I Hear You Say

In this episode of I Hear You Say, recorded live at the ASCA Annual Conference in New Orleans, host Jill Cook welcomes ASCA board members Ebonee Magee-Dorsey, DPC, and Matthew Berry for a conversation about their journeys into school counseling and the importance of leadership and professional involvement.… Read more

In this episode of I Hear You Say, recorded live at the ASCA Annual Conference in New Orleans, hosts Jill Cook and Janae Douglas welcome Angela Avery, a longtime school counselor and leader at Sanford Middle School in Southern Maine, adjunct faculty member at the University of Southern Maine, and 2016 Maine School… Read more

In this episode of I Hear You Say, hosts Jill Cook and Janae Douglas welcome Charle Peck, international keynote speaker, author, former educator and clinical trauma therapist, for a conversation about helping school counselors build stress tolerance and thrive under pressure. Peck explores the difference between… Read more

In this episode of I Hear You Say, hosts Jill Cook and Janae Douglas welcome Brent Burnham, nationally recognized educator, former school counselor and creator of the Bully Blockers and Cool2Care Revolution programs, for a conversation about supporting students' mental health and resilience. Burnham explores how… Read more

In this episode of I Hear You Say, host Jill Cook, ASCA executive director, and co-host Christy Welch, chair of ASCA, welcome board candidates Ebonee Magee-Dorsey, DPC, Monica Bryant, Ed.D., Andres Castro, Ed.D., and Tosha Todd to discuss their backgrounds, leadership philosophies, and visions for the future of the… Read more

In this episode of I Hear You Say, host Jill Cook, ASCA executive director, and co-host Janae Douglas, ASCA education and training coordinator, are joined by Dr. Emily Goodman-Scott, Dr. Jennifer Betters-Bubon, Dr. Peg Donohue and Dr. Jacob Olsen, collectively known as School Counselors for MTSS, for a conversation… Read more

In this episode of I Hear You Say, host Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, and co-host Leisl Moriarty, director of affiliate relations at ASCA, are joined by leaders from the Oklahoma School Counselor Association – Chelsea Hinkle, Dr. Sarah Kirk and Allison Morris – to discuss… Read more

In this special episode of I Hear You Say, host Jill Cook, ASCA executive director, and co-host Janae Douglas, ASCA’s education and training coordinator, are joined by the four 2026 School Counselor of the Year finalists – Leka Anitema (Maui High School, Hawaii), Annie Goldberg, ACSC, (Broadview Middle School, N.C.),… Read more

In this episode of I Hear You Say, host Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, and co-host Janae Douglas, ASCA’s education and training coordinator, welcome Danielle R. Crankfield, school counselor at Crofton High School in Gambrills, Md., and the 2026 ASCA School Counselor of the… Read more

In this episode of the I Hear You Say podcast, host Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, and co-host Janae Douglas, ASCA’s education and training coordinator, are joined by Dr. Sylvia Hollins, an experienced school counselor and trauma specialist. Hollins shares her journey into… Read more

In this special live episode of I Hear You Say, recorded at the 2025 ASCA Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif., host Leisl Moriarty, CMP, CAE, ASCA’s director of affiliate relations, brings together advocacy leaders from four state school counseling associations. Joining her are Amy Baltimore, Ed.D., board chair of… Read more

In this special live episode of I Hear You Say, recorded at the 2025 Navigate and Innovate ASCA Annual Conference in Long Beach, host Qisti Gitosuputro, ASCA’s member engagement coordinator, brings together leaders from several of ASCA’s affinity groups for a heartfelt conversation about connection, community, and… Read more

In this episode of the I Hear You Say podcast, host Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, and co-host Janae Douglas, ASCA’s education and training coordinator, talk with Danna Mirviss from PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center about the evolution of bullying prevention… Read more

In this episode of the I Hear You Say podcast, host Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, and co-host Janae Douglas, ASCA’s education and training coordinator, sit down with Sarah Ritchie and Carol Clemens to explore how school counselors can strengthen relationships with… Read more

