Below is a collection of websites and links that are essential for any beginning counselor:
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Essential Tips for Using Social Media Effectively: Make The Most of Twitter!
Social media can be an excellent way to network to find a job or build your business. But it can also get you into trouble. Last time, I gave you dos and don’ts for LinkedIn. In this post, I will talk about Twitter.
Essential Tips for Using Social Media Effectively: Make The Most of LinkedIn!
Social media can be an excellent way to network to find a job or build your business. But it can also get you into trouble. Last time, I gave you dos and don’ts for Facebook. In this post, I will talk about LinkedIn.
Essential Tips for Using Facebook Effectively: Keep Yourself Out of Trouble!
Social media can be an excellent way to network to find a job or build your business. But it can also get you into trouble.
5 Essential Tips For Being a Good Counselor
Your masters program will teach you theories and basic skills. You will also learn about substance abuse, human sexuality and how to do research. What your program is NOT going to teach you, however, is what to start focusing on NOW to set yourself up later to be a competent, well-rounded counselor. But after almost […]
Don’t Flub the Admissions Interview! Seven Essential Tips For Success
Counseling programs are competitive, and most have fairly stringent requirements for entry. If you’ve made the initial cut, you’ll be called for an interview. But the admissions committee will not tell you how to handle yourself in an interview.
Insider Tips on Applying to Schools
To get into a masters program, you have to pass the first screening step, which is the application. Having a promising application is what is going to get you an interview. Believe it or not, there are dos and don’ts in the actual application process! Things that the person taking your application won’t tell you. […]
What’s it Really Like to be a Counselor? An Afternoon in the Life of Private Practice
Have you ever wondered what a typical day is like for a counselor working in private practice? Here is a typical afternoon for me in my private practice:
What’s it Really Like to be a Counselor? A Morning in the Life of Private Practice
Have you ever wondered what a typical day is like for a counselor working in private practice? Here is a typical morning in my private practice:
What’s it Really Like to be a Counselor? An Afternoon in the Life of an Agency Counselor
Have you ever wondered what a typical day is like for a counselor working in a community agency? I clearly recall my tenure as a full-time counselor in a residential substance abuse facility. Here is a typical afternoon:
