ALL STUDENTS DESERVE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL INSTRUCTION
Our first WPRCA event of the year, sponsored by Lynn University in Florida. This event revolved around helping students K-12 and beyond manage emotions and apply interpersonal skills. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is an important part of the mandates of the NYS Regulations governing school counseling as of September 2019. This topic will benefit all mental health professionals working with students of all ages.
2019-2020 Past Events
HOLIDAY EVENT- MINDFULNESS
Jennifer Clearwaters is a former School Counselor and was Supervisor of School Counseling. Her presentation included an overview of what mindfulness means. She also spoke about Yoga Calm and the evidence based curriculum she uses. Jennifer also reviewed a number of techniques she uses and shared tools that counselors can take back to their schools to implement.
Mentorship Virtual Meetings
We would like to thank all of our new or nontenured counselors and graduate students for attending a variety of different mentoring meetings based on school type. The meetings discussed issues and situations relevant to new counselors while providing resources and support.
ELEMENARY SCHOOL MEETING
MIDDLE SCHOOL MEETING
HIGH SCHOOL MEETING
UNDERSTANDING THE FINANCIAL AID PROCESS
Guest speaker, Michael Turner- Client Relations Manager at the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC)
Click Below to Watch the Event
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKsLnBIEGqs&feature=youtu.be
Getting Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable: Navigating a New Normal In a COVID-19 Environment
During our current times, we have all been challenged to think and operate differently and with a great deal of flexibility and creativity. Many of the very things we challenge students to do, we now must do ourselves, like stepping out of our comfort zone.
Below is the link to the YouTube video of the event:
Best Practices for the School Counseling Community in the COVID Era
We heard from colleagues about various topics that impact our work.
Topics discussed:
- Working with students in a remote setting.
- Why are many students failing and how can we help?
- Address attendance issues.
- How to engage students remotely on classroom lessons, small groups, and individual counseling.
- A review of Erin's Law.
- How COVID is affecting the college application and college admission process.