In this episode of the I Hear You Say podcast, recorded live at the 2025 Navigate and Innovate ASCA Annual Conference in Long Beach, host Jill Cook, Executive Director of the American School Counselor Association sits down with ASCA board Chair Christy Welch and Assistant Chair Dr. Ebonee Magee-Dorsey. Welch reflects… Read more

In this special episode of the I Hear You Say podcast, recorded live at the 2025 Navigate and Innovate ASCA Annual Conference in Long Beach, host Janae Douglas captures the voices and experiences of attendees throughout the event. From first-time participants to long-time professionals, guests reflect on mentorship,… Read more

This I Hear You Say podcast about the fifth edition of the ASCA National Model® was built with AI. Here's how we did it. Step One: Uploaded the ASCA National Model® to Google NotebookLM and asked it to turn it into a two-person podcast, using a conversational tone. The human touch: NotebookLM doesn’t allow you to edit… Read more

This I Hear You Say I podcast interview about the September/October 2025 issue of ASCA School Counselor magazine was developed using AI. Here's how we did it: Step One: Took all the main feature articles and ran them through ChatGPT, asking it to condense each article into its key points, keeping it in an informal,… Read more

In this episode of ASCA’s special mini-series, Deirdra Williams, ASCA's Director of Programs and Advocacy, explores the impact and evolution of the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP), which celebrates its 21st year of honoring schools with exemplary, data-informed counseling programs. She’s joined by four RAMP… Read more

In this episode of ASCA’s special mini-series, Deirdra Williams, ASCA's Director of Programs and Advocacy, explores the impact and evolution of the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP), which celebrates its 21st year of honoring schools with exemplary, data-informed counseling programs. She’s joined by two RAMP… Read more

In this episode of ASCA’s special podcast mini-series, Deirdra Williams, Director of Programs and Advocacy, explores how non-traditional schools are successfully implementing the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP). She’s joined by RAMP recipients Priscilla Grijalva (San Jacinto Leadership Academy, CA), Dr. Kristina… Read more

In this episode of ASCA’s special podcast mini-series, Deirdra Williams, ASCA's Director of Programs and Advocacy discusses the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP), an initiative by the American School Counselor Association, now in its 21st year. RAMP honors schools that deliver comprehensive, data-driven school… Read more

In the inaugural episode of this ASCA podcast mini-series, Deirdra Williams, ASCA's Director of Programs and Advocacy discusses the Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP), an initiative by the American School Counselor Association, now in its 21st year. RAMP honors schools that deliver comprehensive, data-driven school… Read more

In this episode of the I Hear You Say podcast, host Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, and co-host Janae Douglas, ASCA’s education and training coordinator, sit down with the four exceptional finalists for the 2025 School Counselor of the Year award. Listeners will hear from… Read more

In this episode of the I Hear You Say podcast, host Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, and Brian Levy, ASCA’s director of sales and partnerships, chat with Dr. Reberkah Cole, Dr. Crystal Hatton, and Dr. Taqueena Quintana about the unique challenges and strengths of… Read more

In this episode of the I Hear You Say podcast, host Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, and Angie Hickman, CAE, ASCA’s director of research and marketing, chat with Carmen Larson, Ph.D., the 2025 School Counselor of the Year. Dr. Larson shares her journey as a passionate… Read more

In this episode of the I Hear You Say podcast, host Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, and Deirdra Williams, ASCA’s director of programs and advocacy, engage in a powerful discussion with Dr. Brandy Richeson and Dr. Crystal Hatton of Liberty University, along with Dr. Krystal… Read more

In this episode of the I Hear You Say podcast, host Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, sits down with Dr. Carolyn Stone, professor emeritus at the University of North Florida, to explore the critical role of ethics and law in school counseling. Dr. Stone discusses the… Read more

