The Sounding Board

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...

In this episode, Nate speaks with a counseling director about how the counseling profession has changed over time and how we've had to pivot and adapt as time has gone on. We talk about some recent legislation and give advice to new counselors as well. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast p...

2025 School year is here! Today on our season opener, Nate and the crew talk about how the first week of school looks and what we do as counselors to make it amazing! 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 al...

This episode to end the year is short and sweet. Nate goes over the final to do's we should all have in order before we peace out for the summer. See you next season! 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 al...

On todays podcast we talk about how we as counselors are always learning and the wonderful counselor conferences we have access to. Give it a listen! 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-m...

In this episode, Nate goes over some of the most recent legislative changes and how they will affect how we do our job. 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 t...

Today the team talks about how creating a Tier 1 system will acutally make your tier 2 and tier 3 intervetnions much smaller and easier. It's a great discussion with some great info. 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!...

As counselors we also are there to help our teachers in our buildings to thrive. Join Jeana and Nate as they talk about this on todays episode 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...