Candid Counselors

In this episode, we talk about something that Olivia calls, “one of the favorite things” about her job! We sit down with Dr. Lisa Hinkelman, founder and CEO of Ruling Our Experiences (ROX) to discuss what girls are going through today.

ROX studies girls’ unique experiences and uses that research to develop resources and programming to help girls use their voice, rule their experiences, and gain their confidence. Whether you’re looking to be an ally to girls and women in your life or thinking about becoming a ROX facilitator (like Olivia), this episode is for you!

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It's time to get candid on implicit (or unconscious) bias. In this episode, we explore how bias has shown up in our work and strategies to cope with and reduce unconscious bias moving forward. We also opened up about the types of unconscious bias we have received as counselors and SCOYs. Take a listen and let us know what resonates! #CandidCounselors #SCOY19 #SCOY21 #SchoolCounselors #SchoolCounselorLife

That's a wrap on 2023! In this episode, we discuss our personal/professional highs and lows from the year and what we're looking forward to in 2-0-2-4!!! Happy New Year!!! #CandidCounselors #SCOY19 #SCOY21 #SchoolCounselorLife

Winter Break is upon us! In this episode, we discuss the unique challenges the counselors face over break and how to make the most of the time away from school. Near the end, we also #KeepItCandid on both of our recent brushes with social media chaos and vitriol! Take a listen! #SCOY19 #SCOY21 #CandidCounselors

We're almost to the mid-year point! On this episode, we reflect on our counseling programs' successes and obstacles from first semester and where we're going from here! Take a listen and share some program reflections of your own! #CandidCounselors #SCOY19 #SCOY21 #SchoolCounselorLife

In this episode, we recap our recent #CandidCoRoadShow and dive into strategies to support students (and ourselves) as we path into the fall/winter breaks. We also take aim at the recent #MeanGirls #BlackFriday ad in which Lindsay Lohan's character becomes a #spoiler GUIDANCE counselor?! Take a listen and sound-off! #SCOY19 #SCOY21 #CandidCounselors #SchoolCounselors #SchoolCounselorLife

In honor of National Career Development Month, the #CandidCounselors dive into our approaches to post-secondary readiness and what that looks like in our school counseling programs. Take a listen! #SCOY19 #SCOY21 #SchoolCounselor #SchoolCounselorLife

With #SpookySeason in full swing, the #CandidCounselors decided to do a lil' Disney villain SHOWDOWN! Were you #TeamUrsula? #TeamScar? Did your favorite villain get axed in an early round? Sound-off in the comments! (Bonus: We did a live #PumpkinSpiceLatte taste test! Listen in for all that good Liv #haterade! Lmao!) #SCOY19 #SCOY21 #SchoolCounselors #SchoolCounselingLife

In this episode, the #CandidCounselors explore what it means to be school counselors working at different grade levels! We get to dispel myths, offer insights, and pay respect to the ways in which the work may vary across elementary, middle, and high school! We also offer a lil' spooky teaser for things to come from the Candid Counselors near the end of the episode! Stay tuned!!! #SCOY19 #SCOY21 #SchoolCounselorLife

From "Freaks and Geeks" to "Glee" and "Legally Blonde", we discussed several tv and movie portrayals of school counselors - the good-ish, the bad, and definitely the ugly! 2023 National School Counselor of the Year Finalist Dr. Beth Ruff joined us for this chat and she came ready with over 15 examples! Phew! We may need a part two, but for now, take a listen and let us know what you think! #CandidCounselors #SCOY19 #SCOY21 #School Counselors #SchoolCounselingLife