6 Major Mental Health Challenges for Today’s Students

As social expectations shift and the pressure to succeed mounts, college students often experience mental and emotional challenges. School counselors today have many more students in their care than they did just a few years ago, with more complex issues than the students of 5 or 10 years ago.  In college especially, the need for…

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Why School Counselors Should Consider Malpractice Insurance

The demand for mental health support has increased dramatically in recent years, particularly among young people. The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly fueled this trend. The demands being placed on school counselors right now are high. While their job is to help others, they must also protect themselves. Like anyone else providing professional psychotherapy support, counselors…

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Do School Counselors Need Their Own Insurance Policy?

When something goes wrong, the last thing you want to worry about is whether you’re properly insured or not. That’s why it’s important for school counselors to get professional liability insurance, which will cover them if they make a mistake in the workplace, or an unsatisfied parent decides the counselor harmed their child or gave…

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What Challenges Should School Counselors Expect as Schools Reopen?

Prior to COVID, most school counselors named their greatest challenge as the number of students they had to advise. Now, in the wake of a global pandemic, counselors face obstacles they likely never imagined. These include managing increased levels of student stress, teaching other staff members how to access mental health services, creating trauma-informed approaches…

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