I recently received an email from a reader who asked about preparing for the School Counseling Assessment Center Exercises.  I remember when I was preparing for the assessment exercises.  I have never considered myself to be the best test taker,…

Entry 3 focuses on Maximizing Academic Learning.  For this entry, school counseling candidates are required to provide academic counseling to an individual student.  A maximum of 12 written pages, one video recording, and an academic intervention plan must be submitted…

School counselors must deliver a classroom lesson about career development for the second entry for NBPTS.  This entry requires a video segment that is not to exceed 15 minutes.  You can read Pointers for Videos if you need to know…

One very important component of your national boards portfolio will be the two videos you must submit for Entries 2 and 3.  The bulk of your writing will come AFTER you have recorded your videos. One of your videos will…

Today’s post continues to discuss Entry 1 for school counselors.  This entry involves a small group session that focuses on a critical need at your school.  Read my last NBPTS post, Planning for Entry 1, if you missed my initial…

As I mentioned in my post Connecting Entries to Standards, Entry 1 (Addressing Personal/Social Needs) involves a small group session that focuses on a critical need at your school.  You’ll have to collect data to support the need for this…