I loved it! So I created a QR code ( ) and put it on everything I did. I had been to an ASCA presentation and they used QR codes. I created handouts but handouts get lost and thrown away. I had my headshot taken at the ASCA conference and plugged my picture and my logo everywhere. I created a logo and plugged that logo in everywhere – every presentation I did, every handout I created, everywhere. We serve in three domains, Academics, College/Career, and Social/ Emotional, and it hit me: ACE. What did I do? Who did I serve? And then I turned to our guiding organization, ASCA. I worked in a school that loved acronyms so I began to think about an acronym that would encompass my work. Well, I was ready to change that and so I began to think about how to make myself more visible. We are the magic that makes it seem like all the work is done seamlessly. How could they not know? Of course I’m the school counselor!īut I did as most of us do – we work in the background. Still, about once a week I would get a student or parent (sometimes even a teacher!) who would ask me, “You’re the counselor, right?” I met with parents, led professional development and organized school-wide events.
I dispensed advice and support along with tissue, hair ties, deodorant, lotion and feminine hygiene products. I changed what felt like 734 schedules for 560 students. I stood in the hallway outside my counseling office during every passing period. I introduced myself at the opening assembly as the school counselor. I worked in a high school of 560 students where I was the only school counselor.
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