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Posted on May 19, 2013May 19, 2013 by One-Stop Counseling Shop — 1 Comment

Fun Freebie :: Impulse Control Log

My first few weeks as a social worker, one of the issues I was most nervous about working with was self-injury. Even though a few of the college courses touched briefly mentioned some interventions for clients that self-harm, I felt completely ill-equipped!

So, I attended a few workshops and also did some of my own research to find strategies to help clients overcome the depression, negative self-image, and distorted thoughts that accompany self-injury. One of the strategies I found that was used almost universally at treatment programs across the country were Impulse Control Logs. The purpose of these tools is to help clients notice and understand the connections between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. After they understand some of the thoughts or feelings that trigger their destructive behavior, you can work together to help change those thoughts into healthier, more realistic ones!

Here’s a cute Impulse Control Log (in PDF Format) I made and you can have it for free! Several of the clients I’ve worked with have mentioned it’s been really helpful for them, so hopefully it’ll work well for your clients too!

Enjoy!

Posted on May 12, 2013July 7, 2014 by One-Stop Counseling Shop — 2 Comments

Pinterest Find :: Erin Condren Lesson Planner

So, I’m going to be honest. I didn’t find this on Pinterest…but I don’t have any other term right now to categorize things that are awesome besides “Pinterest Find.” Any ideas, anyone?

Anyway, I love to be organized. I frequently get harassed by coworkers and friends for color-coding, organizing, alphabetizing, etc., so I actually felt like I had died and gone to heaven when I came across the Erin Condren store. I actually found it last summer while I was looking for a new planner for the school year and ended up getting one of their Life Planners (which I HIGHLY recommend by the way – I’ll talk more about them in July when their new versions come out).

If you’re around here often, you’ll know I’m a school social worker, not a teacher. Nonetheless, I know that several of you ARE teachers, so I figured I’d let you know about this awesome lesson planner! It’s super colorful and includes just about every single possible thing you’d ever need in a lesson planner. Among the awesomeness included: inspirational quotes, pages for substitutes and sub plans, important dates, attendance logs, grade book, weekly lesson planning grid, etc. etc. etc! You can even choose from over 20 different covers and add photos to personalize it! And did I mentioned it’s colorful?

I will say that it is a tad pricey compared to cheap books your school may give or that you pick up at Staples, but from owning one of their planners this year, I can honestly say I never regretted my decision to get one even once. I mean, how many minutes a day do you spend staring at your lesson planning book? Probably at least 30! Is it worth less than 20 cents per day to have a planning book that you enjoy looking at and actually makes you want to plan? I thought so!

Also, no, I don’t get paid for recommending their products. I genuinely think they’re just that awesome!! Here’s a little more information from their website:

AND! Enter the code: WELOVETEACHERS this month at check-out to receive 25% off all their teacher products. Happy Teacher Appreciation!!

Note: All photos in this article are from the Erin Condren website. I didn’t take or create any of them!

Posted on May 7, 2013August 12, 2017 by One-Stop Counseling Shop — 1 Comment

New(ish) Product :: Door Sign Pack

Do you ever feel like you spend approximately 2% of your time actually IN your classroom or office? And the other 98% of the time, you’re running around the rest of the school building putting out fires or trying to get your students some fresh air? Well, this sign pack is designed to help you let students and other staff know where to find you during those times!

It includes the following in 15 colors:
– The Social Worker is…
– The School Counselor is…

– The School Psychologist… – The Speech-Language Pathologist is…

– The Teacher is…
– I am…

It also includes the following in color and black and white:
– absent
– sick today
– going to be right back
– gone until :
– out for a bit
– out of the building

– at the elementary school
– at the middle school
– at the junior high school
– at the high school
– meeting with students
– meeting with parents
– at lunch

– at recess
– outside
– at a meeting
– at an IEP meeting

– at an RtI meeting
– visiting a class
– 2 blank (write your own)

What I ended up doing was laminating each page and assembling the location signs into a coil bound book. Then, I punched a hole in the bottom center of each page so it could hang like a calendar. When I leave the room, I just flip to the page I need. So get out your laminator and enjoy!

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