School for School Counselors Podcast

← School for School Counselors Podcast14 sept · 15 min

What to Do When Everyone "Needs" Counseling

What to Do When Everyone "Needs" Counseling14 sept15 min

When a student is struggling, school counselors often hear, “Can you talk to them?” But in determining if a student needs counseling, we tend to skip some very important steps. In this episode, I'm talking about a common jump everyone on campus tends to make (and nobody ever questions)- and why it's such a big deal. You’ll hear why context matters more than the referral itself, how easily schools move from observation to interpretation to prescription, and the one question that can keep...