In this episode of the I Hear You Say podcast, host Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, and Angie Hickman, CAE, ASCA’s director of research and marketing, chat with Dr. Jennifer Curry, a teacher in the school counselor education program at Louisiana State University. In honor of… Read more

In this episode of the I Hear You Say podcast, host Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, and Jennifer Walsh, ASCA's Director of Education and Training, chats with Kriya Lendzion is a 23-year veteran School Counselor with expertise in the areas of addictions and prevention. In… Read more

In this episode of the I Hear You Say podcast, host Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, chats with Cheri Dowling, executive director of the American Society for Deaf Children. In celebration of National Deaf Awareness month, they discuss the evolution of support for deaf… Read more

In this episode of I Hear You Say, ASCA’s podcast, hosts Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, and Janae Douglas, ASCA's education and training coordinator, chat with Wisconsin school counselors and ASCA certified trainers, Steve Schneider and Sarah Flier. They share practical… Read more

In this episode of ASCA’s “I Hear You Say” podcast, join hosts Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, and Kayla Shelton, ASCA’s marketing and communications coordinator, as they sit down with Sara Carpenter, a practicing middle school counselor by day and a Registered Play… Read more

In this episode of ASCA’s “I Hear You Say” podcast, join hosts Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, and Qisti Gitosuputro, ASCA’s member engagement coordinator, as they sit down with Shakirra McKinley, a certified school counselor and mental health counselor, and Orlando Dobbins… Read more

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In this episode of ASCA's "I Hear You Say" podcast, join hosts Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, and Janae Douglas, ASCA's education and training coordinator, as they sit down with the 2024 School Counselor of the Year finalists: Cindy Bourget, Elk Mound Middle School in Elk… Read more

Hear from Aly Murray, founder and executive director of Upchieve and one of the keynotes for the eXperiencED general session at the 2022 ASCA Annual Conference. Download the transcript here .

Hear from Gavin Grimm, internationally recognized transgender rights activist, writer, and speaker. and one of the keynotes for the eXperiencED general session at the 2022 ASCA Annual Conference. Download the transcript here .

Hear from Rodney Robinson, 2019 Teacher of the Year and one of the keynotes at at the 2022 ASCA Annual Conference. Download the transcript here .

Hear from SaulPaul, Grammy-Nominated Musician with a Message and one of the keynotes for the eXperiencED general session at the 2022 ASCA Annual Conference. Download the transcript here .

Hear from one of the 2022 School Counselor of the Year Finalists, Ashley Wright, school counselor at Lucille J. Bradley Elementary School in Spring, Texas. Download the transcript

Hear from one of the 2022 School Counselor of the Year Finalists, Marianne Matt, school counselor at Capital High School in Madison, Wisconsin. Download the transcript

Hear from one of the 2022 School Counselor of the Year Finalists, Teshia Stovall Dula, school counselor at Hull Middle School in Duluth, Georgia. Download the transcript

Hear from one of the 2022 School Counselor of the Year Finalists, Matthew Berry, lead and district school counselor for Ritenour Husky Academy in Overland, Missouri. Download the transcript .

Hear from the 2022 School Counselor of the Year, Alma Lopez, the lead school counselor at Livingston Middle School in Livingston, Calif. and Livingston Unified School District’s school counseling coordinator. Watch Harvard Dean James Ryan's "5 Essential Questions in Life" video . Download the transcript .

Hear from Tessa Barbazon, director of school counseling and social/emotional learning at the Clarke County School District in Athens, Ga., to learn how to use career development as a catalyst for social/emotional learning and academic achievement. Thanks to our sponsors of today’s episode, Xello .

Hear from Brian Mathieson, Assistant Director of Career/College Readiness with Vancouver Public Schools in Vancouver, Wash., about how his school counseling and CTE departments work together to support their students’ journey to future readiness. Learn about how to start a similar collaboration program, continue to… Read more

With Career Development Month right around the corner, hear from Melissa Ostrowski, K-12 Counseling Coordinator and school counselor in the Penn Manor School District in Millersville, Pennsylvania, who focuses on expanding students’ future options beyond college. Learn what you can do to prepare students academically,… Read more

Get to know Richard Tench, 2021–2022 ASCA Board of Directors chair. View the transcript .

