Eliminating Colorism through SEL: Black Boys want to Learn too!

Labels are for clothing, not people! The presentation Eliminating Colorism encourages positive interactions with black males in a school setting. Colorism is defined as discrimination within one group or race, and can negatively impact academics, behavior, and a child’s, development, particularly among black males. Schools incorporating Social Emotional Learning (SEL) as a best practice can help bridge the gap with our Black male population

Unveiling the mask:Sexual Trauma\u27s Impact on Academic Achievement, Behavior, and Self-Identity

Sexual trauma is an unfortunate but a common and often masked experience for many students in America. While sexual trauma in itself is not a mental health disorder, it can become a risk factor for many academic and mental health problems. Trauma-informed schools can play an important role in helping students deal with the aftercare of a traumatic experience

School Counselors and Administrators Agree: Time and Testing are Barriers

School leaders continuously state their concerns about rising mental health issues in schools. This study looks at the perceptions of the roles of school counselors as mental health professionals in schools from the perspectives of school counselors and principals. The purpose of this study is to explore how administrators and school counselors describe the role of school counselors, and the perceived barriers to school counselors spending the recommended 80 percent of their time in the delivery of services to students. This study uses deductive qualitative content analysis to review written responses from the 518 participants who identified as either a licensed or certified school counselor or a school administrator. The results show that school administrators and school counselors have very different perceptions of school counselors as mental health professionals; however, they agree that time and testing are barriers to providing direct services to students. RésuméLes dirigeants d’écoles expriment sans cesse leurs préoccupations envers l’augmentation des problèmes de santé mentale dans les écoles. Cette étude examine comment les directeurs et les conseillers en orientation perçoivent les rôles de ces derniers entant que professionnels de santé mentale dans les écoles. Le but de cette étude est d’explorer comment les administrateurs et les conseillers en orientation décrivent le rôle de ces derniers et les obstacles qui les empêcheraient de consacrer 80 pour cent de leur temps (tel que recommandé) à servir les élèves. Cette étude utilise une analyse de contenu qualitative et déductive pour examiner les réponses écrites des 518 participants qui se sont identifiés comme étant soit un conseiller en orientation certifié, soit un administrateur scolaire. Les résultats montrent que les administrateurs et les conseillers en orientation ont des perceptions très différentes de ces derniers en tant que professionnels de santé mentale; cependant, ils conviennent tous que le manque de temps et les tests posent un défi à la capacité des conseillers à servir les élèves directement. Keywords / Mots clés : school counselors, administrators, roles and responsibilities, barriers / conseillers en orientation, administrateurs, rôles et responsabilités, obstacle

School Counseling Site Supervision: Training Recommendations to Benefit School Counselor Interns and Site Supervisors

The importance of supervision is supported in the research literature. Site supervision in school counseling does not require formal training. The absence of formal training has potential implications for the novice school counselor, the P-12 students they serve, and future school counseling supervisees. The authors compare current training models and explore best practices to improve site supervision for school counseling interns. accreditation, ethics, and current needs in school counseling for the school counselor intern and the site supervisor. Finally, the authors review supervision training and models, accreditation, ethics, and current needs for the school counselor intern and the site supervisor, including a recommendation for a school supervisory endorsement

Eliminating Colorism: What Schools Can Do to Keep Black Students Engaged

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Colorism and COVID: Using SEL to Combat the Invisible Traumas!

A school’s culture and climate are essential to the emotional health of all students–particularly students of color. Schools are in a challenging dichotomy with having to adjust to the new normal that COVID presents while also unmasking the racial barriers that can impact students of color. Many schools seem unsure how to bridge the emotional and academic gap for marginalized students and even more uncertain about how to address students in mental distress due to COVID, which disproportionately impacts minorities. Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) as a framework can help schools combat the trauma associated with both colorism and COVID

Identifying the Impact of Poverty and Helping Students Overcome Barriers

In this presentation we answer the question “How does poverty impact student achievement?” and identify steps school counselors can take to help students living in poverty overcome barriers

Creative Techniques and Strategies for School Counselors Working with Low-Income Students

This presentation focuses on the impact of poverty on student achievement and creative techniques and strategies school counselors can take to help student’s living in poverty to overcome barriers

Unveiling the Mask: Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children & Exploring its impact in Schools

With Georgia becoming a hotspot for human trafficking, school professionals having a better understanding of the trauma that surrounds victims of the commercial sexual exploitation of children and its impact on their academic, behavior, and self-identity is crucial. Schools having awareness of how to identify victims and provide the appropriate resources, crisis interventions, and/or preventive practices are equally important in protecting our youth from sex-trafficking and further sexual trauma

Working with Diverse Populations: Considerations for Special Needs Populations

School counselors should help all students realize their potential and meet or exceed academic standards while considering all aspect of their disability and other special needs (ASCA, 2016). This presentation will review challenges faced by students with disabilities within schools and will provide resources for working with special needs students