School Counselor Blog

Spring Break is just around the corner. A few years ago I created these Digital Spring Break Tips for Students to give them some reminders to make the most of their time and fully enjoy their Spring Break. I updated these tips for 2025 so that there is a new Instagram version and a presentation size you can share on closed circuit TVs. To share these tips with students you can schedule send emails , share on your school's learning management system, or send out the tips in a newsletter. If you have access to closed-circut TVs I also made a version that you can share on those!  Check out the images below for Canva template links you can edit to meet your needs. Spring Into Break: Digital Spring Break Tips (Square Instagram Template Link) Spring into Break: Digital Spring Break Tips (Instagram 1040x1440 Template Link) Spring into Break: Digital Spring Break Tips (TV/Presentation Template Link) You can view all 4 designs for the TV/Presentation size below. SPRING BREAK TV Tips...

Testing season can be a stressful time for students and adults! Last year our PBIS Team came up with an idea to help students decompress after our state testing days by hosting activity sessions we called "De-stress After the Test." Although we hosted this event for PSSA testing, our state standardized testing, you could host an event like this after any testing session or window... midterms, finals, and more! In this post I will share how we hosted De-Stress After the Test and provide you with all of the materials I made to promote it at my school. Stress-Free Activities For De-stress After the Test we recruited PBIS team members to host different activity sessions. We hosted: Cards and Board Games E-Sports Music, Coloring, and Bracelet Making Therapy Dogs Dance Party It was so fun to host these events for students. My personal favorite was the PSSA Dance Party hosted by one of our teachers. She did a dance workout and it was super fun!  There are so many activities that cou...

Bringing all the happy daisy vibes to my school counseling office! 🌼✨  Two years ago I got the idea from Mrs. Fairchild on Instagram  to add daisy decals in my School Counseling Office. I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. Adding the daisies brought a cheerful and welcoming vibe to my School Counseling Office. To add the daisies to my School Counseling Office, I purchased one pack of daisy decals . I added the  daisy decals  to my office door. After adding them to my door, I had some  daisy decals  left over so I added them to the side of my desk.  I love how these little flowers brighten up my space.  Recently I saw that Owala had a special edition water bottle with a daisy design. Now I have the perfect water bottle to match my office! 😍  Below I linked the daisy decals , the daisy Owala water bottle , and other items in my School Counseling Office from the photos above. JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactiva...

I presented a National School Counseling Week Idea Sharing Session for my local school counselor association. I explained why we celebrate National School Counseling Week and provided some practical tips and ideas of how to:  🎉 celebrate  🎓 educate &  📣 advocate!  I am sharing this presentation with you to spread some ideas and inspiration from other school counselors including:  ✨ Tara Kirschman from Montana - @mtschoolcounselor  ✨ Dr. Danielle Duarte and her team from Hatching Results - @hatchingresults   ✨ Hannah Kembel from Kansas - @counselorkemble   ✨ Mal Jacobs from Kansas - @maljacobs  ✨ Sarah Nanman from Illinois - @miss_sarah_counselorlife   You can view my NSCW presentation here: http://bit.ly/drsnscwshare , or below. The images with yellow arrows are clickable links. 😉 I hope this presentation gives you some inspiration for #NSCW25! NSCW Idea Sharing  by Danielle Schultz, PhD In addition to educating about N...

One of the many hats I currently wear is Vice President of the Allegheny County School Counselors Association. In this role, I plan all of the professional development events for the 2024-25 school year. This consists of three all day professional development sessions.  To add an interactive element to our ACSCA Winter Meeting and to promote National School Counseling Week, I got the idea to create a photo wall and selfie station. I have created photo stations at my school for other events like Open House and Start with Hello Week. I thought creating a National School Counseling Week themed Photo Wall and Selfie Station would be a fun way to engage participants and spread the word about National School Counseling Week!   To make the National School Counseling Week Photo Wall and Selfie Station I used the following: Photo Wall Backdrop (I have used this many times and it holds up so well! I love how colorful it is and I honestly can't believe it's under $15!) Astrobrights...

I am excited to share that an article I wrote,  Tools for Self-Care ,  is featured in the January/February 2025 issue of ASCA School Counselor Magazine ! This issue highlights the importance of school counselor and student mental health. In   Tools for Self-Care , I provide practical ways to promote, model, and encourage self-care to  students, educators,  and graduate students! ASCA Members can read the article online here:  Tools for Self-Care . You can also find Tools for Self-Care  in the January/February 2025 issue of ASCA School Counselor Magazine starting on page 30. Below are links to initiatives I mentioned in the article. 12 Days of Self-Care Check out this  12 Days of Self-Care  post for information about how I facilitated 12 Days of Self-Care at my school. This was an event leading up to winter break, but you could use the activity ideas and "self-care selfies" other times during the school year to promote, model, and encoura...