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Counselor’s Corner: Halloween Items You Can Use in Your School Counseling Office (and Classrooms!) Year-Round
I am always in search of inexpensive items with therapeutic or instructional value. After-season sales are a great time to purchase items for your school counseling office. The following items are deeply discounted after Halloween and make a spook-tacular addition … Continue reading
Counselor’s Corner: Don’t Judge a Cat by His Coat
A number of pictures lined my desk: pictures of my family, friends, and my two cats. When perusing these pictures, students would literally shriek when they saw a picture of my cat Perry. “Ahhhhh! Mrs. Schultz, you have a black … Continue reading