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Counselor Patti

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A Friendship Checklist: K-8 Help With Peer Relationships

By Counselor Patti

This is a 1-page self-report for elementary or middle school students who are needing some insight as to why they are having problems with their peers. It is a quick checklist of behaviors they can identify that are either helping them "make" a

Subjects:

Life Skills, School Counseling, Character Education

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, Homeschool, Staff

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New School Counselors: What To Do In The First Two Weeks - PowerPoint

By Counselor Patti

You have just been hired for your first school counseling job. Now what? In this PowerPoint, you will learn about the areas you should address in those first few weeks: * Setting up your office * Educating yourself * Building relationships with

Subjects:

Professional Development, School Counseling, Back to School

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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PowerPoint Presentations, Professional Development

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Rubric to Evaluate Counselor- Led Classroom Guidance Lessons

By Counselor Patti

Use this 7-item rubric to evaluate the effectiveness of a counselor-led classroom guidance lesson. Help counselors learn which specific areas of teaching they need to strengthen. I am a retired middle school counselor and used this to

Subjects:

Professional Development, School Counseling, For Administrators

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Rubrics, For Principals & Administrators, Professional Development

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A School Counselor's Pre-Student Study Team/504/IEP Meeting Checklist

By Counselor Patti

Before you have a parent conference, Student Study Team meeting, or even a pre-504 or IEP meeting, you'll want to know what, if any, modifications or accommodations a student's teacher has implemented and whether it was successful or not? This easy

Subjects:

Problem Solving, For All Subjects, Early Intervention

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Staff

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Assessment, Printables, Rubrics

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Fun Spirit Week Ideas for your Student Council or Leadership Group

By Counselor Patti

12 fun ideas to boost your Spirit Week. These were all voted as "most popular" at my middle school! They can all be easily modified for your specific school community.

Subjects:

Life Skills, Back to School, Student Council

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Staff

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Projects, Activities, Games

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Building Healthy Habits: Classroom Jobs/At-home Chores for Children Ages 5-12

By Counselor Patti

What chores can my child do at home? Which classroom jobs are appropriate and for which grade level? This list, compiled by a veteran school counselor, is designed to give teachers and parents ideas on what tasks/chores are developmentally

Subjects:

Life Skills, Character Education, Classroom Community

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool, Staff

Types:

Professional Documents, Service Learning, For Parents

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What Does a School Counselor Do? A PowerPoint Presentation to your PTA

By Counselor Patti

A Powerpoint for you to tailor to your needs when you talk to parent groups (or your staff) about what a school counselor does. A great outline for you to work from. Includes: What Does a School Counselor Do? Why See a Counselor? Types of

Subjects:

Health, Back to School, Early Intervention

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Staff

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PowerPoint Presentations, For Parents, Professional Development

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For Students/Staff Who Are Grieving: A Holiday Remembrance Celebration

By Counselor Patti

Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah ..... for most of us these holidays can be a time of joy and being with family. For some students and staff, however, they are a time of loneliness and sadness because they are missing a loved one. In this bundled

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool, Staff

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Activities, Printables, Lesson

$12.00

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Preventing Sexual Harassment: What School Counselors Need to Know

By Counselor Patti

This is a PowerPoint presentation given to school counselors and administrators at a Washington State professional conference. It focuses on the dangers of ignoring or minimizing sexual harassment in a school setting. Presentation identifies the

Subjects:

Life Skills, School Counseling, For Administrators

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Professional Development, Lesson

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Fun Icebreakers and Energizers for Middle and High School

By Counselor Patti

Use these 19 short activities to give your students a quick "brain break". Some are "energizing" and involve moving around the room, others are "icebreakers" that require just talking from your seat. I used these with middle and high school

Subjects:

Classroom Management, School Counseling, Classroom Community

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, ...

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Activities, Printables, Games

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Girl's Group: Middle or High School Four-Week Discussion Questions

By Counselor Patti

Are you looking for a meaningful way to reach the girls at your middle or high school? From a 20-year veteran middle school counselor - here are a set of questions/activities you can use to facilitate discussions with a small group of girls.

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Life Skills, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Activities, Outlines, Lesson

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Helping Students Who Self-Harm, Cut

By Counselor Patti

This is the outline from a 1-hour workshop I presented to the Washington Association of Marriage and Family Therapists on "Working With Clients Who Self-Injure". I am a licensed MFT as well as a 20-year veteran school counselor. If you are a

Subjects:

Health, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Staff

Types:

Outlines, Printables, Professional Development

$16.50

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Help Middle School Students Manage Anger: An 8-week small group curriculum

By Counselor Patti

This PowerPoint that was created by two veteran middle school counselors for a session at the Washington Association of School Counselors. Follow along week-by-week as they take you through an 8-week curriculum for middle school students who need

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Life Skills, School Counseling, Social Emotional Learning

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Higher Education, Homeschool, Staff

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PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I worked for 20 years as a middle school counselor and now teach part-time in the Counselor Education Department at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA. Go Zags!! I teach graduate courses in Law and Ethics for School Counselors, Classroom Management for School Counselors and Trauma, Grief and Crisis Counseling. My yellow lab "Happy" and I were a Pet Partner Team for eight years. We visited local schools and hospitals to bring comfort and support to others.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My lessons are very experiential in nature.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I regularly present at the Washington School Counseling Association annual conference on topics such as, Violence Prevention, Anger Management, Implementing the ASCA National Model, Developing a Peer Helping Program, Working With Students Who Self-Injure and Preventing Sexual Harassment. I also presented a webinar for ASCA for new counselors called "The First Two Weeks".

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I earned a Master's degree in Counseling from San Diego State University and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Colorado

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I have been teaching graduate students in school counseling since 2011 and have supervised interns for many years. I really enjoy teaching graduate students and am committed to their success as they begin their new professional school counseling careers!