School Counseling Simplified Podcast Rachel Davis

We’ve all heard about how important it is for educators to practice self-care, especially in the past few years. But oftentimes when we hear “self-care” we think of it as indulgent or selfish. What we as school counselors really need is true, radical self-care that will help us prevent burnout. Brittany Blackwell is joining me today to share some incredible insight on the importance of practicing radical self-care.
 
 
 
 
 
Brittany Blackwell, M.Ed. is an award-winning special educator, podcast host of "The Resilient Teacher Podcast", and teacher resilience strategist from South Carolina with over ten years of experience working with elementary and middle school classrooms.  Brittany is no stranger to teacher burnout and has a passion for empowering teachers and educational leaders to prioritize their mental health and develop individualized sustainable resilience & recovery plans to reduce stress, prevent burnout, and create the life you’ve been dreaming about! 
 
 
 
 
 
Brittany's digital approach to self-care and resilience through digital planning, vision planning, and sustainable strategies has reached the homes of thousands of educators across the world.  Also known as "MsPrincessTeach" on Tiktok, Brittany's social media following grew through her fast-paced, lighthearted tutorials and humorous real life experiences.  Brittany helps teachers create their own Individualized Resilience Plan by providing sustainable strategies, personalized coaching, mindset shifting, and digital resources to reduce stress, automate the mundane tasks of teaching, and prevent overall teacher burnout.  Her approach gives support so that educators can maximize fulfillment and effectiveness in their personal and professional lives.
 
 
 
 
If you’ve experienced burnout or overwhelmed, you are absolutely not alone but there are things you can do to help take care of your wellbeing and mental health. In this episode, Brittany is sharing what the stress cycle is and how to complete it, why we should automate our systems, and the importance of setting boundaries in both your personal and work life. You’ll walk away from this episode feeling validated and encouraged plus have some great tips to help you practice radical self-care!
 
 
 

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Show Notes: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast-episodes/radical-self-care
 
 
 
 
 
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Resources Mentioned:
 
 
 
 
Join the IMPACT Membership: https://www.stressfreeschoolcounseling.com/impact 
 
 
 
 
Grab your FREE Vision Guide: https://www.teachingmindbodyandsoul.com/vision 
 
 
 
 
 
Enroll in the Stress-Free School Counseling Course: https://www.stressfreeschoolcounseling.com/enroll
 
 
 
 
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Connect with Rachel:
 
 
Shop: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Bright-Futures-Counseling
 
 
Blog: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/
 
 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightfuturescounseling/
 
 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2473191466030095
 
 
If you are enjoying School Counseling Simplified please follow and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/school-counseling-simplified-podcast/id1534494971

Is it really possible to meet with EVERY student in your school? We know it’s important to check in with students to see how they are doing but how could you possibly sit down and talk with every single student? Our guest today, Dr. Heidi MacDonald is a school psychologist who uses “minute meetings” to talk to every student in her school and is sharing how you can implement this in your school as well!
 
 
 
 
 
Dr. Heidi MacDonald is in her 25th year of being a school psychologist. She resides in Connecticut but was born and raised in Pennsylvania.  She is a proud graduate of Penn State University's School Psychology Program.  She is married to a school psychologist and they have one daughter, who is a Junior at Penn State.  Heidi loves her job! She enjoys supervising interns from and teaching in the School Psychology Program at the University of Hartford.  In her spare time, Heidi loves working out, thrift shopping, crafting, and batching everything that she can in order to make life more efficient.  She and her family have 4 cats and 1 guinea pig, Marcel, who goes to school with her.
 
 
 
 
 
We want to make sure that no student falls through cracks and that every student is getting the services they need. Getting the student’s perspective and input on how things are going not only gives us valuable data but also gives us insight into how we can best support our students. In this episode, Heidi is sharing about her role as a school psychologist, how she implements minute meetings, and what the benefits of implementing these meetings are.
 
