Counselors' Corner
Views and opinions about the counseling profession
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Decision Time is Nigh
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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. This is a time of great excitement for all of you, but before you go any further, it’s important to know...
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Time With Your Parents
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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Your applications are in, but college should still be on your mind. There is no letting up on taking tou...
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Michigan Assessment Program Thwarts College Opportunity
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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Students looking at life after high school often consider college, and applying to college can sometimes...
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Mental Health Counseling: Time to Assess
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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. The COVID crisis threw a lot of things into disarray, from families to schools to school counseling curr...
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
A Primer on the US Department of Education
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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. The US Department of Education (known as ED) has been in the media spotlight the last two weeks with an ...
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
National School Counseling Week and 3 Questions
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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. National School Counseling Week is next week. I keep hoping this is the year when, like Labor Day, couns...
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The Master Schedule and Career/College Curriculum
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by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. I don’t see why some counselors have been put in charge of building the master schedule. It’s not like w...
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