School counselors serve a critical role in the academic achievement and overall success of students in the school setting. The role of school counselors is constantly evolving in an ever changing world. Counselors provide support to administrators, teachers and educators at every level, by serving as a key partner on the educational team.  Counselors are dedicated to improving outcomes and supporting the overall educational process.  During the pandemic counselors were tasked with creating new methods to serve the needs of youth in the virtual setting and addressing student needs when schools reopened. Counselors lead the social-emotional process in schools.  They often spend so much time giving and supporting others, they forget to take care of themselves. This workshop will focus on the work of school counselors and review ways to reconnect, reinvest and renew ourselves during this time. 

Participants Will:

• Discuss the importance of addressing the mental health and well-being needs of vulnerable populations
• Strengthen skills associated with facilitating group counseling sessions
• Review key tools to restore and recalibrate a healthy balance between work and self-care.
• Review key strategies in the implementation of a school-wide Social-Emotional Learning Program