Dr. Hudson's Counseling Corner

🌟✨ Dive into "Enchanted Garden of Confidence: A Journey to Positivity"! 🌈🌷 Designed for all ages (7-99), this guided meditation invites you on an uplifting journey. Discover your inner strength, face challenges with a smile, and light up your day with solutions and joy. 🚀🌿🎧 Relax and let nature's harmony and gentle guidance lead you through a path of self-discovery and empowerment. Perfect for kickstarting your day or a midday positivity boost, immerse yourself in a world where every moment is an opportunity for growth and happiness. 💖🌈✨🌺 Highlights of this journey:A tranquil garden of confidence 🌳💫Positive outlook on life's challenges 🌈🛡️Joy and enthusiasm for the day ahead 🎈❤️👫👭 Everyone's welcome to join this adventure. This enchanted garden lies within you, always ready to inspire peace and empowerment. 🌟🌍⚠️ Zen'n'ish® Reminder: If this meditation stirs overwhelming emotions, please seek professional mental health care. Your well-being is paramount. 🛑❤️🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell for more mindful meditations. Share with loved ones and spread the confidence and positivity. 🌟📢Thanks for visiting our Enchanted Garden. Let's bloom together! 🌱✨ #Meditation #Confidence #Positivity #Mindfulness #MentalWellness #SelfCare #Empowerment

Feeling the weight of the day, Counselor? 🍃 Take a moment to pause and breathe with us. We invite you to a 10-minute escape into serenity through our body scan meditation. 🧘‍♂️ Let go of stress, quiet your thoughts, and find a refreshing inner calm. Press play, and together, let's step into a peaceful retreat. 🌼

Dive into an exhilarating episode as we sit down with the dynamic Dr. Jerrod Brown, a renowned professor, researcher, trainer, and consultant, for a riveting conversation on alexithymia. With a unique twist, we explore this fascinating topic through the lens of School Counseling, shedding light on its nuances and impacts in an educational setting. Dr. Brown's insights are not only enlightening but also filled with practical wisdom that promises to captivate and educate. Don't miss out on this engaging dialogue that's bound to leave you inspired and informed. Tune in now and be part of this enlightening journey!

In our inaugural episode, dive into the world of Liam, a gifted student whose brilliance is dimming under the weight of monotony. As he drifts into disengagement, we challenge you, the guardians of potential, to reignite Liam's passion for learning. With your wisdom, can you craft a path that not only keeps Liam's intellect challenged but also ensures his emotional and social growth? Pause, ponder, and post your strategies before discovering our Best Practice solution. Let's turn the tide for Liam, together!

Music is great for mental wellness! A quirky, fun playlist for a lazy Saturday morning!  Perfect if you want to sip some coffee,  tap your toes and tidy up the place... or NOT! Enjoy!Music selection:ES

Ms. Romana Mathews has an excellent conversation about Social Emotional Learning: what it means to her, how it looks in her classroom, and her tips for implementation.  Some great gems were dropped in this talk.  Listen now!Music: ES: Indie Electro 1- Cospe

We just had an outstanding inaugural Worldwide Student Support Services (SSS) Summit!  We had the incredible opportunity to work face to face with colleagues and other leaders to discuss our current status and where we are heading.  I must say, I think the future looks bright and positive! Our District leader, Dr. Jason Ter Horst, was able to attend and be an integral part of the summit.  Listen in as he gives us his insight and takeaways from the summit from the School Counseling perspective.Music: ES_Last Waves of Summer - Dexter & The Disciples

What a great discussion with Mr. Russ Steponic: ISS Mathematics 6-12, EU West District about the DCAS and how it can effectively be used by School Counselors to assist in placing each student in the most optimal math course for their growth and success.  This was very informative and definitely provided actionable next steps!  Take a listen!

There are times when we are faced with the challenge of assisting a family in crisis.  In this episode, I talk about our role and things we can do to assist a family when they are dealing with family crisis.  S.U.G.A.R: We can get through this!

