Hello school psychologist friends! As some of you may have seen in recent posts, the new mantra of the Thriving School Psychologist Collective during this…
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School psychologists are in the important position of being a support and consultant for teachers and parents of children who struggle with social-emotional learning (SEL)…
Read More3 Ways School Psychologists Can Automate Positive Habits in 2020
Happy end of 2019 everyone! As you know, we’re entering a fresh new year, and its new year’s resolution time, so I’m sitting in…
Read MoreWhat Can School Psychologists Do to Address Bullying?
For National Suicide Prevention Week, I want to address the issue of bullying. Youth involved in bullying in any capacity – both bullies and victims…
Read MoreCar Seat Wars.
They (the royal “they”) say to write about what you know. Lately, I have been learning a lot about behavior modification. I will write about…
Read MoreThe Teacher Look.
When you’re a school psychologist, you hear a lot of uncensored statements made by kids: “Hey! Get away from me, I ain’t no #$%*ing special…
Read MoreGo On, Win Yerself Something Purdy.
I love getting emails from readers, especially when they offer something pretty for my readers. I tend to not pimp out things to buy on…
Read MoreBullied.
I just received a threatening email from Amazon Kindle. They (the royal “they”) said they noticed I hadn’t posted in over 30 days and they…
Read MoreMy One-Woman Fight to Call It Something Else.
It’s back to school “professional development” time! In my district, we call them “PD Days” and in my mind, every time, I call them P….
Read MoreLike Shark Week, Only Different.
I am apparently developing a theme this week in my posts. It’s Behavior Week! Perhaps it is because many of my students are experiencing termination…
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