Today our guest is Chelsea Hinkle, 5th Grade School Counselor at Roosevelt Middle School in Oklahoma City Public Schools. We talk with Chelsea about Tier 1 supplements for classroom counseling lessons. She explains what Tier 1 is and how comprehensive counseling lessons can become more fun for students by incorporating Tier 1 elements. Chelsea discusses practical ways that she has involved the entire school in helping students implement Tier 1 lessons, which has helped build relationships school-wide. She also highlights the significance of structure and consistency, both of which have a significant impact on students.

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Chelsea Hinkle is in her fifth year as a school counselor and currently works as a middle school counselor for Roosevelt Middle School in Oklahoma City Public Schools where she will support 5th grade students during the upcoming school year. She received her bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University and holds a masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Mid-America Christian University. Chelsea is passionate about implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that collaborates with community partners and addresses solutions to data-driven student needs that supports each and every student in her building. Prior to her work as a school counselor, Chelsea worked for various mental health organizations where she co-facilitated therapeutic groups and instructed various mental health curricula to multiple students in a variety of educational settings. Outside of work, Chelsea can be found spending time in Oklahoma City where she lives with her partner and three dachshunds and is inevitably listening to Taylor Swift. 🙂