Did You See The Memo About…Interventions?
I’m starting a new series on this blog, called “Did You See The Memo?” because there are so many things I have to say in my job in urban public schools over and over and over and over and over again. And then one more time after that. And again. You get the point. Like […]
Special Education, IEPs, and Due Process, Oh My.
For those of you who missed it, here’s my appearance on Learning and Laughter with Louise on the topic of special education. I did this radio appearance at 6:00 am on my summer break, since Louise is on east coast time. That means I had to get up at 5:30 to make a coffee the […]
IN THRPY.
I have run into this issue lately working with my teenage clients. They answer texts during therapy. Now I have to admit, I am an iPhone junky myself, so I can see the inclination. My iPhone alerts are like a baby calling. I know when my iPhone wants its mama even when it’s buried in […]
Well Hello Summer Break. I’ve Been Expecting You.
One of the obvious perks of working in a school district is the summers off. And friends, my summer vacay has officially started! It has taken me 10 years of working in a school district to figure out how to relax and recharge over the summer. One would think this would be a no-brainer. I […]
Don’t Worry, “Shameless Self-Promotion Week” Lasts Only a Week.
Friends, I have been gestating a book baby for 2 years now. It was waaaaaaay overdue. There were many pains in getting it delivered. But it’s here! Weighing less than a pound, my book baby was born on Tuesday! As many of you who follow my Facey Face page already know, “The Teachable Moment: Seizing […]
Like Shark Week, Only Different.
I am apparently developing a theme this week in my posts. It’s Behavior Week! Perhaps it is because many of my students are experiencing termination issues, or maybe because horrible behavior plans are just plain funny, but I’m on a roll, people. For your reading pleasure, here is a random musing on behavior and contracts: […]
When Behavior Plans Go Wild
Ones of tens of you spoke. I listened. Brought to you by the Facey Face fans, here are the behavior plans I have written that have fallen, well, flat on their facey faces. And just because I’m feel benevolent, I’ll throw in the learning point in a bold type, so if you are slammed with […]
From the eMailbox: Top 5 Questions I Get as a School Psychologist
I love when peeps write me with their burning school psychologist questions. (Insert curmudgeon voice): In MY day, we didn’t HAVE bloggers to write burning questions to. We had to CALL them or have a gypsy explain what school psychology was in a chance meeting in a restaurant in Reno, Nevada. Ahem. I digress. I […]
The Therapy Box: You Can’t Fire Me, I QUIT!
I have this fantasy every year that my students I counsel in the schools all suddenly become self-actualized on June 15th or so. On the last day of school, they all finally “get it” and together, we magically get to tie the bow on the therapy box together. Off they go, with their newly developed […]
You are My Fire, People.
I used cognitive behavior therapy techniques on myself this morning in order to get my “ssa backwards”* to the gym today. Sometimes, you have to light your own fire, so to speak. I told myself: “You never feel worse after going to the gym” and “You are stressed from end-of-year assessment panic season and you […]
