Laura is a former school psychologist passionately trying to bring social-emotional learning to every student at every tier. Click here for hands-on resources for the classroom and counseling.
By Laura Driscoll | Teacher Consultation
As a school psychologist or school counselor, I need to build relationships with teachers to effectively support struggling students. I need a lot from teachers every day. patience with getting behavior plans implemented. confidence that the plans will work. mindfulness to carryover strategies into the classroom. grace with difficult parents. knowing nods when days did not go according to the […]
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By Laura Driscoll | Group Counseling
One of your primary responsibilities as a school counselor or psychologist is small group counseling. I use these groups to respond to specific student needs that pop up, to reinforce social-emotional learning, or to provide Tier 2 interventions. Developing activities for these groups presents its own challenges. However, organizing these groups was always my biggest struggle. Finding students, getting permission, scheduling […]
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By Laura Driscoll | Teacher Consultation
A major part of being effective as a school counselor or psychologist is working to build relationships with teachers. As a beginning school psychologist, I had no idea how to do this other than being friendly. I quickly found myself out of the loop, avoiding difficult teachers, and halfway through the year feeling like my interventions took a […]
Read MoreBy Laura Driscoll | About Me
Just over three months ago, I decided that I needed a change from my position as a Special Education Director and School Psychologist. I wasn’t sure if that meant a different school or a different role within the education realm. While I was looking for positions that might take me in this fuzzy, undefined direction, I made […]
Read MoreBy Laura Driscoll | About Me
Hi! Welcome to Social Emotional Workshop. This blog is a dedicated to being a resource for counselors, psychologists, teachers, and other educators supporting students with social, emotional, and behavioral learning. I’m Laura, a former school psychologist living in New York City. I was also a special education director and ran a camp site for students on […]
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