A facilitation guide containing specific discussion prompts and tips for the SMART goal session.
A year-round community-building sequence for TK-6 staff, structured seasonally from August through June. Grounded in a 'Village Kinship' theme to foster professional empathy, shared resilience, and deep peer-to-peer appreciation.
A counseling framework and student reflection toolkit designed to address school attitude, work refusal, and the emotional impact of feeling overshadowed or overlooked at home and school.
A high-impact, single-sheet counseling tool containing a 4-phase questioning sequence, sibling-shadow insights, and a classroom accommodation menu for a counselor to address attitude and work refusal.
A comprehensive 14-session CBT and DBT skills curriculum designed for school counselors. Features structured session facilitation guides, student worksheets, and portable coping tool cards to build resilience, emotional regulation, and strong peer relationships across 14 complete lessons.
An outdoor therapeutic scavenger hunt lesson designed for Kindergarten and 1st-grade students. It uses nature-based exploration to teach emotional regulation, cooperative social skills, and self-esteem through counselor-guided riddles.
A highly visual, friendly outdoor scavenger hunt checklist for Kindergarten and 1st-grade partner pairs. Now expanded to a 2-page document to cover all twelve comfort activities and riddles with a cooperative high-five checklist.
A two-lesson counseling sequence designed for a small group (3rd and 4th graders) focusing on self-advocacy strategies. The sequence guides students from pre-advocacy de-escalation (breathing and grounding) to active self-expression (I-statements and situational script practice).
A high-energy, collaborative staff training session built around a competitive trivia game. Staff work in teams to analyze realistic scenarios and master MetroWest YMCA's Social Networking Policy (Appendix IV, Updated 6/2024), emphasizing child safety, professional boundaries, and brand protection.
A printable counselor facilitation guide and twelve printable therapeutic riddle cards to guide students through the outdoor scavenger hunt. Focuses on emotional regulation, partner cooperation, and self-esteem.
A 2-week, highly scaffolded employability curriculum tailored for young incarcerated men (ages 18-25) preparing for re-entry. It uses concrete, highly chunked graphic organizers, real-world case studies, sentence frames, and clear visual icons to build self-awareness, career interest, paperwork, interview readiness, and job-keeping skills.
A high-quality co-completion toolkit for parents and 11-year-old pre-teens. Focuses on active listening, emotional attunement, conflict de-escalation, and establishing daily connection rituals.
A highly professional, 2-page print-ready Counselor Reference Sheet for middle school counselors in 2026. It covers three major behavioral priorities: Apathy & Low Motivation, Reactive Aggression & Dysregulation, and Digital Distress & Distraction. Includes actionable immediate pivots, a Tiered Intervention Matrix, a Rapid Assessment Protocol, and a writable follow-up log with spacious writing areas.
