Does your school have an advisory program? A successful advisory program includes social-emotional learning (SEL) done by both classroom teachers and school counselors. It creates a supportive environment, fosters connections between students and educators, and addresses various topics including bullying, relationship building, and college preparation. 

Our guest, Leslie Cuprill is a licensed clinical social worker from Brooklyn, who has extensive experience working with diverse populations of students. In our conversation today, we will discuss how to create an engaging advisory program that promotes social-emotional learning (SEL) to help students thrive in their academic and personal lives. 

You can hear more from Leslie at The Summer Counselor Conference where she will be presenting a session on engaging students in groups, advisory, and SEL. 

Topics Covered:

• The many benefits of advisory programs; including improved attendance, engagement, graduation rates, and more.
• Why it is important for school counselors to support classroom teachers with training to effectively facilitate advisory sessions and connect with students. 
• The best ways for integrating advisory into the regular school day in order to increase student engagement and accountability.
• Engaging students by using surveys to gather student preferences and interests and involving them in creating ground rules for advisory sessions. 
• Why it is essential to understand the diverse cultural backgrounds of students when designing advisory content. 
• Tips on how to overcome teacher resistance and create a successful advisory program.

Connect with Leslie: 

• Email: [email protected]
• Informed Decisions Newsletter
• Informed Decisions Blog
• Advisory and SEL Programs And Activities Facebook Group
• Informed Decisions Instagram
• Informed Decisions TpT Store
• Informed Decisions on Boom Learning

Resources:

• Advisory and SEL Programs that Fail in the School System
• What Would You Like to Discuss Checklist 
• Summer Counselor Conference
• Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
• Carol's website
• TPT store

Questions about the conference or anything you heard on this episode? 

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