This is an excellent awareness and "FYI" talk with Dr. LaToya Geter, a Human Services Practitioner and Phenomenologist, about the ins and outs of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD).  Take a listen and she gives us a great overview of this fairly new diagnosis.  This is Part 1 of a 2-Part talk; so, make sure you also catch Part 2!TW: Some discussion of abuse and neglect

This is an excellent awareness and "FYI" talk with Dr. LaToya Geter, a Human Services Practitioner and Phenomenologist about the ins and outs of Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD).  Take a listen and she gives us a great overview of this fairly new diagnosis.  This is Part 2 of a 2-Part talk; so, make sure you also catch Part 1!TW: Some discussion of abuse and neglect

Ms. Taekisha Vaughan is the CTE ISS for DoDEA Europe West District.  Listen as she refreshes or memories and updates us on the pertinent and latest  ins and outs of CTE for our district.  Great talk and information from Ms. Vaughn!Music: Epidemic Sound/Artist: Jobii/Title: Brunch

This is a great discussion with Dr. Emily Goodman-Scott, associate professor and school counseling coordinator at Old Dominion University, about the power of combining the efforts of a Comprehensive School Counseling program with PBIS/MTSS and how it can be the key to unlocking the door to better understanding, collaboration and greater success for our students.  Music: Epidemic Sound: Just Another Side of the Coin, Almost Here

Dr. Shane Miramontez, the Instructional Systems Specialist for Autism for the district, talks to us about important take aways to know when working with students with autism.  Great talk!  Take a listen!

I had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Mario Jackson about the empowerment of Thought Work. He is a Higher Education Consultant who is the CEO of Jackson Educational Consulting Group, LLC and his area of expertise is teaching  higher education institutions how to integrate the concept of Thought Work into their faculty and staff development initiatives.  In this discussion, Dr. Mario talks with us about how to apply Thought Work to working with our students in our capacity of School Counselors.For more information on Thought Work, check out these resources:100% Awesome Podcast by  April Price Episode 20: 6 Things You Might Not Know about Thought Work-https://open.spotify.com/show/5nrTL1wW1Gd7JaBmdAoICJ?si=_X1_fbomRxuhtjkC-YYwag Dr. Mario's blog- www.officehoursdrmario.com 

Dr. Shane Miramontez, our district's Instructional Systems Specialist for autism, talks to us about the awesome program called C.I.P. (College Internship Program). This is a wonderful program that helps to prepare our students with autism for post secondary life and higher education. This is definitely a must hear for our secondary team!

This is an informative talk with Mr. Ellington about Kinship Care: What it is and the importance of being mindful and proactive when families are dealing with this dynamic.Mr. Robert Ellington is a Success Coach with HALOS; a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting and empowering Kinship Care families in Charleston, South Carolina.Take a listen as Mr. Ellington and I discuss this too often missed dynamic of a family and why it is so important that we are aware of it and have plans in place to assist our families. Great discussion!

This is a wonderful chat with Ms. Laura Ross, the 2020 ASCA National School Counselor of the Year! Ms. Ross is a School Counselor at Five Forks Middle School in Georgia; which is an ASCA RAMP school!Ms. Ross shares her journey to becoming a School Counselor and gives great insight into what makes an excellent comprehensive School Counseling program, the importance of data, the importance of involving stakeholders, and how assessment fits into our School Counseling Programs.It was a delight speaking with Ms. Ross! I know that you will enjoy listening to her views and insight as much as I did!Thank you and congratulations, again, Ms. Ross!HAPPY SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK!!!

The wonderful Dr. Ann Saffi-Biasetti is back with us to tackle the subject of Eating Disorders among adolescents.  Dr. Saffi-Biasetti is a somatic psychotherapist, yoga therapist, and the author of Befriending Your Body: A Self-Compassionate Approach to Freeing Yourself from Disordered Eating. She has a private practice in Saratoga Springs, New York.Dr. Saffi-Biasetti discusses pertinent information about eating disorders, common misconceptions and what School Counselors, School Psychologists and school personnel can do to be proactive and reactive when dealing with eating disorders and adolescents.  

Ms. Jessica Reddout is the Behavior Interventionist and PBIS Facilitator for Whittemore Park Middle School in Conway, South Carolina. Ms. Reddout gives excellent, first-hand knowledge about the implementation and execution of the PBIS program from a "boots on the ground" perspective.  She talks about the challenges and successes with implementing the program.  She names super resources and gives expert advice on how to make PBIS work in a school.  Take a listen as she explains how, under the direction of principal Mrs. Quintina Livingston, Whittemore Park Middle School is making great, positive gains with PBIS!