The NCAPT is having their spring conference in March.  The link to the information is below if you are interested.  The Association of Play Therapy promotes the value of play, play therapy, and credentialed play therapists by advancing the psychosocial development and mental health of all people
                               NCAPT Spring Conference- 
                                             Eventbrite sign up

Social media news this morning….Here are some tweets and interesting ideas for you to think about today!
-Bullying, underlying issues
-12 things you should tell your daughter today 
-Poverty and Education-article/blog
-Challenges for gifted students

Mentoring programs in schools are a great way to help kids in many ways, such as, building self confidence, improving attendance, improving academics and building trust. Below are a few links that will be helpful for implementing a mentor program in your school. If you have any questions about starting a mentor program feel free to email me. I have many additional resources I can share with you.

-Middle school mentor program to help with attendance-Article
-Parent info sheet, mentoring
- Powerpoint on Mentoring Students-Underwood Elementary
-How to build a successful mentor program-using Elements of Effective Practice

What are your plans for school counseling week? Here are a few links you might find helpful.  If you have any other ideas send them to me and I will add them to my site!!!

American School Counselor Association-Great resources
The crafty counselor blog-She did this a couple years ago but it is still worthy of looking through :-)
Article-Guide to supporting school counselors
Blog Article-School Counselors are this close to being happy(er)
 What does a school counselor do?-Video
Why you should celebrate National School Counselors Week -Article
Ways to celebrate school counselors week.- Ideas :-)
More ideas to celebrate school counselors week- More ideas!
National School Counselor week ideas- Even more ideas!
Future of School Counseling
Pinterest-School Counseling Week Ideas