Building Faith & Minds for the Future
Est. 1914
Guidance Counselor
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School Counselors Help Students Build Bright Futures!Welcome! I am returning to St. Mary School for my second year as the School's Guidance Counselor. I have the joy of working with students through classroom guidance lessons, small group counseling, and individual counseling. I also collaborate with school staff and parents in order to best meet the needs of students.
As a School Counselor, it is my goal to help empower students with self-knowledge, positive interpersonal skills, and coping strategies for issues children face.
I received my Bachelors in Human Relations from St. Joseph’s College in 2016 and my Masters of Science in Counseling from Long Island University in 2018. I played on the St. Joseph's College Women's Soccer Team my four years there, and won the Skyline Championship my senior year, in 2015! I played Center Defense. I still enjoy and play soccer in a women's leauge. My favorite color is yellow, I love sunflowers, tacos, summertime and going to the beach, drinking tea with french vanilla creamer, and spending time with my family and friends!
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Parent Resources
Keeping Your Children Catholic
https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/how-to-keep-your-children-catholic.html
10 Tips to Prevent School Bullying
http://bullying.about.com/od/Schools/tp/10-Ways-To-Prevent-Bullying-At-School.htm
Spotting Low Self Esteem in Your Child
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/gradeschool/Pages/Signs-of-Low-Self-Esteem.aspx
Working on Social-Emotional Skills with Your Child
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/social-emotional-skills/raising-caring-and-compassionate-child
Organization Tips
https://www.babble.com/home/25-back-to-school-organization-tips-for-the-home/
Test Tips
https://www.usu.edu/asc/studysmart/pdf/TestTakingTips.pdf
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Contact Us
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Heschl, LaurenLheschl5607saintmaryschoolei.orgGuidance Counselor
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Worry Coping CardsHello SMS students!
Need help coming up with coping skills when you're feeling stressed or anxious? Try using these coping skills cards, posted below. They are simple ways with instructions on how to pick coping skills that work for you. You can then keep them handy and pull a card out when you need it.
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Here are some suggestions to help stay in a routine during the weekdays to maintain some consistency:
1. Get up early
2. Have a good nutritious breakfast
3. Get some physical exercise
4. Work on your assignments from your teachers
Don't forget to:
1. Connect with friends and family
2. Put down your device and play a board game or cards
3. Watch a funny movie and laugh together
4. Maybe clean your room or organize your closets- make a donation bag of clothes
5. Cook a meal or some yummy cookies
6. Rake some leaves and plant some spring flowers
Keeping social connections during this time is important for our mental health. It helps us to share, laugh, support, listen, advise, comfort, and know we are never alone :)
_______________________________________________________________Below is a link to some relaxing music!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=GTrNzuXuh-0&feature=emb_logo
_________________________________Something Bad Happened:
A Kid's Guide to Coping With Events in the News
This book is available free while students are on distance learning. Please find the link to the on the web page below to view the read aloud by the author. This book walks children through the process of learning about and coping with scary things in the news: calming your brain; gathering accurate information; identifying helpers; dealing with feelings; and doing something positive to feel stronger, more hopeful, and more connected to the good that exists in the world.
https://www.dawnhuebnerphd.com/
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