Posted: June 14, 2015
This year, on my end of the year survey/needs assessment, I asked teachers what topics they wanted more information on related to professional development. The three most requested topics that came up were behavior plan creation and implementation, mental health diagnosis in children and classroom...
Posted: January 31, 2014
Yameen Chestnut, MA yameen@thewellcounselinggroup.com Set Appointment Now 317-471-8996 Are you “COACHABLE” within your relationship? Okay, so considering the upcoming NFL Super Bowl featuring two talented teams being led by two phenomenal quarterbacks, I thought it timely to reflect on the concept of being coachable within...
Posted: September 22, 2013
Yameen Chestnut, MA, NCC yameen@thewellcounselinggroup.com Set Appointment Now 317-471-8996 In every relationship there are negotiating points: give and take, push and pull; you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours. It’s a simple “dance”, if you will, of trading for your wants and needs, and...
Posted: February 21, 2012
Fulfill yourself . Webster's dictionary defines fulfill as "to develop the full potentialities of". Are you reaching your potential? If not, you can start today. If there were dreams you had about what you were going to accomplish or who you were going to be...
Posted: February 15, 2012
Enjoy yourself . Do you think you're too busy to find time to do things you enjoy? Is life moving so quickly you are just going through the motions?Maybe you are running children back and forth between activities or taking care of elderly parents. Maybe...
Posted: February 13, 2012
Be kind to yourself . Sometimes we are more kind to others than we are to ourselves. Why is it we can cut other people some slack, but we don’t give ourselves a break? Sometimes we can be so mean to ourselves. We say things...