Counselor

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Arlington High School

Mary Jane Thulin

Dynamic! Exciting! Great way to learn and network! Proof that learning can be fun! I thought I knew how to write a curriculum but how wrong I was. Please offer this next year. It's such a great way to "recharge" before school begins. Great job!

Fort Calhoun High School

Micki Andersen

In my ten years as an educator these past three days of training were the most concise and useful time that I've ever spent in a meeting. It was well worth three days of my summer vacation because I now have the tools necessary to take our counseling program to the next level.

Arnold Public

Jenee Kenner

I not only learned how to develop, write and implement a comprehensive counseling program, but also how to collect and use data to support & sell the counseling program to my school board/district as a professional and an advocate for professional school counseling.

Arnold Public

Jenee Kenner

Without a doubt I would give up three days of my summer again to attend the Nebraska Counselor Academy. It was pertinent, applicable and Trish Hatch is a fantastic communicator as well as teacher. I am looking forward to an advanced Counselor Academy next summer.

Benson High School

Gaye Lannan

Non-attendees missed a great opportunity. Donna is working very hard to provide useful and practical support for Nebraska counselors. Trish Hatch was a gift. She is personal, practical and professional. I only hope other counselors will have another opportunity to be trained by her.

Blair High School

Karen Gengenbach

The Nebraska Counselor Academy was a wonderful opportunity for school counseling professionals in Nebraska to learn more about national trends in comprehensive guidance. It was a chance to network and gain ideas to improve our guidance programs.

Blessed Sacrament School

ReeAnna Armagest

The Nebraska School Counselor Academy was extremely helpful. I would highly recommend it to other counselors & encourage the team along with administrators from their school to come. As a student in training this info was built upon what I have been learning is brining it all together. If there is another academy next year I would definetly be interested in attending.

Boone Central

Cathy Hill

The Nebraska Counselor Academy is a marvelous time for the counselor to get away and concentrate on guidance topics networking with fellow counselors without worrying about everything else.

Chadron State College

Laura Gaudet

The Nebraska School Counselor Academy (2003) was a thorough, comprehensive, intensive program to assist elementary, secondary and K-12 school counselors in the development of their public school district's comprehensive school counseling curriculum programs throughout this three-day program, professional counselors were able to meet discuss and collaborate with others from urban & rural, large & small and culturally diverse & homogenous school systems.

Dawson-Verdon School

Karen S. Mezger

Great! Awesome Academy! To be able to move in the direction of school counseling program for our schools!

Fairbury High School

Susan Thomas

This three-day workshop is one of the most helpful summer "school counseling" activities I have attended. Please repeat this at the next level next year.

Goodrich Middle School

Cheryl Graves

The Nebraska School Counselor Academy takes a person step by step, through the process of re-configuring their counseling program to match ASCA's National Model.

Grand Island Northwest High School

Linda Kieselhorst

The Counselor Academy was wonderful and invigorating. The Academy has ideas and support for first-year counselors as well as veterans.

Hartman Elementary

Suzanne Weis

As a result of the Nebraska School Counselor's Academy I now have the knowledge and the tools to provide meaningful feedback to our staff and community following guidance interventions. Trish Hatch is a dynamic speaker/trainer. She is focused, energetic and knowledgeable. I feel honored to have had the opportunity to train with her. I have grown personally and professionally as the result of this workshop. Thank you.

High Plains High School

Harry Cunningham

The Counselor Academy was wonderful. We have been working on our comprehensive guidance program during the last year and this helped us finalize it. I highly recommend this to any counselor who is not up to speed with the changes coming in counseling programs.

Lincoln Christian School

Richard Simmons

The Counselor Academy is an opportunity to improve your counseling program! If you've not started it will give you an overview of the model and give you plenty to work on if you use the model it will help you evaluate it and give direction as how to improve and what needs improvement.

Lincoln Northeast High School

Mary Pederson

Counselor Academy was well worth giving up 3 summer days. I now feel I know what a good school counseling should include and have the resources to begin to implement at least one change for next year. Donna Vrbka has done an outstanding job translating the National Model from ASCA to Nebraska Essential Learnings. Trish Hatch was a real motivator.

Loup County Public School

Shirley Armbruster

Nebraska Counselor's Academy was a great resource for counselors. Trish Hatch was an excellent presenter.