Hear from Ian Levy, Ed.D., assistant professor of school counseling at Manhattan College, and Mathew Lemberger-Trulove, Ph.D., professor of counselor education at the University of North Texas, as they discuss how school counselors' work as both an educator and a school counselor can affect roles and responsibilities… Read more

On the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, hear from the co-editors of a special issue of Professional School Counseling journal, “School Counseling and Males of Color,” as they discuss the issue releasing this summer and what they learned. Co-editors are: Erik Hines, Ph.D., associate professor at… Read more

Hear from Joy Erzinger, a school counselor in Des Moines Public Schools in Des Moines, Iowa, as she discusses her experience as an Asian American and how this has shaped her identity and her work as a school counselor. Read the transcript .

Get to know Barbara Truluck , 2021 School Counselor of the Year finalist and a school counselor at Palmer Middle School, Kennesaw, Ga. Read the transcript ..

Get to know Sarah Flier , 2021 School Counselor of the Year finalist and a school counselor at Willow River Elementary School, Hudson, Wis. Read the transcript .

Get to know Megan Bledsoe 2021 School Counselor of the Year finalist and a school counselor at Discovery Middle School in Vancouver, Wash. Read the transcript .

Get to know Vanessa Goodman Barnes , 2021 School Counselor of the Year finalist and the dean of students, counseling and student services at Millbrook Magnet High School in Raleigh, N.C. Read a transcript .

Get to know Oliva Carter, 2021 School Counselor of the Year and a school counselor at Jefferson Elementary School in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Read the transcript .

Today we sit down with one of the 2019 School Counselor of the Year finalists, Jan Desmarais-Morse. Jan recognized that the school climate at her middle school was at one time struggling. Hear how she took action to address the problem.

Hear from victim-turned-hero and 2019 ASCA Conference keynoter Jeff Bauman. Show notes: Below are resources mentioned in this episode: US Department of Education: Practical Information on Crisis Planning Brochure - Preparing Your School for a Crisis Safe, Healthy and Ready to Learn: Policy Recommendations to Ensure… Read more

Hear from Geoffrey Canada, one of the keynote speakers at the 2019 ASCA Annual Conference in Boston, Mass. In his 20-plus years with the Harlem Children’s Zone, Canada has become nationally recognized for his pioneering work helping disadvantaged children and families in Harlem and as a passionate advocate for… Read more

In honor of National School Counseling week, we sit down with the 2019 School Counselor of the Year, Brian Coleman, to discuss his high-performing, diverse school and the unique challenges and opportunities that poses. Hear about his approach to holistic school counseling and how he spearheaded student-led revisions… Read more

‘Tis the season for holiday cheer, right? While for most of us the holiday season is a time to relax, eat, spend time with loved ones and exchange gifts, some students may not have that same warm, inviting experience. Learn how you can best support these students this holiday season.

In honor of National Parent Involvement Day, hear how two school counselors creatively involve parents, particularly from an equity perspective, to better students' educational experience and outcomes.

Life can be stressful both for school counselors and the students they serve. Hear how two school counselors manage the stress of the job by practicing self-care, while also teaching stress management strategies to their students.

Hear from Norman Gysbers, Ph.D., the father of modern school counseling, about the history and evolution of the school counseling profession, what he sees for its future and advice he has for those in the field.

With the release of Season 2 of the Netflix series “13 Reasons Why,” we sit down with the show's creator, Brian Yorkey. Hear Yorkey’s inspiration for the show, his experience working on a series dealing with such difficult topics and what we can expect from Season 2. "13 Reasons Why" Resources: Get resources for… Read more