Utah School Counselor Association

The Sounding Board

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Welcome to 'The Sounding Board Podcast,' your essential platform for school counseling insights and strategies, proudly presented by the Utah School Counselors Association (USCA). Our podcast is your trusted resource for expert advice, best practices, and inspiring stories in the field of school counseling. Join us as we explore critical topics in education, such as academic achievement, student mental health, college readiness, and career exploration. 'The Sounding Board Podcast' is your go-to source for actionable ideas and practical solutions. Our mission is to empower school counselors and...

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Utah School Counselor Association

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May 29, 2026

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Episodes

S4 E15: Breaking Cliques In Our Schools 06.03.2025

In this episode of the sounding board, Nate talks about breaking down cliques and what we can do as school counselors to influence the school culture 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...

S4 E14: Blue Collar Comeback? 12.02.2025

today we talk about how gen z is making blue collar careers cool again 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, ev...

S4 E13: Let's talk changes to the Utah School Model 05.02.2025

Today, Nate, Elise, and Jeanna talk to Bethany Marker from USBE about some new changes to the Utah school model 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 o...

S4 E12: Let's Talk About You Science 21.01.2025

Today on the show, Nate interviews Kellie from You Science. You Science is a fantastic tool counselors can use to help students find their passion, see CTE certifications they align with, and muich much more. AND its free and paid for by the state. Hard to say no to that. Check em out! utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor...

S4 E11: Starting off 2025 all on the same page 08.01.2025

In the first episode of the new year, Nate, Elise, and Jeana talk about how important it is that students understand what the expectations are, and how we can be consistent in our schools from admin to teachers to us as counselors. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our podcast please rate and review...

S4 E10: How to enjoy your winter break 18.12.2024

Today on the show, Nate talks about what we need to take care of before we leave for winter break so that we really enjoy our winter break. We also reflect a bit on 2024 and talk about some things we've seen so far. If you like the show, please leave a review and share it with your friends! Merry Christmas and happy new year! utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and id...

S4 E9: Great counselors need great associations 03.12.2024

In this epsiode of the sounding board, we talk about why counselors need to be apart of great associations like USCA and ASCA and how great of an asset they are to us in our careers. 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!...

S4 E8: Calling CPS 21.11.2024

On todays episode, Nate talks about when to call CPS, what it looks like when that call is made, what the process is, and how that can change the dynamic between counselors, kids, and parents 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...

S4 E7: Helping kids with uncertainty this election cycle 05.11.2024

Kids on both sides of the isle are feeling a lot of tension right now. As counselors, it's our job to be there for all of them. Today on the show, Nate, Elise, and Jeanna talk about what we can do to be a constant in a ever inconsistent world for our students. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our p...

S4 E6: Ethics as a school counselor 15.10.2024

Today on the show, Nate talks all abou ethics and give a simple step by step ladder on how to handle ethical delimnas as a school counselor 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 new...

S4E5: Let's talk about mindfulness 01.10.2024

Today, Nate, Elise, and Jeanna talk about mindfullness and how we can impliment it into our practice as a school counselor. 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...

S4 E4: Let's talk about suicide prevention 17.09.2024

In today's episode, Nate, Jeanna, and Elise talk about how they approach suicide prevention and mental health in their schools 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 st...

S4E3 Making college and career planning EASY with SchooLinks 03.09.2024

Today Nate speaks with the founder of SchooLinks, and together they discuss how the platform is a game changer for counselors in the modern era. 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-monthl...

S4E2: How to start your year WITHOUT getting overwhelmed 26.08.2024

Today Nate and Jeana talk about the start of the school year and how we can avoid getting overwhelmed. Jeana gives us lots of golden nuggets as she enters into her 16th year as an elementary school counselor 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...

S4 E1 How to help girls with the ROX team 12.08.2024

Today on the podcast, I have the founder of Ruling Our Experience (ROX) Lisa C. Lisa and I talk about ROX's mission and how they are a huge resource to counselors all over the country and especially in utah. 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 oth...

S3 E40: Season 3 finale! Lets look back on the school year 28.05.2024

We made it! The end of the school year. Such a wonderful time to talk about how far we've come. Have a great summer! 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 d...

S3 E39 Engaging the home school community 21.05.2024

In this episode, Nate talks about how we as counselors can do better at engaging the home school community and how we can still serve those 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-mo...

S3 E38: Starting Little Ending Big, finish strong! 14.05.2024

In our last segment of SLEB , we talk about how we can end the school year strong and look forward to the summer. 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...

S3 E37: Making financial cents in college 09.05.2024

So I recorded this back on May 4th, but forgot to post it until now! silly me. But on todays episode I talk about how need to help the next step of education make financial sense, and I walk through my and my siblings college journeys of college without any debt utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like our...

S3 E36: What it means to be data driven 01.05.2024

Today nate talks about what it means to be data driven and we can use our data to make improvements to our schools year after 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 t...

S3 E35 Dealing with the stress of testing season 25.04.2024

on todays episode, Nate talks about the sresses of standardized testing season and how we can help students and teachers alike. 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 s...

S3 E34: The cost of college, is it worth it? 17.04.2024

Today we talk about college, how much it costs, and if it is worth it for our up and coming 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 on current...

S3 E33: Starting Little Ending Big! Talking Parent Involvement 08.04.2024

This week we bring back our favorite Elementary School Counselors, Elise Hansen and Jeanna James for Startling Llittle Ending Big, and today we talk about how to get parents involved and working WITH us. We are all on the same team, and we give some ideas on how you can help parents see that as well :) utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@...

S3 E32: Advocating for fair share responsibilities 03.04.2024

On this weeks episode, we talk about how we as counselors can advocate for counselor appropriate activites when asked to do duties that may not align with our role as counselor. 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...

S3 E31: Spring Break...and beyond 25.03.2024

Today Nate talks about what we've done so far this school year, what is still to come, spring break, graduation, and 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 counselors to find us! USCA members also receive a bi-monthly newsletter to stay u...

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