Reinventing School Counseling: Just Do It! Jane Webber, Ph.D.,LPC Seton Hall University [e-mail] J.Barry Mascari, Ed.D., LPC, LCADC Kean University Director, NJ Center for the Advancement of School Counseling [e-mail]

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Reinventing School Counseling Just Do It!Jane
Webber, Ph.D.,LPCSeton Hall Universitywebberja_at_s
hu.eduJ.Barry Mascari, Ed.D., LPC, LCADCKean
UniversityDirector, NJ Center for the
Advancement of School Counselingjmascari_at_kean.edu

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The New Jersey Center for the Advancement of
School Counselingwww.kean.edu/reinvent
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Changing Your Program Simple Steps

• Career Plan
• True Colors
• Quick Clipboard Problem Solving (Solution
  Focused)
• Behavioral Snapshot

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One small step

• Therapy is often a matter of
• tipping the first domino.
• Milton Erickson
• If it aint broke, dont fix it
• Minimal change in students life leads to change
  in the family or class
• Make small changes that lead to big impacts

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The Miracle Question Behavioral Snapshot

• Suppose that one night, while you were sleeping,
  there was a miracle and your problem was solved.
• How would you know its better?
• What would you be doing?
• If I videotape you, what would I see you doing
  differently?
• (deShazer,
  1988, p.5)

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Miracle

• Got my applications done
• Got accepted by one college
• Got a B in senior Math
• My parents are off my back

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Quick Clipboard for Problem Solving

• Provide clipboard (or software), pencil on a
  string, worksheets
• Please complete this sheet before we talk

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Carols Quick Clipboard

• What happened?
• I was rejected outright early decision from
  Harvard
• How did you feel?
• I was mad. I feel like a total failure.
• What did you do?I shredded all my college
  catalogs and applications. I cut Calculus class
  and went down town to Starbucks.
• How did you want to feel?
• I want to feel successful and proud.
• What could you do differently? (next)
• I could have counted to 10 first. I could
  have come to see you. I could have worked on my
  safety school applications. I could have been
  more realistic.

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My Behavioral SnapshotQuick Clipboard

• What happened?
• Argued with my Physics teacher over a B
• Cut class to finish my college essay
• Missed the deadline for my college application
• Was late for my college interview
• Got caught cheating on my AP US History test
• Didnt do HW because I went to my Princeton
  Review SAT Class
• Inflated my GPA during a college interview
• Threw my textbook out of the 3rd floor window
• Argued with my parents about finishing my
  applications
• My college lacrosse recruiter read my Facebook
  profile

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Behavioral Snapshot

• My dream career Bottom hem
• My educational/college dream Front
• My best academic subjects right sleeve
• My best personal qualities left sleeve
• In 5 years I wish above the shirt
• What worries me about college below the shirt

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Your behavioral snapshot

• In my job I can
• In my job I cant
• If a Miracle happened and my problem was solved
  you would see me
• Steps I can take to making my miracle a reality

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Quick Clipboard Changes

• How would you like to feel?
• peaceful
• back to normal
• relieved
• make up
• OK
• quiet
• tolerant
• calm
• like it never happened
• take it back
• in control
• sorry

• How do you feel?
• angry
• vindictive
• disappointed
• humiliated
• hostile
• revengeful
• put down
• scared
• Hurt
• out of control
• sad
• mad about everything

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Franks Quick Clipboard Realistic Choices
Scaling

• To earn an A in English I need to take steps to
  get past my F.
• ___I can get my seat moved to the front.
• ___I can attend class every day. (no cuts)
• ___I can complete each days HW assignment
• ___I can answer one question every day during
  class
• discussion.
• What could prevent you from taking your steps?
• ___If I get mean, I can ask for a cooling off
  break
• ___I can mark my mood thermometer every 15
  minutes (to cool down before I blow)
• ___ I can do a quick clipboard.

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The Career Plan A Programs Keystone

• The Career Plans components contain all
  activities in which have students been engaged
• It is the Solution Focused skeleton key that
  opens doors to many choices, opportunities, the
  next step

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True Colors

• A cheap MBTI
• A simple way to correlate occupational families
  
• A great communication tool between teachers and
  students
• An easy way to learn about yourself