Counseling Connection

Lewis Elementary

April 2023

Hello Lewis families,


It’s hard to believe that March is here and spring is just around the corner. Hopefully March will provide so beautiful spring/cool weather for us. I think we deserve it after the crazy February we just had. March will be another busy month, so please find some time to do some self care this month!


Mallory Bustos

April Skill Goal Lessons

Career Exploration

Content Area: Post Secondary College and Career Readiness

Student Competency: Students will make connections between personal skills, interest, and abilities with career choices.

Goal/Expected Student Outcome: Students will describe a job they might want to do “when they grow up” and recognize a variety of jobs that people do in their school/ community

Worry/ Anxiety

Content Area: Intrapersonal Effectiveness

Student Competency: Self-Confidence Development and Communication Skills

Goal/Expected Student Outcome: Students will be able to identify and illustrate the physiological symptoms of stress in their body and learn three different relaxation poses to help them cope with said stress.

Emotion Regulation Strategies for Assessments and School/Home

Attached are resources to promote student emotion regulation during assessments (such as STAAR or benchmarks) and in everyday school/home life.With consistent practice, students will be able to use the strategies on their own when needed.


The Regulation Strategies for Taking Assessments requires no materials. The Digital Regulation Strategies can be accessed on any tech device.

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Self Care April

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Clarity guidance Center

CLARITY GUIDANCE CENTER - PARENTING SKILLS GROUP

Clarity Child Guidance Center is hosting 8 sessions of parenting skills classes to empower parents and caregivers with the knowledge and techniques they need to lead their families into a happier, healthier future.

Sessions occur once per month and are each 1.5 hours long. Every session is a stand alone class, so caregivers may attend as many or as few as they like.

Each session has room for 20 participants. Attendees are encouraged to attend alongside their spouse, parent, grandparent, friend, or any other caregiver in their support system. However, there is a two caregiver limit per household. Please share who you are bringing when you call to register.

schedule

  • TIME: 5:00 – 6:30 pm
  • DATES:
    • Oct 19, 2022 – child development
    • Nov 16, 2022 – understanding your child’s emotions
    • Jan 18, 2023 – active listening and effective communication
    • Feb 15, 2023 – misbehavior and discipline that works
    • Mar 15, 2023 – building your child’s skills
    • Apr 12, 2023 – understanding your child’s emotions
    • May 17, 2023 – active listening and effective communication
    • Jun 14, 2023 – misbehavior and discipline that works
  • WHERE: JLSA Education Center | 8535 Tom Slick Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
  • WHO: This group will be facilitated by Reem Eissa, MA and Gabby Weierbach, MA, who will be supervised by licensed psychologists from Clarity Child Guidance Center’s outpatient team.
  • COST: FREE

NOTE: Childcare is NOT provided on Clarity’s campus. Please make your own arrangements beforehand.

registration

Please call Reem Eissa, MA at 210-593-2166 or Gabby Weierbach, MA at 210-593-2155 to sign up.

Counseling Services for Military Families

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RESOURCES FOR SECURING BASIC NEEDS

SA FOOD BANK

Founded in 1980, the San Antonio Food Bank serves one of the largest service areas in Southwest Texas. Our focus is for clients to have food for today but to also have the resources to be self-sufficient in the future.

http://safoodbank.org

CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER OF SOUTH TEXAS

Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas is so much more than a place where grieving children come to heal. We change lives.
Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas was founded on May 20, 1997, as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. Recognizing the permanent impact loss can have on young people, the Center was established to help children and families grieving the death of a loved one. In a culture that does not talk about grief and bereavement, and in a world that doesn’t “get it,” we do.https://cbcst.org/
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Connect With Mrs. Bustos

This is my 3rd year here at BLE and my 7 year as a school counselor. I will be servicing all students on our campus for guidance lessons, and small groups, as well as meeting with students one-on-one. I can’t wait to get to know you! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions!

Follow us on Twitter!

Please follow us on our Counselor Twitter page! We will be sharing our upcoming school events and other helpful counseling information. Our Twitter handle is @BLECounseling
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