Nemaha Valley

Shelley Moles

3 day training…using the standards - what they are, how grouped, how to flashlight what we do as counselors and how we make a difference - can show administrators, teachers, parents how counselors and counselor programs made a difference academically, personally/socially, and professionally. Basic foundation of a comprehensive counseling program to build a need based curriculum.

Norfolk Public Schools

Anita Theophilus

Critical school counselor educational symposium. You must be educated and trained in the standards model.

Omaha Public Schools

Cathy Hanrahan

The counselor academy was great. Since OPS already does CCBG, I was afraid that the information would be a rehash of what I already knew. There was some of that but the majority of it was new - or at least a new way to look at and use the model. The idea of collecting data on only one competency seems much more manageable. Also, the different types of data-process, perception & results - was very helpful. Finally, using intentional Guidance was a totally new concept that I think we need to implement.

Pierce High School

Mary Birch & Christine Baldwin

We very much appreciated the Counselor's Academy because it serves as a practical hands-on catalyst to help us do our work as School Counselors and committed us to future improvement in our profession.

Plattsmouth High School

Dave Heinen

The Nebraska Counselor Academy gave me a proven, practical format to organize and align our district guidance and counseling program with district and state standards.

Rolling Heights Elementary

Mary Magstadt

The School Counselor Academy is where you can learn how to align your counseling curriculum with your districts standards and outcomes and in the process validate your presence in the school.

Schuyler West Ward Elementary

Bill Zegers

The Counselor Academy provided an in-depth awareness of comprehensive counseling, excellent resource materials to assist in development, excellent presenters, trainers.

Seward Elementary School

Sondra Southard

The Counselor Academy is a place to take a look at your comprehensive school counseling program and "pull it all together"

Shelby High School

Amy Lyons

It was an enjoyable experience filled with relevant and timely information. It was a good networking experience.

Southeast Tech Prep Coordinator

Janet Claassen, Former Counselor

Very practical and useable information for counselors. Bring an administrator or team. Be ready to learn a lot!

Stuart Public School

Patty Hanzlik

The 2003 Nebraska School Counselor Academy offered the opportunity for School Counselors to be exposed to the National Model for developing a comprehensive guidance program. The three-day training was an exceptional learning experience in helping to bring our programs and profession to the top!

Umonhon Nation Public School

Connie Karloff

A valuable and much needed workshop on developing a school-counseling program that includes standards and recommendations from ASCA and the Nebraska Department of Education.

University of Nebraska-Kearney

Marlene Kuskie

An opportunity for school counselors too not only learn the standards and what a comprehensive school counseling program is & how to use & apply them to individual school settings. Excellent opportunity to network, collaborate & learn with other school counselors.

Westside High School

Belva Licht

What a terrific opportunity to learn ways to make our school-counseling program accountable!! This was the help I needed!

Wilber-Clatonia High School

Glenna Heller

Networking Opportunity, Energizing, Worthwhile information, Educationally sound presentation, Remarkable opportunity to renew my relevant information. Thank you and please continue the remarkable work for us.

Woodland Park Elementary

Jan Dyer

Great Presenter! A planning workshop. To help counselor's organize a comprehensive guidance program based on research and data driven. Then link that program to standards. A networking extravaganza! Thank you Donna!

Anonymous

Anonymous

The Nebraska Counseling Academy has made a profound impact on my approach to administering & managing a counselor program. I am excited to use a proven model (ASCA) as my guide. I have faith that with the amendments I make especially in the areas of accountability - that the field of elementary school counseling will be resurrected in our district!

Anonymous

Anonymous

The Counselor Academy was great for me to learn how to document what I am doing. The workbook provided forms that will make it easy to copy & use in my profession. I learned how to understand data better. Great place to network & get resources.

Anonymous

Anonymous

Counseling Academy is a fantastic & intense program development opportunity for guidance counselors from all schools, public, private and parochial. Essential Learnings are necessary for all students. A great three days for counselors to network.

Anonymous

Anonymous

Academy provides direction and focus for a comprehensive counseling program. Increases understanding & knowledge of school counseling standards and how to deliver and evaluate.

Anonymous

Anonymous

Great at giving counselors a sense of what they do, should do and how to show what they do.

Anonymous

Anonymous

Great information! Comprehensive Guidance program and the steps - very important information. Really makes you feel that you can & do make a difference, Also, the conference has given me new energy, I'm excited about the upcoming year.