MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS & SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING VIRTUAL PROGRAM

• Plan introduction and Needs Assessment:
  Link to needs assessment: I want to know how each of you are doing and what help you need. I also want to encourage mental health related conversations between students and their families.

• Week one: Self Care Assessments and Tips and Mental Health Awareness:
  Quote for the day “Be the Change that you wish to see in the World!” Gandhi
  Week 1: I am focusing on self care & mental health awareness. We can’t help anyone else if we aren’t taking care of ourselves. A big part of mental health awareness is being honest with ourselves & others about how we are really doing. We don’t need to pretend we are fine or try to fit some mold. We just need to be honest & true to ourselves & admit when we are struggling. Recognizing our need for help is an important 1st step to getting the help we need & these simple self care assessments help. These below are simple but great ways to start. Below that, you will find a 9 page Self Care packet with useful information for any time, especially now. Finally you will find resource document links that can connect you with help regarding a wide range of topics. I sent these out previously but they will continue being updated. I hope all this information and my program is helpful to you in someway and that you let me know at anytime what else I can do to help.

Self Care Assessments

https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/self-care-assessment.pdf

https://www.mentoring.org/new-site/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/MARCH_2015_Self_Care_Assessment.pdf

Self Care Packet

https://storage.trailstowellness.org/trails-2/covid-19-resources/self-care-during-covid-19-for-teens.pdf

Resource Documents

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zGtP_HGmslW9PByUVVgX0r9ndj80stJjmThdHz5QUL4/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aztsm72WCtC10CmeOh5t4OsPxo_Mf8Jk3PCQkRFrFRU/edit?usp=sharing

• Week Two: Creating and Sticking to a Schedule

https://storage.trailstowellness.org/trails-2/covid-19-resources/sticking-to-a-schedule.pdf

https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/how-to-make-a-school-schedule-for-students-and-stick-to-it/

• Week Three: Mindfulness/Mindful Breathing: Noticing/focusing on thinking, feeling, sensing in the present moment

https://www.lions-quest.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/LQ_6-12_Overview.pdf

https://www.lions-quest.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/LQ_6-12_Mindful-Breathing.pdf

• Week Four: Managing stress and anxiety

https://www.lions-quest.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/LQ_6-12_Dont-Let-Stress-Get-You-Down.pdf

http://thehealthteacher.com/unit-plan-stress-management/

https://www.verywellmind.com/top-school-stress-relievers-for-students-3145179

https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app

https://moodmeterapp.com/

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/stop-breathe-think

https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-biggest-lessons-ive-learned-in-managing-my-anxiety/

https://www.weareteachers.com/7-ways-to-help-students-who-struggle-with-anxiety/

https://www.centervention.com/identifying-and-coping-with-anxiety-lesson/

http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education-update/aug17/vol59/num08/Helping-Ease-Student-Anxiety.aspx

https://childmind.org/article/classroom-anxiety-in-children/

• Week Five: Identifying and processing feelings daily

https://www.lions-quest.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/LQ_6-12_Identifying-Feelings.pdf

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/art-and-science/201801/identifying-your-feelings

https://erinsinsidejob.com/2016/02/8-ways-to-identify-and-express-feelings/

https://www.inc.com/amy-morin/how-mentally-strong-people-keep-their-feelings-in-check.html

https://www.recoveryfromaddictiononline.com/how-to-process-emotions-and-feelings/

• Week Six: Study Skills and Time Management Improvement

Study Skills (Study Guides and Strategies) - http://www.studygs.net/

Study Skills (Virginia Tech) - https://ucc.vt.edu/academic_support/study_skills_information.html

Study Skills (Academic Tips) - http://www.academictips.org

Study Skills (How to Study) - http://www.how-to-study.com/

Academic Help by subject (Khan Academy: - https://www.khanacademy.org/

10 time management tips https://gradepowerlearning.com/10-time-management-tips-students/

https://www.mcleanhospital.org/news/tips-help-college-students-during-covid-19-pandemic

https://www.daniel-wong.com/2017/07/17/time-management-tips-for-students/

https://www.doane.edu/covid-19-online-student-learning-guide

https://www.cmich.edu/global/News/Pages/10-Time-Management-Tips-For-Students.aspx

• Week Seven: Self-management exercise

• Week Eight: Healthy vs. Unhealthy Coping Strategies

https://www.verywellmind.com/forty-healthy-coping-skills-4586742

Steps to making sure stress is under control

1. Monitor and verbalize about your stress levels and impact on a daily basis.

2. Share how you are feeling with others everyday. (Do not bottle things up as that is unhealthy and makes it worse)

3. Consistently get the physical and mental health help you need, from professionals when needed.

4. Consistently keep building a list of personal stress coping mechanisms that work best for you.

5. Use those stress coping mechanisms on a daily basis.

• Week Nine: Importance of good mental health: Video and Self-Care Plan Worksheet (6-22-20)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/DxIDKZHW3-E

https://storage.trailstowellness.org/trails-2/resources/my-self-care-plan.pdf

https://psychcentral.com/lib/why-good-mental-health-is-important-and-how-to-promote-it/

https://psychcentral.com/blog/what-is-good-mental-health/?li_source=LI&li_medium=popular17

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/building-better-mental-health.htm

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zGtP_HGmslW9PByUVVgX0r9ndj80stJjmThdHz5QUL4/edit?usp=sharing

Hello everyone,

As I begin the last Social Emotional Learning/Mental Health Awareness message, I hope that you have and continue feeling supported, valued, and communicated with. I am doing this because I care. As a Skyview counseling, admin, and staff team, we all care! This has been a historic year, but I am grateful for the efforts made by our students, staff, and families to rise above the challenges we are all facing together.

The final topic of the year is on the importance of good mental health. I hope that each of you has and will continue to make the mental health of yourself and those around you a daily priority. Mental health and self care isn’t a trend or something we should pay attention to every once in a while. We must be evaluating and implementing good mental health practices for ourselves and others everyday.

Here are the resources for this week including a video, mental health guides, and a self care planning sheet.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/DxIDKZHW3-E

https://storage.trailstowellness.org/trails-2/resources/my-self-care-plan.pdf

https://psychcentral.com/lib/why-good-mental-health-is-important-and-how-to-promote-it/

https://psychcentral.com/blog/what-is-good-mental-health/?li_source=LI&li_medium=popular17

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/building-better-mental-health.htm

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zGtP_HGmslW9PByUVVgX0r9ndj80stJjmThdHz5QUL4/edit?usp=sharing

As always, please continue to make the mental health of you and those you care about a daily priority. I will keep being here to help you with whatever you need. Let's keep fighting to eliminate any negative stigma around discussing and caring for mental health.

I hope that each of you feels loved and supported. I hope that you know that your life matters and there is always hope and help available. Never give up! Never stop trying! You can do this! Love, passion, and perseverance to you all! LPP Yeah you know G!

Please take care of yourselves and others.

My love and best regards to each of you!

Jay L. Gowen

Skyview High School

Nationally Board Certified Teacher-School Counseling

Counselor 9th-12th grade

Last names MAR-RO

Skyview Head Boys/Girls Tennis Coach

L.P.P, Love, Passion, Perseverance!

206-279-3130 (Virtual office #)

360-313-4235*(Skyview office #) *not currently accessible*

My counseling/coaching website

https://sites.google.com/vansd.net/jaygowen

My Storm Tennis Website

http://skyview.vansd.org/Tennis/index.html

Twitter - @StormCounselors

@stormtennis

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255

Text 4Hope to 741741

Teen Talk: 360-397-2428 or text 360-984-0936

Clark County Crisisline:1800-626 8137