Counselors' Corner

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. It isn’t very often that I give this space away to a colleague, but when I read something and think “Gee...

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. I need to give you a little background about all this, so if you don’t work in Michigan, hang in there. ...

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Let’s face it — August is not the best time to be a school counselor. New students need help feeling gro...

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. Most students balk at filling out college applications because they view it as the first step towards le...

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. My first client didn’t mean to, but she taught me everything I needed to know about being a college coun...

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. A wise principal once told me how funny he thought it was when parents said June was the month when scho...

by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. The legislative hearings were focusing on a very simple idea — in order to graduate from high school, a ...