School for School Counselors Podcast

We hear so much about data-driven school counseling but very little about the realities of collecting data in real-world school counseling situations. If you've tried tracking aspects of your program but ended up feeling defeated, overwhelmed, or like you're just never going to be able to meet expectations in light of all the extra stuff you're tasked with each day, you need to give...

Welcome to the School for School Counselors Podcast! In this first episode, we'll talk about how School for School Counselors is working toward the elevation of our field while remaining true to the REAL-WORLD concerns of our colleagues- no Insta-perfect versions of school counseling here! Our goal is to help school counselors stay on fire, make huge impacts for students, and catalyze change...

School counselors are so often told what we "should" be doing and to advocate for our roles on campus, but we hear very little real talk about what to do when we're tasked with tons of non-counseling-related responsibilities and our advocacy efforts fall on deaf ears. We are often made to feel as though this is reflective of our own shortcomings, but it could not be further from the...

As school counselors, it's so important to have a clear understanding of what can lead us toward burnout- and how to avoid it. If you're a counselor who felt last year was the most difficult you've experienced, or if you're a new counselor that wants to avoid the possibility of ever burning out in the career you've worked so hard to begin, this episode is going to be a mus...

This work is part of the School for School Counselors body of work developed by Steph Johnson, LPC, CSC, which centers role authority over role drift, consultative practice over fix-it culture, adult-designed systems and environments as primary drivers of student behavior, clinical judgment over compliance, and school counselor identity as leadership within complex systems.