Secrets of a School Counselor

If you want solutions to the most challenging issues facing students today and if you want to see what is really happening in our schools, then this book is for you. Let School Counselor Sharon Beatty walk you through the halls so you can see for yourself what students, teachers, administrators and counselors are dealing with on a daily basis. And then, sit beside Beatty as she courageously and compassionately talks students through their most pressing and perplexing...
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If you want solutions to the most challenging issues facing students today and if you want to see what is really happening in our schools, then this book is for you. Let School Counselor Sharon Beatty walk you through the halls so you can see for yourself what students, teachers, administrators and counselors are dealing with on a daily basis.

And then, sit beside Beatty as she courageously and compassionately talks students through their most pressing and perplexing problems. Notice how she validates their feelings, feels their pain, listens attentively, and then asks a series of questions to help them reach within themselves to find solutions.

These issues include:
Suicide Ideation
Gender Identification
Body Shaming
Frenemies
Bullying
Peer Pressure
Toxic Teachers
Unhealthy Family Dynamics
Cyberbullying
Perfectionism
Racial Issues
Sexting
Pornography
Negative Social Media
This book contains real conversations so readers can hear the authentic voices of students, parents, teachers, and school personnel. However, the names and some details have been changed to protect the identity of the people involved.

Additionally, readers will find 10 survivor stories told in the first-person. These case studies let readers walk directly into some of life's most painful experiences, feel the pain, confusion, and darkness, and then walk through the healing process. These stories give hope to those who've experienced (or know of someone who's experienced) some of life's most devastating problems. These stories track survivors for decades and help readers normalize the timeline of transformation. Readers will share in the breakthrough as survivors become thrivers.

These issues include:
Date Rape
Gender-based Bullying
Body Shaming
Toxic Teachers
Toxic Parents
Unwed Pregnancy
Domestic Violence
Racial Bullying
Judgmental Labeling
Beatty realizes that she can't do it alone. She is just one person. She can't personally help every hurting child, young or old, to heal and grow. Thus, she had this book written, with the help of Patty Jo Sawvel, to give readers the tools to help the people within their sphere of influence and to help themselves.

Plus, this book includes scientific research, news reports, and ready-made resources to provide additional support to those trying to help themselves and help the people they care about. Beatty--a licensed clinical counselor and a licensed school counselor-- provides trainings, coaching, and seminars for schools, colleges, and corporate America.