The Resilient Cardinal
Because You Matter
August 2020
Mental Health Updates
Here are some things you can count on for this school year:
1) We will have School Based Mental Health available with both in-person (when possible) and telehealth options (View www.cardinalcare.info for an up to date list of agencies and therapists available in each school)
2) We will have virtual small group co-facilitated options available so that you can have some or all of your students participate virtually, making it easier to continue groups regardless of in-person blended or virtual school (In-person co-facilitated small groups are still an option, the virtual co-facilitated small groups are new)
3) If a student is at home and does not have internet for SBMH or is in a co-facilitated small group, etc., we can purchase a hot spot with grant funds for that family to use
4) There is a large list of virtual staff PD around self-care and mental health available at any time during this school year
What is Available this year?
Resources Available with our Interconnected Systems Framework:
- 1 co-facilitated group (8 hrs total) per semester for each school (See list of available co-facilitated groups below)
- Staff Professional Development (See list of available staff PD below)
- 1 booth at each Parent/Teacher Conference (May not happen now due to COVID-19*)
- Attendance at 4 School Counselor Meetings (Elementary, MS, HS)
- DCLT meetings
- Consultation Time for any staff member (Call 855-838-7170)
Co-facilitated groups available:
Coping Skills
Resilience
Emotion Regulation
Social Skills
Self Care
NEW: Small group with a miniature therapy horse
NEW: Girls Group/Guys Group (middle school or high school) (virtual)
NEW: Social Skills Group (virtual)
NEW: Foster Parents Support and Education Group (virtual)
NEW: DBT Skills for Teens and Adolescents (virtual)
NEW: Narrative and Art Therapy (virtual)
NEW: Mindfulness for Adolescents and Teens (virtual)
PD Opportunities for staff:
Mindfulness/yoga
Wellness/Self-care/Mental Health, etc. as requested
NEW: Common Mental Health Issues in Schools (virtual)
NEW: Anxiety (virtual)
NEW: Depression (virtual)
NEW: Autism- we have a student version and a school staff version of this (virtual)
NEW: ADD/ADHD (virtual)
NEW: Understanding Suicide and Self Harm in Youth (virtual)
NEW: Understanding and Supporting Trauma in Schools (virtual)
NEW: Supporting LGBTQ+ Population in Schools (virtual)
NEW: Tools for Your Toolbox- Classroom Strategies to Support Self-Regulation (virtual)
Helpful Videos
Flyers
Links to Past Resilient Cardinal Newsletters
July 27, 2020 https://www.smore.com/38j14
June 1, 2020 https://www.smore.com/hszyf
April 15 2020: https://www.smore.com/2w0bt
March 19 2020: https://www.smore.com/2hadb
February 2020: https://www.smore.com/m8vb3
December 2019: https://www.smore.com/39tf7-the-resilient-cardinal?ref=email
Support Available
Real-Living Counselors are available 24/7 via the Student and Family Assistance Program phone line. The phone number is 855.838.7170
If you are feeling overwhelmed or distressed over COVID-19,
you can call a distress line at 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746.
If you have additional questions about mental health resources in the
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District, please see www.cardinalcare.info