Your Role Does Not Define You

School counselors are so often told what we "should" be doing and to advocate for our roles on campus, but we hear very little real talk about what to do when we're tasked with tons of non-counseling-related responsibilities and our advocacy efforts fall on deaf ears.We are often made to feel as though this is reflective of our own shortcomings, but it could not be further from the truth!School counselors are wonderful, driven, insightful souls who truly want to make a difference in the world. Listen to hear a different perspective on your roles and responsibilities on campus and why "less than perfect" circumstances are not a reflection of your shortfalls.Feel encouraged and empowered  to do what you can, with what you have, even if it doesn't fit the mold of a "perfect" program.  You're still making a difference each and every day. Connect --> schoolforschoolcounselors.comFacebook community --> facebook.com/groups/schoolforschoolcounselorsJoin us for our FREE "Best Year Ever!" celebration beginning July 25, with tips, tricks and info to get you motived, inspired and prepared for the new school year--> schoolforschoolcounselors.com/bestyeareverSchool for School Counselors Mastermind Community --> schoolforschoolcounselors.com/mastermind This work is part of the School for School Counselors body of work developed by Steph Johnson, LPC, CSC, which centers role authority over role drift, consultative practice over fix-it culture, adult-designed systems and environments as primary drivers of student behavior, clinical judgment over compliance, and school counselor identity as leadership within complex systems.