 
 

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Show Notes: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast-episodes/minute-meetings
 
 
 
 
 
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Resources Mentioned:
 
 
 
 
Join the IMPACT Membership: https://www.stressfreeschoolcounseling.com/impact 
 
 
 
 
Check out Heidi's Website: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Sr8SQs4KrLD-Lw1R7_kqImCGEhr_zpF-mEfChr6uHhQ/edit#slide=id.g8a30f011fe_0_0 
 
 
 
 
 
Enroll in the Stress-Free School Counseling Course: https://www.stressfreeschoolcounseling.com/enroll
 
 
 
 
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Connect with Rachel:
 
 
Shop: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Bright-Futures-Counseling
 
 
Blog: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/
 
 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightfuturescounseling/
 
 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2473191466030095
 
 
If you are enjoying School Counseling Simplified please follow and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/school-counseling-simplified-podcast/id1534494971

You know I absolutely LOVE using data as a school counselor! But why is having a data driven school counseling program so important? Well, first it allows us to see if what we are doing is actually working and helps us tweak things when needed. Second, it’s an amazing way to advocate for our role as school counselors.
 
 
 
 
 
And I know it’s early in the school year and you might be wondering why I’m talking about data already but it’s so important to start using and tracking data right from the start! Plus, there are great ways to use data from the previous year to help your students as soon as possible.
 
 
 
 
So, this week, I want to focus on how to plan data driven small groups to make the biggest impact on your kiddos! In this episode, I am sharing the 3 types of data we should use in our programs and how we can use data to determine who is in our groups, document the interventions, and measure progress.
 
 
 

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Show Notes: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast-episodes/data-driven-small-groups
 
 
 
 
 
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Resources Mentioned:
 
 
 
 
Join the IMPACT Membership: https://www.stressfreeschoolcounseling.com/impact 
 
 
 
 
 
School Counseling Referral Form: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/School-Counseling-Referral-Form-2759148 
 
 
 
 
 
School Counseling Data Collection Spreadsheets: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/School-Counseling-Data-Collection-Spreadsheets-Caseload-and-Counseling-Log-7485732 
 
 
 
 
 
School Counseling Self-Assessments Super Bundle with Digital Data Tracking Forms: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/School-Counseling-Self-Assessments-Super-Bundle-with-Digital-Data-Tracking-Forms-7615254 
 
 
 
 
Data Collection Behavior Surveys: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Data-Collection-Behavior-Surveys-School-Counseling-Data-Tracking-Forms-5221301 
 
 
 
 
 
Enroll in the Stress-Free School Counseling Course: https://www.stressfreeschoolcounseling.com/enroll
 
 
 
 
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Connect with Rachel:
 
 
Shop: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Bright-Futures-Counseling
 
 
Blog: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/
 
 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightfuturescounseling/
 
 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2473191466030095
 
 
If you are enjoying School Counseling Simplified please follow and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/school-counseling-simplified-podcast/id1534494971

Do you feel overwhelmed when it comes to teaching class lessons? You are not alone! One of the things I hear most often is that school counselors want to feel more prepared and competent when it comes to teaching class lessons. I want to help you to love teaching class lessons so I am sharing how I became obsessed with teaching class lessons!
 
 
 
 
 
You may not have any classroom teaching experience before teaching class counseling lessons and that is totally okay! There are some things you can do to make your class lessons amazing, effective, and stress-free! In this episode, I am diving into some of the most common concerns I hear from counselors about class lessons. I am sharing my favorite ways to feel more prepared going into class lessons, how to stop last minute planning, why data is key to recognizing the impact you are making, and how to get teachers on board.
 
