Compassion Resilience Toolkit Challenge 1 Questions
I would like to slowly introduce you to The Compassion Resilience Toolkit and offer a series of challenge questions for you to ponder. You can also do this as a staff activity.
Please read these Short informational pieces:
Introduction to the Compassion Resilience Toolkit
Compassion Fatigue and Resilience
Challenge Questions to Ponder:
1. Name one thing that brings you joy.
2. Which section of the wellness compass do you feel most fatigued in? What resources do you utilize when you are in a state of fatigue?
3. Which section of the wellness compass do you feel most resilient? How do you maintain your resiliency in this area?
4. Think about an adult role model who influenced your sense of resiliency and self-care. Who was your role-model and how did they influence you?
Purposity Information and Link to Submit Needs
We are excited to announce that we have reached our goal of 250 followers on Purposity! This means that we can start posting needs for our school district! Purposity is an app that anyone can download onto their phone. When a student or family is in need of something, that “need” can get posted onto the app by one of the coordinators. Then, anyone with the app can purchase that “need” straight from Amazon where it is then shipped directly to the coordinator to pass on to the student/family.
The coordinators for this app are Hailey Bowman and Teresa Wahl. Hailey will be mostly in charge of the Elementary Schools, while Teresa will mostly be in charge of the Middle and High School as well as Chippewa Valley High School.
If you are aware of any needs for students or families that you work with that you would like posted on this app, please fill out this Purposity Needs Form that will go to Hailey Bowman and Teresa Wahl.
Each item posted can be between $10-$250, will include a brief message about the recipient, and have a link to Amazon to make the purchase. (Please also give us a link to your 2nd choice item on the form (can just be another color) in case the 1st one is out of stock when we go to order it.) Examples of items can be anything from hygiene products, new shoes, a winter coat, or something bigger like a new mattress or bed. It’s important to keep in mind that the need has to be student specific and a basic living essential. This form can continue to be used all year to request needs.
Thank you for your help with launching this new resource for our students and families. Feel free to download the Purposity App and become a follower of our site.
Student Stress Stars and Stress Balls
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What is a BESTology coach?
Click here to learn about each one of the REALiving coaches that offer coaching through our EAP.
Interested in applying for a BESTology Certification? Click Here to apply!
Amy Erickson
Please feel free to reach out through email ericksae@chipfalls.org, or by phone ext. 2463.
Jamie Ganske
Feel free to contact me at ganskejl@chipfalls.org or x3007.
Jamie Ganske