Being A Data-Driven School Counselor: It’s About Working Smarter Not Harder - Dr. Sandi Logan-McKibben

Today our guest is Dr. Sandi Logan-McKibben School Counseling Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor at Sacred Heart University. We talk to Dr. Logan-McKibben about the importance of being a data-driven school counselor and how we can embrace the data to help us more effectively support students and families. She shares 3 ways that we can put a focus on data and reminds us that even though data can sometimes be intimidating, it’s an essential way to make sure that we are best advocating with and for students and families.   Sandi Logan-McKibben, PhD, NCC, NCSC, ACS, BC-TMH, LPC (CT), CSC (CA) is School Counseling Program Director and Clinical Assistant Professor at Sacred Heart University (FIU). Prior to earning her doctorate, she worked as an elementary and middle school counselor in Southern California, was the district-level Tobacco Use, Prevention, and Education (TUPE) Coordinator, and was a site supervisor for practicum and internship students.  Her interests include assessment & data-driven decision making, incorporating creativity in counseling and supervision, and online counselor education. She is award winning and has served in multiple leadership roles with various state and national counseling associations, including California Association of School Counselors, Florida School Counselor Association, and Chi Sigma Iota International. Recently, she co-authored her first book, The Ultimate School Counselor’s Guide to Assessment & Data Collection. In her spare time, she enjoys teaching Yin & Restorative Yoga and facilitating wellness accountability groups.