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As a School Social Worker, I provide individual and small group counseling to elementary students who need support to express and regulate their emotions. Effective school-based counseling requires engaging and targeted activities, relational connection, accessible materials, joy, and predictable routines. When we are In-person, all of these key ingredients can be provided directly to my students and housed in my office at school. I am able to offer equitable access to materials and resources to all of my students regardless of family income. As we plan for a fall of remote and hybrid-learning, I will need to find a way to get these critical counseling tools and materials directly into the hands of my students. With this goal in mind, I am creating a Counseling Home Kit that can be delivered to my students, kept at home, and then utilized in virtual counseling sessions over the course of the school year. The starter kit will include: a zipper pouch to contain and organize materials and assignments throughout the school year, the Kids' Book of Questions by Gregory Stock, PhD to help facilitate self-exploration and provide journaling prompts, and a travel game to be used in "choice time" aimed at maintaining connection and offering opportunities for fun and joy. As we embark on a school year with many unknowns and welcome back students who have experienced tremendous hardship and unexpected changes over the last 6 months, it is critical that we find creative ways to provide students with opportunities for connection, predictability, engagement, and spaces to receive emotional support. Providing my counseling students with a Counseling Home Kit is a great first step towards creating a robust and equitable remote counseling program. Please consider helping me to realize this vision!

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As a School Social Worker, I provide individual and small group counseling to elementary students who need support to express and regulate their emotions. Effective school-based counseling requires engaging and targeted activities, relational connection, accessible materials, joy, and predictable routines. When we are In-person, all of these key ingredients can be provided directly to my students and housed in my office at school. I am able to offer equitable access to materials and resources to all of my students regardless of family income. As we plan for a fall of remote and hybrid-learning, I will need to find a way to get these critical counseling tools and materials directly into the hands of my students. With this goal in mind, I am creating a Counseling Home Kit that can be delivered to my students, kept at home, and then utilized in virtual counseling sessions over the course of the school year. The starter kit will include: a zipper pouch to contain and organize materials and assignments throughout the school year, the Kids' Book of Questions by Gregory Stock, PhD to help facilitate self-exploration and provide journaling prompts, and a travel game to be used in "choice time" aimed at maintaining connection and offering opportunities for fun and joy. As we embark on a school year with many unknowns and welcome back students who have experienced tremendous hardship and unexpected changes over the last 6 months, it is critical that we find creative ways to provide students with opportunities for connection, predictability, engagement, and spaces to receive emotional support. Providing my counseling students with a Counseling Home Kit is a great first step towards creating a robust and equitable remote counseling program. Please consider helping me to realize this vision!

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