Mary Jo Burchard
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TLC: Shaping Schools, Shaping Lives: Transformation Through Environment
The Power of Physical Environments. “We shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us,” asserted Sir Winston Churchill. Andrew L Ross, Gary Grenier, and Frank Kros,…
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TLC: Spring Cleaning for the Mind–The Empowering Effects of Decluttering
A clear and open space makes room for a clear and open mind. According to Dr. Emma Gray, a clinical psychologist, “Clutter can cause anxiety,…
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TLC: Humor Me–The Surprising Link Between Laughter and Resilience
In today’s fast-paced and stressful world, resilience—the ability to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties – is an invaluable human skill. Thankfully, healthy resilience is…
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TLC: Waving Back–3 Wholehearted Ways to Building Connection
Building a connection, a genuine connection is one of the things human beings crave the most – yet the fear of rejection often keeps us…
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Kindness in the Classroom: Facilitating Student-to-Student Kindness
Sixty seconds before they step into the classroom, students are gearing up to engage. How are they preparing themselves for the vulnerability required to master…
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TLC – Trust and Authentic Engagement Pt. 2: “Open Trust-Building Conversations”
In Part 1 of this “Trust and Engagement” series, we discussed strategies to help school counselors build and restore student trust where it would not…
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TLC – Trust and Authentic Engagement Pt. 1: “A Restorative Approach to Student-Counselor Trust”
Current realities that school counselors face make it extremely difficult for them to build sufficient rapport and trust with students, making the goal of authentic…




















