Social/Emotional Support
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.”
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