Newsletter 5
The Coronavirus Pandemic continues to leave many people feeling uncertain and with difficulty coping. This image shows three zones - Fear, Learning, and Growth - and actions and reactions associated within each zone. This may be a helpful tool to use to "check-in" with yourself and your children.
The Coronavirus Pandemic continues to leave many people feeling uncertain and with difficulty coping. This image shows three zones - Fear, Learning, and Growth - and actions and reactions associated within each zone. This may be a helpful tool to use to "check-in" with yourself and your children.
In addition to the links we have provided in previous newsletters as well as on our Department's website, please check out this link below from MindYeti. It contains several mindfulness exercises from a compilation of research based guided mindfulness sessions and sites. Over the past few weeks, many of our students have been in touch with us and have shared that using these exercises has been helping them to cope with the current situation. They report that pausing to do a mindfulness practice helps to calm them down, re-focus, and make their tasks at hand- whether it is online learning or caring for a sick family member- feel more manageable and more connected to the world around them. We encourage you to try these exercises yourself, and to share them with your children and families.
In addition to the links we have provided in previous newsletters as well as on our Department's website, please check out this link below from MindYeti. It contains several mindfulness exercises from a compilation of research based guided mindfulness sessions and sites. Over the past few weeks, many of our students have been in touch with us and have shared that using these exercises has been helping them to cope with the current situation. They report that pausing to do a mindfulness practice helps to calm them down, re-focus, and make their tasks at hand- whether it is online learning or caring for a sick family member- feel more manageable and more connected to the world around them. We encourage you to try these exercises yourself, and to share them with your children and families.
You can access these MindYeti exercises here!
You can access these MindYeti exercises here!
It’s okay to not be okay! There is help available! Thousands of social workers, psychologists, mental health counselors and other licensed providers are volunteering their time to provide emotional support to help people cope with the myriad of challenges that COVID-19 raises for so many of us. The hotline is FREE and available to anyone to access.
It’s okay to not be okay! There is help available! Thousands of social workers, psychologists, mental health counselors and other licensed providers are volunteering their time to provide emotional support to help people cope with the myriad of challenges that COVID-19 raises for so many of us. The hotline is FREE and available to anyone to access.
The COVID-19 quarantine means no funerals, shivas or memorials, drastically limiting our ability to grieve with others. Grief is a natural process, and limiting or eliminating that process can inflict additional layers of pain and distress.
The COVID-19 quarantine means no funerals, shivas or memorials, drastically limiting our ability to grieve with others. Grief is a natural process, and limiting or eliminating that process can inflict additional layers of pain and distress.
During a public crisis, when public and even private events must be cancelled due to self-quarantining to limit the spread of illness, our private crises can seem insurmountable, with no one to help bear our burden. It is in these times that it becomes even more important to find alternatives to effectively deal with grief.
During a public crisis, when public and even private events must be cancelled due to self-quarantining to limit the spread of illness, our private crises can seem insurmountable, with no one to help bear our burden. It is in these times that it becomes even more important to find alternatives to effectively deal with grief.
This new Virtual Bereavement Group is designed to adjust the grief process to suit these unusual times. To register for the group, use the electronic registration form below, or call 516-377-5400 and press option 1.
This new Virtual Bereavement Group is designed to adjust the grief process to suit these unusual times. To register for the group, use the electronic registration form below, or call 516-377-5400 and press option 1.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated social and economic stressors can undermine children’s development and well-being. Not only must they cope with major changes to everyday life, such as physical distancing and home confinement, but their families may struggle to meet their basic physical and emotional needs.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated social and economic stressors can undermine children’s development and well-being. Not only must they cope with major changes to everyday life, such as physical distancing and home confinement, but their families may struggle to meet their basic physical and emotional needs.
The good news is that over four decades of research on resilience shows that protective factors can buffer children from harm and increase the chances they adapt positively to adversities such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Families and communities can work together to promote these protective factors. Click below to find out more.
The good news is that over four decades of research on resilience shows that protective factors can buffer children from harm and increase the chances they adapt positively to adversities such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Families and communities can work together to promote these protective factors. Click below to find out more.
Remember, we are in this together and are here to help. Please feel free to email us with any questions or if you need assistance with any of the links above.
Remember, we are in this together and are here to help. Please feel free to email us with any questions or if you need assistance with any of the links above.
Stay Healthy and Safe.
Stay Healthy and Safe.
BUFSD Social Work Department
BUFSD Social Work Department
Barbara Marcucci, Christine Kennedy, and Sarah Glassman
Barbara Marcucci, Christine Kennedy, and Sarah Glassman