Resources

Mental Health Resources

• Colorado Crisis Services

• Boulder Mental Health Partners

• Safe2Tell (anonymous reporting form)

• National Association of School Psychologists

• I Matter

Parenting Resources

• Love and Logic Institute

• Children's Hospital (health and wellness resources)

• Common Sense Parenting

• NY Times Article How to Manage Media In Families

• Tons of Books by social & emotional topic

• Boystown Parenting Resources

• Videos - by Author Dan Siegel

• Kids In The House - videos on a wide variety of topics

• BVSD Links (How to volunteer, TAG, etc.)

• Community Resource Guide

Divorce & Family Change

• How to tell kids about divorce: An age-by-age guide

• How to tell your child you're getting divorced (ages 5 to 8)

Book Recommendations:

• • • • "Was It the Chocolate Pudding?” by Sandra Levins

      • "Dinosaurs Divorce" by Marc Brown

      • "Cory Helps Kid Cope with Divorce"

      • "Taking the Duh Out of Divorce" by Trevor Romain

Bullying

• https://www.stompoutbullying.org/

• https://www.stopbullying.gov

• Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and No Place For Hate

• Slides 

HA, HA, SO & CARES (document)

• Various Acronyms for Responding to Bullying

Gifted & Talented Students

• National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)

• Article: "Beyond intellect: Exploring the social and emotional aspects of giftedness" (9/2018)

Mindfulness

• Video - Why Mindfulness is a Superpower

• Mindful Life

• Simple Grounding strategy (good for anxiety)

• Cosmic Kids (awesome videos and activities for kids, also on YouTube!)

• The Science of Mindfulness - by Richard Davidson, PhD

• Working with Stress and Trauma - by Peter Levine, PhD

• Various Mindfulness Apps:

Grief & Trauma

• Trauma Response Tips for Parents and Guardians

• What is Child Traumatic Stress

• Understanding Child Traumatic Stress

• Death and Grief - Supporting Children and Youth

• Supporting Grieving Kids and Teens -The Beginning of the School Year

• Grief and School

• Support Grieving Kids and Teens - The End of the School Year

• When Terrible Things Happen for Adults

• Helping Your Family Cope - For Parents

• Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event

• Learning to Live Through Loss - Helping Children Understand Death

• Talking to Teens After an Accidental Death

Social & Emotional Learning

• • Building Blocks for Learning

  • CASEL Competencies

  • Zones of Regulation

    • • Great Overview

      • Ideas and Tools

  • Conscious Discipline

    • • Slideshow overview

  • "Boys Town / Well Managed Schools" Social Skills

  • The 4 Step Apology

ICAP (Individual Career & Academic Plan)

• CDE

• www.mynextmove.org

• www.collegeincolorado.org

• https://www.drkit.org/career-videos/

• https://www.vaview.vt.edu/index.cfm

The Brain

• Article on Executive Functions

• Brain States 

• The Whole Brain Child Approach

• Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) - Infographic

• Growth Mindset - recommendations for parents

FUN

• www.gonoodle.com (movement and mindfulness activities - fun for kids and adults!)

Teachers

17 Ways to Help Students with ADHD Concentrate

Helping Teachers Manage the Weight of Trauma

10 Things Students Wish Teachers Knew About Name Calling and Bullying (ADL)

Growth Mindset videos 

26 Ways to Integrate SEL into the classroom

Intervention Central - MTSS Resource

PBIS World - MTSS Resource

PBS & Competing Behavior Pathway model

A Queer Endeavor

Reframing Classroom Management: A Toolkit For Teachers

No Place for Hate (Anti-Defamation League)

Behavioral Strategies

Videos

• Kindness Boomerang

• Brene Brown on Empathy

• Several Themes - short videos by Gobblynne.com (adult discretion)

• Every Kid Needs a Champion by Rita Pierson

• Just Like You - Autism

• Pass it On

• "Unsung Hero" - Compassion

• Educate The Heart - inspirational, for educators

• Homeless Man Does Breathtaking Act - Inspirational 

• 20 Things We Should Say More Often - Kid President 

• The Science of Kindness

• Pay it Forward: Kindness Station

• Why Love Is The Only (Best) Way to Communicate - Autism related

• What is Dyslexia? 

• Healing Meditation Music and scenery

• Growth Mindset: Mistakes Help You Grow

• More Growth Mindset videos - through Class Dojo

Colorado Dept. of Education (CDE)

• Disability Categories

• School Safety and Crisis Response Resources

Books

• For Adults and Kids (a work in progress)

Stress Management & Self-Care

• Simple Conversation Starter (good for parents too)

• Kids Health - including Test Anxiety

Additional Elementary School Counselor Resources

• http://www.elementaryschoolcounseling.org/

• Free Printables on a variety of topics

• A Fellow Elementary School Counselor's website

Anxiety

• Anxiety  and Worry Workbook

• Resources, Relief and Results

• The Worry Tree activity

Concussions

• Resources