Counselor Accents

Tanya Kirschman shares parts of her ASCA presentation, which was full of "rubber meets the road" ideas for lessons and ways to keep your students engaged during classroom guidance lessons.  This is a perfect episode as we start to think about going back to school!   Make sure you download her amazing PDF she created for our listeners!

Kevin Honeycutt's passion for students is contagious!  In this episode he shares parts of his personal story of growing up in poverty and experiencing trauma and how he uses it to connect with students.  Share this episode with your faculty and friends as parts of this episode will make you re-examine the way we have been doing things.  We promise you will be inspired and dare we say, ready to go back to school after listening?   To order his book or book him for your school click here.

Listen as we speak with Megan Marcus and Kelley Munger from FuelEd about: how educators can heal student trauma through relationships, and the need for educators to first do their own healing how equipping educators with relationship-skills can make school counselors jobs easier and better how the best student SEL is actually educator SEL FuelEd is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to grow emotionally intelligent educators who build relationship-driven schools. The organization envisions a world where educator training and support is reimagined to prioritize  educators' emotional intelligence, emotional health, and interpersonal skills. FuelEd was founded based on Megan Marcus' experience serving as a lead researcher for the book, The Social Neuroscience of Education by Dr. Louis Cozolino which highlights the science behind how relationships drive learning, social and emotional development, and  can even heal trauma. Over the course of the last decade, we have synthesized research from developmental psychology, counseling psychology, and social neuroscience  research into practical, interactive, and experiential training and counseling for thousands of educators. To bring FuelEd to your school or district contact info@fueledschool.org, or to access free resources like webinars and blogs, visit www.fueledschools.org.how educators can heal student trauma through relationships, and the need for educators to first do their own healing how equipping educators with relationship-skills can make school counselors jobs easier and better how the best student SEL is actually educator SEL

Joy Winchester is a leader in the world of Conscious Discipline.  Her story-telling ability will keep you captivated as you listen to her ideas and techniques for dealing with those tough behaviors we've all encountered!  Listen as she explains what conscious discipline is, how to implement it, and what changes you can expect.  It is a game changer for your teachers, your parents, community, and especially your students! Find out more about conscious discipline here.

School counselors frequently ask what they can do for side jobs.  Maybe it's to earn extra income, maybe it's to fill up summer months with extra activities, or maybe it's just to monetize a hobby.  Dr. Russ Sabella co-authored a book, School Counseling Side Hustle, where he lists possible ways that school counselors and other educators can earn extra income.  In this podcast he shares some of his ideas and gives his best tips on how to get started. Visit Russ Sabella's website Purchase School Counseling Side Hustle Purchase Solution Focused School Counseling: The Missing Manual

Liz Huntley has an amazing story of resilience through relationships with caring educators.  Find out how she went from a little girl in the midst of trauma to a successful lawyer and champion of educators.  Her story will definitely inspire you to seek out those students with a "story behind their eyes."   Visit Liz Huntley's website Links to purchase Liz's book Info about the Hope Institute

Carol Miller has done so much for the school counseling profession!  She creates amazing lessons, small groups, planners, and other tools. She is also a leader in her state of New York.  In this interview she shares some of her best interview and resume tips, as well as just general school counseling chat.  We are even bigger fans of Carol Miller now than before we interviewed her, and we didn't even know that was possible! Contact Carol: carol@counselingessentials.org Join Carol's elementary Facebook group Join Carol's middle school Facebook group Join Carol's high school Facebook group

You will want to have pen and paper handy AND you'll want to listen to this episode multiple times!  Karen Gross, a former university president and Obama Policy advisor (among so many other titles), shares her conclusions to questions we should be asking as we are closing schools and preparing for the upcoming school year.  She challenges us with many thoughts such as, "Have we asked enough questions about mental health and the well-being of students, parents, and faculty?" This episode is full of practical rubber meets the road ideas that you can use to fill your school counseling toolbox!

This is the first episode of our "Everyone Has a Story" segment.  And oh my goodness, Quan has a story!  We believe that as you listen to Quan's story you will be thinking of students you have known over the years who have had similar experiences.  Quan's story will shed some light on a fact we all know: social and emotional experiences that happen outside of school still affect our students at school.  Share this with anyone you know who works with students.  Click here for more info from Quan.

Whether you're an MTSS veteran or a beginner, we can guarantee you'll learn something new after listening to this podcast episode.  We are joined by the authors of the book, Making MTSS Work.  This episode feels more like a party!  Hear the story of how these four former school counselors came together and discovered the need and a plan for implementing MTSS in schools. They believe in the power of MTSS to change educational systems and support school counseling programs.  After listening to this episode, you will too! Website: https://www.schoolcounselors4mtss.com/ FB: School Counselors for MTSS Instagram: schcouns4mtss Twitter: SchCouns4MTSS

Olivia Carter, the ASCA 2021 School Counselor of the Year (and our new best friend), tells us ALL about how she became a school counselor, her personal life, and how she advocated for the school counseling profession, led her school, and transformed school counseling in her community.  You will be SO inspired after listening to this episode!

