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

S3 E30: Starting Little Ending Big! Crisis Response 18.03.2024

When a crisis hits a school, the district assembles a crisis response team. We talk about what that looks like at an elementary school level, and the role we as counselors play within that team. 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...

S3 E29: How to approach changing harmful school policies 15.03.2024

As school counselors, we see many policies that we may or may not agree with. And there is a right way to go about trying to make chnage within our systems, so we are going to talk about that today with an article that USCA released in a recent newsletter email USCA Article utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if...

S3 E28: Changing the utah school cousneling model. USCA statement 12.03.2024

Recently the school board made a change for the utah school cousnelign model. USCA has released it's statement on that change and that si what we go over today! 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 rec...

S3 E27: 4 Year University is NOT for everyone 05.03.2024

today Nate dives into a passionate rabbit hole about how traditional college educcation has been put on a high pedistal, and we've been neglecting to tell kids about AAALLL the other viable forms of success in great careers that don't involve universities at all. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.org and if you like ou...

S3 E26: USCA Board Spotlight: Samantha McMorrow 27.02.2024

Today we highlight another one of our board members and talk about how they got into counseling and why they are still here after 18 years and a Phd. 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...

S3 E25: Post secondary planning ethics 19.02.2024

Today Nate disects an article talking about post secondary planning and the ethics that school cousnelors face while helping students plan for their futures 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...

S3 E24: Starting Little Ending Big! Kindness Week! 13.02.2024

Today we have a wonderful conversation with our wonderful elementary school counselor experts! Have a happy valentines day! 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...

S3 E23: USCA Board Spotlight: Elise Hansen 06.02.2024

Today on the show Nate speaks with one of our VP of elementary schools to talk about her career, why she got involved with USCA, and all the fun stuff in between 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 re...

S3 E22: Advocate with your admins for counselors 29.01.2024

Today on the show, Nate talks about how we can better advocate ourselves to our admin members. 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 sc...

S3 E21: USCA Spotlight Jennifer Swan 22.01.2024

this week Nate speaks with USCA board member Jennifer Swan about her career as a counselor and why she decided to get involved with USCA 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 newsle...

S3 E20: USCA Board Highlight Maja Stocking 16.01.2024

Today on the podacst, Nate speaks with Maja Stocking, USCA Marketing Direcotr. We talk about her career, why she chose counseling, her involvement in USCA, and all the good stuff in between 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 f...

S3 E19: Starting Little Ending Big. How January is the BEST learning time of the year 08.01.2024

Today with our wonderful elementary school experts, we talk about how January is actually our best time of the year for learning, and our most important lessons can be taught and be really effective during these months. 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 -...

S3 E18: Let's talk about SMART Goals for 2024 04.01.2024

Today Nate speaks with all of us about SMART goals, and how we can help our students make meaningful goals for themselves 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...

S3 E17: End of 2023 Helping Students during troubling times 27.12.2023

To finish out 2023 Nate discusses what we can do to help kids during troubling global times when we get back from our breaks utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Twitter 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...

S3 E16: Using AI in 2024 19.12.2023

Today Nate talks about AI and the implications it will have in school counsleor industry and in the industry of CTE pathways in 2024 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!

S3 E15: Starting Little Ending Big! Using the Holiday season as an opportunity to teach about EQ 11.12.2023

Today we had our final segment of 2023 with Starting Little Ending Big with our wonderful elementary school counselors. We talk about emotional intelligence and how we can use the wonderful stories of the holidays to expound and emphasize how amazing empathy and kindness is. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Twitter Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.or...

S3 E14: The value of community college 05.12.2023

today on the show, Nate talks about the value of community colleges as discussed in a recent ASCA article. The article is accessible for all ASCA members! ASCA Article 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 a...

S3 E13: Thanksgiving strugglers 16.11.2023

Today on the show, Nate talks about how we can identify struggling students and do some intervention BEFORE the holidays. utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Twitter 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...

S3 E12: Starting Little Ending Big - Intrinsic Motivation 08.11.2023

Today on our monthly segment of starting little ending big, we talk all about intrinsic motivation and how it can be a game changer for your school utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Twitter 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...

S3 E11: Building Self Esteem This Halloween 31.10.2023

Today we talk about how we can help our students with some positive self perception and what their current sressors are on this haloween episode. Check out the USCA website for conference details. Regardless of what i said on the show, Halloween is the last day to register!! utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Twitter Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcounselor.or...

S3 E10: End of Q1 To-Do's 24.10.2023

Today Nate talks about end of term 1 and gives counselors ideas on how they can best help their 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 curre...

S3 E9: Starting Little, Ending Big! Let's Talk About Lesson Planning 10.10.2023

Today nate speaks with our lovely elementary school cousneling experts about how we can create successful lesson plans Book list for teaching ideas elise.hanson@nsanpete.org jeana.james@washk12.org utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Twitter 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...

S3 E8: Let's talk about cyber bullying 05.10.2023

Today we talk about cyberbullying and what we as school counselors should be aware of 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 coun...

S3E7: Being CAREER ready with IEC 26.09.2023

Today Nate talks with the independent electrician contractors of utah to talk about why counselors need to change the way we talk about being career ready. This is going to be a discussion that challenges the way we currently think about college and careers. Buckle up. iecofutah.com utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Twitter Send us your questions and ideas at thesoundingboard@utschoolcoun...

S3E6 Suicide Prevention QPR 26.09.2023

On this weeks episode, we talk all about suicide prevention, QPR, and what we can do to help utschoolcounselor.org Facebook Instagram ] Twitter 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 U...

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