VSCA News and Resources

What’s New? School Counselor Spotlight!

VSCA would love to highlight all the great work school counselors are doing in Virginia. We want to share your stories. You can self-nominate or nominate one of your deserving colleagues. View details on the VSCA website.

Meet the VSCA Board

Julia Taylor, Chair	Lauren Kershner, Assistant Chair
Paige Abasolo, Director	Amy Gleason Carroll, Director
Robert Jamison, Director	Lee Kaiser, Director
Liz Parker, Director	Jentae Scott-Mayo, Director
Tori Stone, Director

 

Back-to-School Resources

As you embark upon this new school year that looks and feels different than any other, here are some resources that we hope will make your transition back to school easier.

• 20 Things School Counselors Should Do Before School Starts (The Helpful Counselor)
• Closed Schools Are Creating More Trauma for Kids (NPR)
  This article reminds us of the difficulties students are facing due to Covid-19 and related changes.
• SEL program Sanford Harmony
  This program has an "at home" edition that can easily be linked to Canvas sites, websites, Google classrooms, etc.
• COVID-19 Resources from CASEL
  CASEL has been very helpful with the free webinars and free SEL resources.
• Centervention - Online SEL Games
• Edutopia
  This hub offers resources related to transforming K–12 education to include social and emotional learning.
• Teaching Tolerance
  This site provides free resources to K–12 educators, including school counselors.

Disclaimer: Please note that the views, opinions and information expressed in the links are solely those of the site authors. VSCA is not responsible for and has not verified accuracy of content. Any information used from these resources is done strictly at your own risk.

Conference Rescheduled

Mark your calendar with the new dates for our annual conference, March 3–5, 2021. Please be sure to visit www.vsca.org for the latest update.