Alert: this is one of those episodes you'll want to share with EVERYONE!  David Adams is the CEO of Urban Assembly, co-founder of SEL Day, and most importantly, the husband of a school counselor!  In this episode he explains social emotional learning, why it's everyone's responsibility, and he gives great ideas for educators who want to participate in SEL Day on March 26. To participate in SEL Day, start here! Don't forget to use #SELDay in all of your social media posts.  Tag us, too!  @counseloraccents

In this episode we're talking about school counseling with a principal.  And not just ANY principal!  We're talking with Karensa Wing, The National Principal of the Year!  Prepare to be amazed at her knowledge of ASCA, SEL, and so many other facets of the job of a school counselor.  We are certain that by the end of this episode you will feel like you're best friends with the National Principal of the Year, too! Items Mentioned in This Podcast Here is a link to the book, Onward, that Ms. Wing talked about in this episode.  This is an affiliate link, so if you purchase we make like $0.0005.  If enough of you purchase the book, we will earn a nickel!   Relational Aggression Small Group Test Taking Strategies Lesson- Bee Theme Test Taking Strategies Lesson- Shark Theme

You're going to want to listen to this episode multiple times- several times for sheer entertainment value, and then multiple times to take notes.  Brent Cosby has a gift when it comes to story-telling and practical counseling application.  Brent gives us ideas on how to use everyday items and illustrations to reach students.  You are going to want to contact him immediately to have him come talk to your students and your staff.   

ESPN reporter, Lauren Sisler, shares her personal story of how substance abuse by other family members affected her.  This is an issue that is impacting so many of our students.  Prepare to be amazed as she describes what happened, and how she is giving a purpose to her pain.   Visit Lauren's website to see all of the exciting things she has going on, or to book her to speak to your students or faculty.

Megan Neforos, a school counselor for the Fairfax County, Virginia Public School District, is a trained Restorative Justice counselor.  In this episode she answers all of our questions about Restorative Justice Circles.  She explains what they are and how they work.  Megan is in a school system that mirrors what many of our listeners deal with daily.  Megan has stories of students from gangs, sex-trafficking, drug use, poverty, and homelessness.  She shares how Restorative Justice Circles help her reach and close gaps with her students. You can find her on social media here: The_mrs_neforos (Instagram) @TheMrsNeforos (Twitter)

Can you believe it has been one full year of the Counselor Accents Podcast?!  In this episode we share some of our favorite conversations, interviews, and moments that made us laugh.  What a year it has been.  Thank you all so much for listening and becoming part of our family.

This is one of those interviews that ALL educators should listen to.  Hans Appel, author of Award Winning Culture, and co-host of the Award Winning Culture Podcast, shares steps that helped transform his school to become an award winning and nationally recognized middle school.  Hans is definitely a school counselor at heart.  He has worked in the Richland School District for the past 19 years.  He's passionate about school culture, servant leadership, and kindness.  That's exactly what he shares with us in this episode!  Share this with your school staff! Hans Appel is an educator, speaker, and writer deeply committed to inspiring the whole child.  He’s the author of, Award Winning Culture: Building School-Wide Intentionality and Action Through Character, Excellence, and Community.  Additionally, he’s the Director of Culture for the Teach Better Team, Co-host of the Award Winning Culture podcast, and the Co-Creator of Award Winning Culture. Website: http://www.awardwinningculture.com/#/ Award Winning Culture Book Links: at: Amazon OR Barnes & Noble Hans offer keynotes, breakout sessions, half-day, full day and 2 day professional development.  Topics include: Creating an Award Winning Culture, Supporting PBIS through Servant Leadership, Infusing SEL into Project Based Learning, Amplifying Student Voice, and Student-Led Podcasting. To bring Hans to your next school, district, or conference event explore his availability at: teachbetter.com/speakersnetwork The Award Winning Culture Academy offers an ever-growing collection of courses to support educators’ quest to create joyful learning experiences for each student.  Join Hans for a VIP pass to cutting edge theory and practice delivered in an on-demand style approach to professional development at: awardwinningculture.teachable.com Connect on Twitter/Instagram: @HansNAppel Facebook: Award-Winning-Culture You Tube: Award Winning Culture Email: awardwinningculture@gmail.com

It is so easy to see (or Hear) why Laura Ross was chosen as the ASCA National School Counselor of the Year. In this interview she tells us all about the School Counselor of the Year process, plus the issues that are close to her heart such as comprehensive school counseling, school counselors as leaders, anti-bias/anti-racist equity work, and how she advocates for these issues. After this interview you will feel like you have a new best friend.  We sure do! Twitter & Instagram: @LRossSchCnslr Blog: www.theconnectingcounselor.com Email: lauraruthross@gmail.com

It's almost the biggest week in school counseling!  In this episode we interviewed Angie Hickman, the director of research and marketing for ASCA.  She gives us all the inside tips about how they came up with the theme, All In for All Students.  Listen to our tips and ideas on how to have a great week, whether you're celebrating in person or virtually.  Let us be the first to tell you: Happy National School Counseling Week!  And just in case no one has told you lately, you are AMAZING.  School counselors are heroes.  We're honored to have you listen. Make sure you download our free 11 page guide to advocating your heart out during National School Counseling Week! Check out our post about National School Counseling Week.  We give you our best tips and ideas! Click here to listen to last year's National School Counseling Week episode.  It should bring a few laughs! Download our free posters here! Click here to visit ASCA's website: schoolcounselor.org for info, links and downloads. Also, be sure to tag #NSCW21 in all of your National School Counseling Week posts!