To ensure appropriate social distancing, OSDE staff members are available by appointment only. Please reach out to any staff or department for help.

Training for Counselors

Contact:

Beth Whittle, M.Ed., LPC
Executive Director of Counseling
405-521-3549

Petra Woodard, M.Ed.
Executive Director of Academic Counseling
405-522-0031

Elizabeth Suddath, MPH
Executive Director of Prevention Services
405-521-2106

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The Oklahoma State Department of Education Office of Student Support provides various training opportunities for counselors. Platforms such as annual conferences, seminars, webinars, videos, and on-site trainings can provide you with the skills and resources necessary to serve Oklahoma students with C.A.R.E.--Concern, Accuracy, Research-based strategy, & Equity.

What can we help you with?

Crisis Training
College & Career / Scholarships
Community Resources
Online Training Resources
Professional Development
Social-Emotional Learning & Prevention

Professional Development

Counselors SPEAK series

The OSDE Counseling Department hosts a series of virtual forums to provide counselors the opportunity to address concerns that arise as they work to serve students in a safe, equitable, nurturing environment amidst times of intense chaos and confusion. Counselors are encouraged to SPEAK:

Share thoughts and concerns in a safe space
Process possible causes and solutions
Educate, empower and equip one another
Act and implement plans
Keep the conversation going

Presentations and resources from each Counselor SPEAK session can be accessed below:

June 12, 2020 -- Counselors Connecting Carefully, Candidly, and Courageously (Part 1--Care, Citizenship, Equity)
June 19, 2020 -- Counselors Connecting Carefully, Candidly, and Courageously (Part 2--Crisis Response)
June 26, 2020 -- Counselors Connecting Carefully, Candidly, and Courageously (Part 3--Culture & Circles)
July 10, 2020 -- Counselors Connecting Carefully, Candidly, and Courageously (Part 4 -- Developing & Understanding Empathy)
July 17, 2020 -- Counselors Connecting Carefully, Candidly, and Courageously (Part 5 -- Family Engagement)
July 24, 2020 -- Counselors Connecting Carefully, Candidly, and Courageously (Part 6 -- Supporting Students' Soft Skills)
July 31, 2020 -- Counselors Connecting Carefully, Candidly, and Courageously (Part 7 -- Suicide, Substance Abuse & Child Abuse Prevention)

For Counselors Only Conference 2020

The For Counselors Only Conference was be held March 10, 2020, at Hilton Garden Inn & Edmond Conference center. Reglistration links were sent via the Counselor's Newsletter. Over 600 Counselors serving students PK-12 from around the state registered to attend. Speakers from across the state provided informative sessions designed to positively affect the academic, career, emotional, and social development of counselors and their students or clients. For agenda and presentations from this year's conference, click here.

For Counselors Only Conference 2019

To view last year's conference agenda, visit For Counselors Only 2019.

For Counselors Only Conference 2018

The March 5, 2018, For Counselors Only Conference was an engaging experience for the hundreds of counselors from around the state who attended. A video of the conference along with some of the PowerPoint presentations is available on the For Counselors Only 2018 website.

Online Training

Webinars

OSDE Counseling, College & Career Readiness, Crisis, and Prevention team provides webinars on topics that typically last an hour, unless otherwise specified. Sign up here for our webinar series.

Linked Videos

Community Resources

Community Collaboration Kit

Community Organizations

Additional Links & Resources

Social-Emotional Learning & Prevention
Crisis Kit for Counselors Disaster Training: An Introduction to Psychological First Aid Dropout Prevention Education World's Counseling Center Education World's Mental Health Site McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Program Mental Help Net National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth National Center on Homeless Education	National Crime Prevention Council National Dropout Prevention Center/Network National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty National Mental Health Association National Network for Youth National School Safety Center Prevention Education Safe Place - Looking at Title IX in K-12

College & Career Readiness / Scholarships
ACT College and Career Readiness Standards Alphabetical Listing of Oklahoma Colleges and Universities Career Activity File – Career Portfolios K-12 College Advice for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students College Grants Database – Oklahoma Counseling and Student Services Clearinghouse Disability Awareness Scholarship FAFSA4caster Federal Student Aid Advice Free Application for Federal Student Aid High School Career Development Lessons	How to Create an FSA ID National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Guidebook for High School Counselors OCAP – Oklahoma College Assistance Program Oklahoma’s Promise Scholarship PSAT and National Merit Scholarship Program SAT College and Career Readiness Benchmark Standards SAT Registration Stuck at Prom Scholarships	The College Board’s Eight Components of College and Career Counseling The College Board’s Elementary School Counselor’s Guide – Eight Components of College and Career Counseling The College Board’s High School Counselor’s Guide – Eight Components of College and Career Counseling The College Board’s Middle School Counselor’s Guide – Eight Components of College and Career Counseling UCanGo2 – Resources to help you plan, prepare, and pay for college Unigo Scholarships

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Last updated on July 31, 2020

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