 
 

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Show Notes: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast-episodes/shift-your-mindset-with-class-lessons
 
 
 
 
 
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Resources Mentioned:
 
 
 
 
Sign up for the FREE Masterclass: 3 Mistakes Counselors Make in the Classroom and What to do Instead: https://www.stressfreeschoolcounseling.com/mistakes 
 
 
 
 
 
Episode 100: How to Teach When You're Not a Teacher!: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast-episodes/teach-when-not-a-teacher 
 
 
 
 
 
Episode 98: How to Teach Counseling Lessons When You Have a Huge Caseload: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast-episodes/lessons-with-huge-caseload  
 
 
 
 
 
Grab Your FREE Class Lesson Cheat Sheet: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/class-lesson-cheat-sheet 
 
 
 
 
 
Enroll in the Stress-Free School Counseling Course: https://www.stressfreeschoolcounseling.com/enroll
 
 
 
 
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Connect with Rachel:
 
 
Shop: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Bright-Futures-Counseling
 
 
Blog: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/
 
 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightfuturescounseling/
 
 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2473191466030095
 
 
If you are enjoying School Counseling Simplified please follow and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/school-counseling-simplified-podcast/id1534494971

I made a lot of mistakes when I first began as a school counselor. But, everyone makes mistakes and mistakes are amazing learning opportunities. Obviously, if mistakes can be avoided, we’d all prefer to avoid them, right? So to help you avoid the same mistakes I made, I am sharing four mistakes I made when teaching classroom lessons and what I learned from them.
 
 
 
 
 
It’s easy to share all the amazing things we do as school counselors but getting vulnerable and sharing our mistakes can be a bit more challenging but, I know how important it is to share what I’ve learned to help make your job as a school counselor stress-free! In this episode, I am sharing what happened when I stretched myself too thin, what I’ve learned about classroom management, and how I stopped scrambling to plan lessons.
 
 
 

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Show Notes: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast-episodes/mistakes-with-class-lessons
 
 
 
 
 
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Resources Mentioned:
 
 
 
 
Sign up for the FREE Masterclass: 3 Mistakes Counselors Make in the Classroom and What to do Instead: https://www.stressfreeschoolcounseling.com/mistakes 
 
 
 
 
 
Episode 100: How to Teach When You're Not a Teacher!: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast-episodes/teach-when-not-a-teacher 
 
 
 
 
 
Episode 98: How to Teach Counseling Lessons When You Have a Huge Caseload: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast-episodes/lessons-with-huge-caseload  
 
 
 
 
 
Grab Your FREE Class Lesson Cheat Sheet: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/class-lesson-cheat-sheet 
 
 
 
 
 
Enroll in the Stress-Free School Counseling Course: https://www.stressfreeschoolcounseling.com/enroll
 
 
 
 
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Connect with Rachel:
 
 
Shop: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Bright-Futures-Counseling
 
 
Blog: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/
 
 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightfuturescounseling/
 
 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2473191466030095
 
 
If you are enjoying School Counseling Simplified please follow and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/school-counseling-simplified-podcast/id1534494971

How can you easily gather data during class lessons? We know how important it is to collect data during our small group and individual sessions, but it is also important that we gather data from our class lessons as well. The good news is, collecting data from a whole class doesn’t need to be time consuming or complicated!
 
 
 
 
 
An easy way to collect data from your class lessons is by using a ticket out the door. Whether you are teaching young students or older students, a ticket out the door helps you gather data to determine if you need to modify your lesson or provide additional resources on the subject you covered. In this episode, I am sharing the pros and cons of using a ticket out the door, examples of this type of data collection, and how you can use the data you collect.
 
 
 

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Show Notes: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/podcast-episodes/ticket-out-the-door
 
 
 
 
 
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Resources Mentioned:
 
 
 
 
Sign up for the FREE Masterclass: 3 Mistakes Counselors Make in the Classroom and What to do Instead: https://www.stressfreeschoolcounseling.com/mistakes 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Enroll in the Stress-Free School Counseling Course: https://www.stressfreeschoolcounseling.com/enroll
 
 
 
 
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Connect with Rachel:
 
 
Shop: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Bright-Futures-Counseling
 
 
Blog: https://brightfutures-counseling.com/
 
 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightfuturescounseling/
 
 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2473191466030095
 
 
If you are enjoying School Counseling Simplified please follow and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/school-counseling-simplified-podcast/id1534494971