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New Product :: Counseling Referral Form

As I’ve started moving some of my forms from paper to Google Drive, I’ve started using Google Forms more and more. I love the fact that I can send the form link to a teacher or parent to fill out, and the data is automatically transferred to a spreadsheet for me (if I want)!

I first uploaded my Social History Form, then recently added a Classroom Observation, Social-Emotional Progress Monitoring Form, and Student Interview.

Last night I added Counseling Referral Form!

Tired of organizing paperwork? Try this *completely editable* and easy-to-use form. Super easy for parent referrals, teacher referrals, or student self-referrals for school social work or school counseling services. Includes space for demographic information, areas of concern, and schedule planning. It’s one less piece of paper to keep track of!

What other forms would you like to see?

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New Product :: Google Forms for Counselors!

Two years ago, I moved from a little rural district to an urban one. There were lots of anticipated changes in terms of the number of students I’d work with, the demographics of the families I would serve, and the pure size of the district as a whole. However, one of the changes I didn’t feel completely prepared for was that my new district is 100% into Google Apps. Everything from calendar events to assessments, to agendas is kept on Google Drive. And while it was a bit of an adjustment for me coming from a district where EVERYTHING was paper, I have to say that now that I’ve made the switch, I love it.

As I’ve started moving some of my forms from paper to Google Drive, I’ve started using Google Forms more and more. I love the fact that I can send the form link to a teacher or parent to fill out, and the data is automatically transferred to a spreadsheet for me.

I just put two of my most commonly used forms up over on my TpT Store. The first one is a Social History Form. I realized pretty quickly that while sitting down and having a conversation with families gives me great information, not all families prefer face-to-face interaction. Several parents I’ve talked to have mentioned that being able to fill out the answers in their own time at home, and then follow up with me if I have additional questions or need more information, feels better to them than coming in to school or me going out to do a home visit. This completely editable Google Form provides special education teams, or school social workers, counselors, or psychologists a quick and easy way to gain important social history information from families to use during the special education evaluation and IEP writing process. Parent-friendly language gathers information regarding Academic History, Health History, Family & Cultural Considerations, and Social-Emotional Functioning.

The second form I added is a Classroom Observation Form. I’m getting called in to do “time-on-task” or other similar observations more and more and was really finding that I needed to have something a little more standardized to be able to compare results over time and from classroom to classroom. Attention concerns? Behavior intervention plan? Special education referral? Just wanting to see how a student you are working with compares to his/her peers in the classroom? This *COMPLETELY EDITABLE* classroom observation form can help you create a standard, objective way to measure a student’s behavior, social, and academic functioning in the classroom. It provides both a minute-by-minute account as well as an overview of areas of concern.

Over the next few months, I’m hoping to add lots more. What forms or data collectors would you most like to see?

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BONUS SALE :: Back-To-School Boost

Well, here we are. If you haven’t started back at school yet, you probably will be in the next 2 weeks and no amount of denying it will make summer last any longer!

BUT! One thing that might make everything easier is not having to plan. I mean, who wants to spend their time flipping through outdated therapy books or scouring the depths of the internet trying to find activities for your groups to address social skills, emotional regulation, and school skills??

Right, yeah, me neither. Fortunately, if you missed out on TpT’s massive back to school sale a couple weeks ago, you’ve got one more day to grab as much as you can for an awesome discount! Think of it as a super productive shopping spree!! And less stress is good for your health!

All day today, enter the code “BTSBONUS19″ and get great stuff at a great discount! My TpT store will show sale prices that reflect 20% off regular prices, and by entering the code, you’ll be able to earn an extra 5% off from TpT for a total of 25% off!.

Enjoy and have a wonderful school year!