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

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)

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