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The Thriving School Psychologist: 4 Steps to Better Time Management, Lower Stress, and More Impact in Your School Community - Beyond Testing
ARE YOU READY TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT IN THE WORLD AS A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST?
-Do you want to spend more time with students, rather than with their paperwork?-Are you interested in expanding your role beyond testing to do passion projects?
-Do you want to cultivate a community of support with others who share your vision for student success?
-Do you want to hit the professional happiness “reset button” on your career so that you are energized to go to work each day?
YOU CAN DO IT. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO BE MORE THAN A TESTING MACHINE. YOU CAN BE A CHAMPION FOR STUDENTS.
In the Thriving School Psychologist, popular blogger and author Rebecca Branstetter reveals the four most common burnout traps for school psychologists ... and how to avoid them. Don’t let your dreams of making a real difference in the lives of your students go unfulfilled. You don’t have to table your passion projects and interventions because you’re bogged down in bureaucracy. No matter if you’re a first year intern or a seasoned veteran, you will learn practical tools for transforming your career into the one you’ve always imagined. And you can start using these tools TODAY.
-Do you want to spend more time with students, rather than with their paperwork?-Are you interested in expanding your role beyond testing to do passion projects?
-Do you want to cultivate a community of support with others who share your vision for student success?
-Do you want to hit the professional happiness “reset button” on your career so that you are energized to go to work each day?
YOU CAN DO IT. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO BE MORE THAN A TESTING MACHINE. YOU CAN BE A CHAMPION FOR STUDENTS.
In the Thriving School Psychologist, popular blogger and author Rebecca Branstetter reveals the four most common burnout traps for school psychologists ... and how to avoid them. Don’t let your dreams of making a real difference in the lives of your students go unfulfilled. You don’t have to table your passion projects and interventions because you’re bogged down in bureaucracy. No matter if you’re a first year intern or a seasoned veteran, you will learn practical tools for transforming your career into the one you’ve always imagined. And you can start using these tools TODAY.
144 pages, Paperback
Published November 1, 2020
About the author
Rebecca Branstetter
19 books8 followersRebecca Branstetter, Ph.D., is a school psychologist, speaker, and author on a mission to help children thrive by supporting school psychologists, educators, and families.
She is the founder of The Thriving School Psychologist Collective, an online community dedicated to improving mental health and learning supports in public schools, as well as the co-creator of the “Make It Stick Parenting” course, which provides parents tools to build their child’s social-emotional learning, and the “Peace of Mind Parenting” course to support families during distance learning.
A sought-after speaker and national media expert, Rebecca’s expertise in supporting school psychologists, parents, teachers, and students in the public school system has appeared in various publications, including Huffington Post, NPR, CNN, Education.com, and Parents Magazine.
She and her husband are proud parents to two daughters and two furry husky dogs in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information on Rebecca’s work, visit rebeccabranstetter.com.
She is the founder of The Thriving School Psychologist Collective, an online community dedicated to improving mental health and learning supports in public schools, as well as the co-creator of the “Make It Stick Parenting” course, which provides parents tools to build their child’s social-emotional learning, and the “Peace of Mind Parenting” course to support families during distance learning.
A sought-after speaker and national media expert, Rebecca’s expertise in supporting school psychologists, parents, teachers, and students in the public school system has appeared in various publications, including Huffington Post, NPR, CNN, Education.com, and Parents Magazine.
She and her husband are proud parents to two daughters and two furry husky dogs in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information on Rebecca’s work, visit rebeccabranstetter.com.
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November 4, 2020
This is an excellent resource for school psychologists at any career stage. This is filled with practical advice, strategies, and inspiration, and is an absolute pleasure to read. Dr. Branstetter has a gift for presenting meaningful information in an engaging and friendly way. There is nothing dry or tedious, which is remarkable for the amount of research based strategies. This felt like reading something written by a brilliant, funny, and compassionate friend. I particularly enjoyed the featured experiences of several school psychologists and how they benefitted from these strategies. Above all, this is a concise and immediately useful guide.
November 3, 2020
This is a must-read for all school psychologists and graduate students! Dr. Branstetter provides practical recommendations to common obstacles that school psychologists face. These tips are reinforced by powerful anecdotes of how she and other school psychologists went from surviving to thriving. I wish they taught this in graduate school!
November 25, 2020
I have been a fan/ follower of Dr. Branstetter for awhile and am very fond of her. She seems very approachable, likeable, has excellent ideas and suggestions, and is an engaging writer.
I loved her first book that included templates, suggested letters, printable sheets, etc. I bought that book shortly after I finished graduate school and wish I’d read it sooner.
This book is okay. The structure of her “four pillars” is logical, helpful, and provides great organization throughout the book. That being said, much of this material is covered in her 1 hour presentation that she does to garner membership in her Thriving School Psychologist group.
I did find much of the book to read like a long brochure tempting the reader to gain access to her high paywall group through testimonials. I get it. Girls gotta make money and I’m sure the group is well worth it in the end, however, for an early career professional the $700 fee is prohibitive for me at this time. I thought the heavy emphasis on purchasing membership into her group brought about more ‘fomo-ness’ than the inspirational message of “you can do it!” that she seemed to be shooting for at the conclusion and had me feeling like I’d just read a long sales pitch.
I loved her first book that included templates, suggested letters, printable sheets, etc. I bought that book shortly after I finished graduate school and wish I’d read it sooner.
This book is okay. The structure of her “four pillars” is logical, helpful, and provides great organization throughout the book. That being said, much of this material is covered in her 1 hour presentation that she does to garner membership in her Thriving School Psychologist group.
I did find much of the book to read like a long brochure tempting the reader to gain access to her high paywall group through testimonials. I get it. Girls gotta make money and I’m sure the group is well worth it in the end, however, for an early career professional the $700 fee is prohibitive for me at this time. I thought the heavy emphasis on purchasing membership into her group brought about more ‘fomo-ness’ than the inspirational message of “you can do it!” that she seemed to be shooting for at the conclusion and had me feeling like I’d just read a long sales pitch.
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