295. 3 School Counseling Game Changers

About this episode

Rachel Davis shares three practical strategies that can transform school counseling programs.

Welcome back to another episode of School Counseling Simplified. Today I am sharing three school counseling game changers. These are practical, actionable strategies that I have seen truly transform school counseling programs. They are simple, bite sized, and easy to implement right away to make your day to day feel more manageable. My goal is to give you one game changer for each tier of your counseling program so you can start making improvements across the board. Tier 1 Class Lessons One of the biggest game changers for Tier 1 is having a streamlined scheduling system for class lessons. In many schools, scheduling falls entirely on the counselor, which can quickly become overwhelming. Creating a clear sign up system removes that burden and makes the process much more efficient. You can use either Google Sheets or Calendly to set this up. With Google Sheets , start by looking at your own calendar and identifying when you are available to teach lessons. Be sure to block off time for planning, meetings, and lunch, and avoid scheduling during times that do not work well for you. List your available time slots in the sheet and share it with teachers. Teachers can then select a…

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Davis

Topics covered

• school counseling
• strategies
• class lessons
• scheduling
• program improvement

Keywords

• school counseling
• game changers
• scheduling system
• class lessons
• efficiency

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