Monday Ideas for School Counselors
Weekly articles for school counselors with ideas on how to resolve typical school situations with students, teachers and parents using the solution focused approach.
The Force Is With You… Just Don’t Leave it at School!
You can take the solution force anywhere, and the more you practice it, the better you get at it. So, why not summer? Here's how... ...more
Solution Focused
May 22, 2023•2 min read
End the School Year by Doing Less!
Save your energy and be energized by the reactions you get when you use the do less skill... ...more
Solution Focused
May 15, 2023•3 min read
In the End. Be at Your Best Every Day
We are all part of a system. Our families, schools, communities, and more are all systems, and when something changes, even on a small scale, we feel it. So, here’s an experiment that invites you to i... ...more
Solution Focused
May 08, 2023•3 min read
In the Middle of Doing Well
There are still tests to give, reports to submit, student projects to finish, and plans for next year to complete. The school year is not done yet, so here's a way to enjoy the countdown... ...more
Solution Focused
May 01, 2023•1 min read
The Beginning of Finishing Well
Keep your core values close, ask yourself this solution-focused question... and finish your school year well. ...more
Solution Focused
April 24, 2023•2 min read
To Praise or Be Amazed: What’s the Difference?
No matter what the dilemma is, every person in front of you is an expert, and your job is to ask questions that uncover the expert. To help your clients bring that expertise into the conversation, try... ...more
Solution Focused
April 17, 2023•1 min read
Solution Focused Documenting: Writing Down What Works
At some point in your school counseling career you may end up in court, and having a solution-focused set of notes reduces any courtroom stress and leaves less room for interrogation. Plus, there are ... ...more
Solution Focused
April 10, 2023•3 min read
From Threat to Strengths: Diminishing the Possibility of School Violence
While we should always be cautious about students that make threats, by bringing out the assets of the student from other times and places, we can create a new discourse that is supportive to using fa... ...more
Solution Focused
April 02, 2023•4 min read
Got Complaining, Students, Teachers, and Parents?
When we find our way in, to cooperate with what people are so passionate about, solutions come easier. We can and still must follow policy, but we enlist the “complainants” in the solution building. ...more
Solution Focused
March 27, 2023•3 min read
Kids’ Skills for Adults! How to end this school year well!
Kids’Skills is a solution focused approach that children can use to develop skills to overcome various concerns. But what if we used it for educators too? ...more
Solution Focused
March 20, 2023•2 min read
The Misunderstood Student: An Experiment in Compliance
If you have ever tried to convince a resistant adolescent to try something new, you know that it will not work. So, the solution focused approach guides us to a whole new approach. The following is a ... ...more
Solution Focused
March 13, 2023•5 min read
Desperate for Solutions? Keep an Eye Out for Exception
Solution building is much more efficient when we watch out for exceptions and use them in our plan to help students. Exceptions are times when behaviors or situations occur less, or not at all. Someti... ...more
Solution Focused
March 06, 2023•4 min read
Want to Solve Problem? Stop Worrying About them.
When a client is dealing with a tough situation, our job is to simply bring out the awesomeness in the client. Here's an example... ...more
Solution Focused
February 24, 2023•4 min read
When You Meet a Challenging Student: Do this!
People are often misrepresented because of the labels or challenges that they take on and live through, thinking that “it’s who I am.” Here's a challenge for you to try this week with a student who ha... ...more
Solution Focused
February 20, 2023•2 min read
Got Disrespectful Student: Tried Everything
If you ever find yourself being disrespected by students, try this for five minutes during the first few moments of a class... ...more
Solution Focused
February 13, 2023•2 min read
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