
Every school counselor knows a Connie.
She's the student who shows up on a Tuesday — quiet in the way that gets mistaken for fine — and needs you to be fully present when she walks through your door. But before Connie, there are emails, brag sheets, MTSS documentation, parent calls, and a stack of repetitive work that has nothing to do with why you became a counselor.
This field guide is built for the counselor who is already good at the job. It is not about replacing your judgment. It is about protecting the space you use.
Inside the guide:
The COOK Method™ — a four-part AI prompting framework built specifically for school counselors. Context, Objective, Output Style, Keep It Human. One framework. Every prompt you write from here forward.
30 school-counselor-specific prompts across five domains: documentation, parent communication, academic planning, lesson and group planning, and career and college exploration. Every prompt opens with I am a school counselor — because you are the expert directing the tool, not the other way around.
A 12-modifier Starter Set that makes every prompt specifically yours.
A Language Swap Guide that translates clinical AI-speak into the plain language you actually use with students and families.
A practical AI tools section with data privacy guidance matched to each platform — so you know exactly what to use and where to draw the line.
A Brag Sheet → Letter of Recommendation workflow pipeline that saves hours during college application season.
This guide does not ask you to become an AI expert. It asks you to direct AI the same way you direct everything else in your program — with intention, with clarity, and with your professional identity intact.