The Sounding Board

Today we talk to Elementary Counselor Isaac Broadbent. He is a singleton counselor at the elementary level, and he and his school got nationaly recognized for the teach kindness award. We talk to isaac about how he pushed the initiative to his school, and what he learned along the way. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor...

On todays episode, we talk with The Policy Project about how they are providing funding for utah schools to help train their kids, parents, and teachers to prevent child abuse in their communities. Check out https://www.thepolicyproject.org/preventabuse_ for more info utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you li...

Today we sit down with David Parker, 2026 Counselor of the year, and talk about how it is opening a new school, what RAMP is and why we should all strive to be RAMP certified, and much much more! utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps other counselor...

Today, Bethany Marker from USBE joins us on the show to talk about our amazing state school counsleing model, and how we can make changes in our communities, and within the state. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps other counselors to find us! US...

Today on the show we talk to USCA Board Member Briggs Stringham about how we can advocate FOR School counselors and geek out about what we do at USCA when it comes to legislative changes and how we can make a difference to the people making decisions about our profession. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if yo...

Today we talk all about CTE pathways and why they are so amazing for our students and for us! utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps other counselors to find us! USCA members also receive a bi-monthly newsletter to stay up to date on current Utah sch...

We are back baby! On todays epsiode, we talk about some things we can do to anchor ourselves and set the tone for an amazing school year. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps other counselors to find us! USCA members also receive a bi-monthly newsl...

Today Nate goes over the end of the school year and what we need to do before signing off. Thanks for an incredible school year! utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps other counselors to find us! USCA members also receive a bi-monthly newsletter to...

For our last segment with Elise and Jeanna, we talk about some classroom management tips and tricks to finish off the year. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps other counselors to find us! USCA members also receive a bi-monthly newsletter to stay...

Today Nate takes a quick second to talk about prepping ourselves and our kids to finish the year strong utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps other counselors to find us! USCA members also receive a bi-monthly newsletter to stay up to date on curren...

Today Nate, Elise, and Jeanna talk about how our personalities and our classroom environment effect our students. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps other counselors to find us! USCA members also receive a bi-monthly newsletter to stay up to date...

Today on the show, we talk about classroom management and how we might have been using rewards all wrong utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps other counselors to find us! USCA members also receive a bi-monthly newsletter to stay up to date on curre...

Social Emotional Learning has become quite the hot topic in Utah, especially after our latest legislative session. So let's talk about it! utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps other counselors to find us! USCA members also receive a bi-monthly news...

Today on the show, the team talks about how we can help kids and be consistent in order to help them thrive. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps other counselors to find us! USCA members also receive a bi-monthly newsletter to stay up to date on c...

Today we talk about house bill 399 and why USCA opposes it. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps other counselors to find us! USCA members also receive a bi-monthly newsletter to stay up to date on current Utah school counseling news, events, and i...

Today on the show Nate, Elise, and Jeanna talk about how as counselors, especially elementary counselors, we are teachers as well. We talk a lot about how we can use empathy to help our hard kids move in the right direction. This is a good one, especially if you aren't quite sure what direction to go with some of your tough kids. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions an...

Happy New Year! Today we continue our mini series on classroom management with Elise Hansen and Jeana James. Today we talk about how we as counselors can be consistent and dignified mentors for our kids in their crazy world. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our sh...

Today we start a mini series with our favorite elementary counselors Elise Hansen and Jeana James. This series will talk about school climate and classroom management within our elementary schools. This series is great for counselors AND our administrators. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podc...

Today on the show, we talk with the One Service Utah Fellowship about how they connect students with service and career opportunities within their communities! Check them out at https://www.oneutahservice.org/ utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps o...

Today Nate talks about the world of trades with Alan from the Utah Plumber, Heating, and Contractors Association. This such a good conversation about how skill trades are a huge opportunity for graduating seniors. No need to waste money at a university when you can EARN while you learn. If you have students who may be interested in the trades, see their website below http://uphcatradeschool.org/ u...

Today Nate sits down with current USCA President Patty Nielson to talk about how middle school counseling is a hidden gem we should talk more about and about our upcoming conference you should all go register for on our website listed below! utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate...

Today on the show, we bring on former USCA President Dylan Lines to talk about being an online school counselor and the kids we see do best. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps other counselors to find us! USCA members also receive a bi-monthly ne...

Today Nate talks with Levo Mind, a mental health provider that works with families to provide pychiatric help to kids in need. Reach out to andreabeckstrom@levomind.com with questions if you have parents who need a provider utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our sho...

Today we talk about the IEC of utah and WHY it is an AMAZING resource to school counselors helping kids figure out the path they want to take as they move into post secondary education. https://ieci.org/ utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps other c...

Today, Nate, Elise, and Jeana talk about emotional literacy and how we as counselors can teach it and live it in the classes and schools we serve. Jeana's resilience lessons (free to use!) utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review our show - it helps other counselors to fi...