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Guidance Counseling

Counseling services at St. Dominic Savio Catholic High School is available to all students and is designed to meet the educational, social, and emotional needs of students at each grade level (i.e. educational planning, and personal and social/emotional development issues). The counselor acts as a resource person, a coordinator among teachers, parents, and students, and as an advisor to the student. The counselor will seek to understand the expectations and concerns of both students and parents and work together closely to empower both, in order for the student to enjoy a prosperous and gratifying high school experience.

Guidance Counselor

Sometimes life can become stressful, this calming room has been created to help you find virtual activities to help you find ways to relax.

Visual Relaxation

Aquarium     Breathing Circles     Camp Fire     Glitter     Nature     Outer Space     Underwater     Zen Garden

Sounds and Music

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Guided Meditation

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Stretching 

10-Minute Morning Yoga     Anti-Anxiety Yoga    Cosmic Kids Yoga     Relax Your Muscles     Teens & Yoga     Yoga for Depression

Coloring Pages

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Breethe     Calm     Headspace     My Life

 

Resources for parents/guardians/caregivers:

Parent presentation from Resilient Wilco on Brain Development & The Science of Building Resilience: Part I and Part II
Beyond Blue: Strategies to support anxious children: https://healthyfamilies.beyondblue.org.au/age-6-12/mental-health-conditions-in-children/anxiety/strategies-to-support-anxious-children
Child Mind Institute: What to Do (and not do) When Children Are Anxious https://childmind.org/article/what-to-do-and-not-do-when-children-are-anxious/
Coping Skills for Kids: Quick Ways to Calm Down: https://copingskillsforkids.com/calming-anxiety
NPR: How To Help A Child Struggling With Anxiety: https://www.npr.org/2019/10/23/772789491/how-to-help-a-child-struggling-with-anxiety
PsyCom: Helping Kids with Anxiety: Strategies to Help Anxious Children: https://www.psycom.net/help-kids-with-anxiety

Activities to do at home:

Calming Activities: https://gozen.com/37-techniques-to-calm-an-anxious-child/
Calming Bottles: https://youtu.be/OOPZSCiTZ-c or https://www.messforless.net/calming-bottles/
Creating Stress Balls: https://copingskillsforkids.com/blog/homemade-stress-balls
Imagine Neighborhood: https://www.imagineneighborhood.org/
Mindfulness Activities: https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/5-fun-mindfulness-activities-children-breathing-exercises
Relaxing Music: https://youtu.be/t2UEqBdU7go

For Parents:

  • It is important that, as parents/guardians/caretakers, you take time to care for yourself.
  • If you’ve ever been on a plane, you are familiar with the pre-flight protocol. The flight attendant instructs passengers that in the event the plane loses oxygen, the caretaker is to put their oxygen mask on first. This may seem counterintuitive, but the reason is that if the caretaker doesn’t care for their wellbeing first, then it makes it harder and in some cases impossible to care for those around them.
  • Take some time each day to care for your well-being before supporting those around you.
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Activities to Support your Wellbeing:

Effective Stress Relievers: https://www.verywellmind.com/tips-to-reduce-stress-3145195
Ways to Reduce Stress and Anxiety: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/16-ways-relieve-stress-anxiety

Resources to Support your Wellbeing:

Resources from the National Alliance of Mental Health Illness: https://www.nami.org/Find-Support/NAMI-HelpLine/Top-HelpLine-Resources
Prepare Your Health: https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/prepareyourhealth/
Taking Care of Your Emotional Health: https://emergency.cdc.gov/coping/selfcare.asp
Texas Health and Human Services Adult Mental Health Information: https://hhs.texas.gov/services/mental-health-substance-use/adult-mental-health


Resources for parents/guardians/caregivers:

Healthy Children: Adolescent Depression - What Parents Can Do: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/emotional-problems/Pages/Childhood-Depression-What-Parents-Can-Do-To-Help.aspx
NAMI: How to Help Your Child with Depression: https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/December-2018/5-Things-You-Can-Do-to-Help-Your-Child-with-Depres
Kids Health: About Depression: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/understanding-depression.html
Young Minds: Parenting a Depressed Teenager: https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help-your-depressed-teenager/
 

Activities to Do at Home:

Art Therapy Activities: https://positivepsychology.com/art-therapy/
Coping Strategies for Children with Depression: https://www.yourtango.com/experts/dr-laura-dessauer/3-creative-coping-strategies-kids-depression

For Parents:

  • It is important that, as parents/guardians/caretakers, you take time to care for yourself.
  • If you’ve ever been on a plane, you are familiar with the pre-flight protocol. The flight attendant instructs passengers that in the event the plane loses oxygen, the caretaker is to put their oxygen mask on first. This may seem counterintuitive, but the reason is that if the caretaker doesn’t care for their wellbeing first, then it makes it harder and in some cases impossible to care for those around them.
  • Take some time each day to care for your well-being before supporting those around you.
  •  

Activities to Support your Wellbeing:

Effective Stress Relievers: https://www.verywellmind.com/tips-to-reduce-stress-3145195
Ways to Reduce Stress and Anxiety: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/16-ways-relieve-stress-anxiety

Resources to Support your Wellbeing:

Resources from the National Alliance of Mental Health Illness: https://www.nami.org/Find-Support/NAMI-HelpLine/Top-HelpLine-Resources
Prepare Your Health: https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/prepareyourhealth/
Taking Care of Your Emotional Health: https://emergency.cdc.gov/coping/selfcare.asp
Texas Health and Human Services Adult Mental Health Information: https://hhs.texas.gov/services/mental-health-substance-use/adult-mental-health

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