Social/Emotional Support
Growing Together!
Our Mission Statement:
"To provide a comprehensive guidance program that will assist all students in acquiring the skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed to become effective students, responsible citizens, productive workers, and lifelong learners.”
What can we do for you?
We can assist with:
Academics: apply academic achievement strategies such as study habits, academic planning and goal setting.
Careers: plan for post secondary options by assisting with goals for higher education, military, and workforce.
Social and emotional development of all students: teach class lessons, conduct individual or group appointments with students, set social/emotional goals and follow up on goals individually and school wide.
Helpful Links for Social/Emotional Growth and Coping:
Suicide Prevention Resources: https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/resources/index.html
The International Association for Suicide Prevention's suicide and crisis lifeline is available 24/7/365. Call or text 988 or chat https://988lifeline.org/
Anxiety and Depression Association of America: https://adaa.org/
Signs of Depression in Teens, the Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/teen-depression/symptoms-causes/syc-20350985
Attention Deficit Disorder Handbook: https://ucc.vt.edu/academic_support/attention_deficit_disorder_handbook.html
Attentiona Deficit Disorder Association: https://add.org/
Bullying:
National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth:
https://www.ncsby.org/resources#tab-0-juvenile-justice-topics
National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens:
https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/resources/national-institute-drug-abuse-nida-teens
National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism:
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/underage-drinking
CDC Resource Library for Overweight and Obesity:
https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/resources/index.html
Peer Pressure Information, National Institute of Health:
https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2021/09/power-peers
Social Media's Impact on Mental Health-National Education Center:
Violence in the Media-Potential Harmful Effects, American Psychological Association:
https://www.apa.org/topics/video-games/violence-harmful-effects