Summary - Tools for Today’s School Counselors 5237.L25.2976. Online registration by Cvent

Perhaps more than ever, school counselors are essential contributors to a student’s support system. This course will allow you to build practical tools to serve you well in your ever-changing role. Designed for school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers, the course explores the application of SEL strategies to support student challenges, how to solicit information to collaborate with teachers and families, along with brain-science-based strategies for smart studying. Create tools for teachers and staff to navigate tough conversations about race, gender identity, and how to take action against hate speech. You’ll complete this resource-packed course with the confidence to take your role to the next level of being an effective school counselor.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Use provided prompts specific to school counseling to describe assumptions and insights of practitioners, researchers and self, including how the information relates to professional educational practice.
Design a framework for interrupting hate speech or actions.
Use a needs-based assessment to collaborate with teachers, staff, and families.
Implement an activity for students to learn brain-science-based study skills.
Challenge the status quo by using Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies to address student challenges.

Course Book: This course does not have a course book. All readings are within the online environment.

Course Syllabus This is a preview syllabus only. The official syllabus will be provided to you with your Learners Edge login information.

Methods of Instruction - Videos, readings and written responses. No quizzes, midterms or finals.
Course Grading Rubric

Grade Level: K-12

This Teaching Channel with Learners Edge course can be completed at a pace that fits your schedule. You can register and start work anytime.

The registration deadline for this session is March 15, 2026.
All coursework is due by April 15, 2026. You may complete coursework before the due date.
Grades for this session are released beginning January 2, 2026. Allow 2 weeks from this date or any completion date thereafter for your grade to be processed and delivered to ASDN.
Registration for the following session opens March 16, 2026, with coursework due August 15, 2026. Grades for the session will be released beginning May 16, 2026.
Extensions and re-enrollments are not permitted.
You may cancel within one week of registration. A $100.00 cancellation fee will be applied.