Region One Counselor Newsletter

Hello Summer!

We hope this summer you take time to relax, recharge, and replenish.

As always, we thank you for your service to education and for the tremendous impact you make on your students.

We wish everyone a happy, healthy and restful summer!

Your Region One Counseling Team

Staying active over the break is beneficial for personal growth. Summer gives our youth the chance to step away from their desk and discover new interests. Research shows that “through play, [children] can experiment, solve problems, think creatively, cooperate with others,” which, in turn, allows them to “gain a deeper knowledge about his/herself and the world” (Bento et al. 2017).

Finding ideas to keep your youth engaged can be difficult. Texas Youth Action Network (TYAN) can help. They have compiled a list of activities across the state that are available this summer. With activities focusing on art, nature, science, and more, these ideas are accessible for youth and mentors in every corner of Texas!

This database was created in response to Senate Bill 11 from the 86th Texas Legislature, which required the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to develop a rubric for Education Service Centers (ESCs) to use in identifying resources that are available to schools in their respective regions, along with a list of statewide resources available to school districts to address the mental health of students.

TEA Health Education Update

Child Abuse, Dating Violence, Family Violence, and Human Trafficking FAQ
School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) FAQ, and
Local assessment/testing and human sexuality instruction under Texas Education Code, Section 28.004 Guidance

Further TEA FAQs and information concerning Human Sexuality are being reviewed by TEA Legal and should be posted on the TEA Health Education web page.


Lifeline Chat Lifeline Chat is a service of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, connecting individuals with counselors for emotional support and other services via web chat. All chat centers in the Lifeline network are accredited by CONTACT USA. Lifeline Chat is available 24/7 across the U.S.	In a crisis? Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime. Crisis Text Line is here for any crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment.	Texas Council of Community Centers Find your local community center for support or to volunteer. The 39 Community Centers of Texas manage and provide community-based services across all 254 Texas counties, touching the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, serious mental illness and substance use disorders.

Lifeline Chat

Lifeline Chat is a service of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, connecting individuals with counselors for emotional support and other services via web chat. All chat centers in the Lifeline network are accredited by CONTACT USA. Lifeline Chat is available 24/7 across the U.S.

In a crisis?

Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime. Crisis Text Line is here for any crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment.

Texas Council of Community Centers

Find your local community center for support or to volunteer. The 39 Community Centers of Texas manage and provide community-based services across all 254 Texas counties, touching the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, serious mental illness and substance use disorders.


Texas Reality Check There is nothing more motivational for students than showing them the relevance between educational attainment and their earning power. Reality Check is designed to help students understand the connection between lifestyle aspirations and the importance of postsecondary education.	My Next Move My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. My Next Move has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers. Click HERE!	Map my Grad Students zero in on skills and interests to explore careers and endorsements and plan a path through high school.

Texas Reality Check

There is nothing more motivational for students than showing them the relevance between educational attainment and their earning power. Reality Check is designed to help students understand the connection between lifestyle aspirations and the importance of postsecondary education.

My Next Move

My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. My Next Move has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers. Click HERE!

Map my Grad

Students zero in on skills and interests to explore careers and endorsements and plan a path through high school.

Accessibility

Jennifer Avelar

Region One Counselor Newsletter

June/July 2022 Summer Edition

Region One Counselor Newsletter

June/July 2022 Summer Edition

Hello Summer!

SB11

Texas School Mental Health Resources

SB9

TEA Health Education Update

CRISIS SUPPORT AND HELPLINES

Lifeline Chat

In a crisis?

Texas Council of Community Centers

Lifeline Chat

In a crisis?

Texas Council of Community Centers

Texas Reality Check

My Next Move

Map my Grad

Texas Reality Check

My Next Move

Map my Grad

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

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