Enrichment · Wellbeing

Walk in with a goal,
walk out with next steps.

Meetings with a school counselor are often short, and the important question is easy to forget once you sit down. Write a one-sentence goal, what is going on, and your questions marked must-ask or if-time. The builder works out how much time each question gets, prints an agenda to hand over and keeps the next steps you agree on.

Plan a meetingWhat you get

Meetings

The worked example is made up: a language class switch, stress before three December exams and a first college planning meeting. Saved on this device only.

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What you get

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What you finish with
A record per meeting: date, time, length, topics, a goal, what is going on, questions marked must-ask or if-time, four things to bring and the next steps agreed with who and by when. Works out minutes per must-ask question; prints an agenda to hand over; shows the next meeting and next steps by date; flags no goal, too many must-asks for the time, no next steps after the meeting, overdue steps and words about not being safe.
Who it is for
Middle school, high school and college students meeting a school counselor; parents helping a student prepare.
Format
Browser builder with a saved record per meeting. Prints an agenda to hand over, one meeting, all of them or a blank sheet; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
Free. No account, no sign-in and nothing to install. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Wellbeing space in Caveat Enrichment.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Write the goal in one sentence.
  2. Add your questions and mark two as must-ask.
  3. Check what to bring.
  4. Print the agenda and hand it over at the start.
  5. Write the next steps before you leave.

Plan a meeting

Counselor meetings

A 20-minute meeting that gets somewhere1Name the goalOne sentence: by the end, Iwant to.2Say what is going onTwo or three sentences, withan example.3Ask the must-asksTwo questions, most importantfirst.4Listen and writeTheir answers, in your words.5Agree next stepsEach with who and by when.6Follow upDo your steps; remind kindlyif theirs slip.A 20-minute meeting that gets somewhere1Name the goalOne sentence: by the end, I want to.2Say what is going onTwo or three sentences, with an example.3Ask the must-asksTwo questions, most important first.4Listen and writeTheir answers, in your words.5Agree next stepsEach with who and by when.6Follow upDo your steps; remind kindly if theirsslip.
School counselors often have hundreds of students each. A clear goal and two questions get the most out of a short meeting.

What school counselors do

School counselors help with schedules, grades, college and career plans, friendships, family changes and stress. They can also connect a student with more support in or outside school. What you share is generally kept private, with limits: a counselor must act if someone may be harmed.

Time is short

The American School Counselor Association recommends one counselor for every 250 students; most schools have more students per counselor than that. A goal and two must-ask questions make a 15 or 20 minute meeting count.

Sources

  1. American School Counselor Association. The role of the school counselor; recommended 250-to-1 student-to-counselor ratio. schoolcounselor.org.
  2. ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors (2022): confidentiality and its limits.
  3. CASEL. Self-management and relationship skills: seeking help when needed. casel.org.
  4. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (988lifeline.org): call or text 988, chat online, 24 hours a day.

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