Counseling Update
May 18, 2020
We Miss You!
Contact us with any questions or concerns! We are here to help!
Elementary Schools
Pamela Fernandez: pfernandez@htsd.us (Jennings, Stoy & Strawbridge)
Tricia McGinley: tmcginley@htsd.us (Edison & Van Sciver)
Middle School
Lauren Passkoff: lpasskoff@htsd.us
Kelly Kern: kkern@htsd.us
High School
Jill Boccia: jboccia@htsd.us
Cristin Campbell: ccampbell@htsd.us
Brielle Fredericks: bfredericks@htsd.us
Lauren Mulhern: lmulhern@htsd.us
Dana Wolfe: dwolfe@htsd.us
REMINDERS:
● PreK - Grade 8: We will be checking email throughout the day. We will be available for immediate responses from 9:00am-11:00am.
● Grades 9-12: We will be available through email throughout the traditional school day.
● If there is an issue that can not wait due to safety concerns, please call 911 or contact crisis at: 856-428-HELP
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Here are Some Mindfulness Tips and Activities!
Click below for more information about mindfulness:
Be Aware of Signs of Depression
Depression can be easy to miss, especially in teenagers since adolescents are often moody. But with sadness and irritability understandably widespread during this crisis, the signs can be even easier for family members to overlook, even in children. Likewise, kids and teens who are struggling may not recognize their own symptoms for what they are.
Symptoms of depression include:
- Unusual sadness or irritability, persisting even when circumstances change
- Loss of interest in activities they once enjoyed; reduced feelings of anticipation
- Changes in weight
- Shifts in sleep patterns
- Sluggishness
- Harsh self-assessment (“I’m ugly. I’m no good. I’ll never make friends.”)
- Feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness
- Thoughts of or attempts at suicide
Be Kind Online!!
Staying involved in kids' cyber world, just as in their real world, can help parents protect them from its dangers. As awareness of cyberbullying has grown, parents have learned more about how to deal with it. Here are some suggestions on what to do if this modern type of bullying has become part of your child's life:
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