tasks you are spending your time on? Let me tell you, if you are not, hearing from our guest, Lauren Tingle, is going to make you realize how helpful collecting data using a c...
174: How to Help Students Learn Coping Skills with Janine Halloran
School Counseling Simplified Podcast - December 12, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsHave you seen some of your kiddos really struggling with stress, worry, or other challenging emotions? Teaching these students some helpful coping skills they can do at school when these emotions come up can be a game changer for them! But how can we as school counselors help them and what types...