Social Emotional Learning & Counseling Resources

Summer Considerations/Resources for Mental Health:

- Your Summer Guide to Staying Mentally Fit

- On Our Sleeves Youtube Channel: Here comes the sun: Mental health benefits of sunshine, your child's use of the internet, 10 ways to show yourself love

On Our Sleeves Interactive Tools: (link scroll towards the bottom) Looking for additional ways to talk to your kids about mental health? Try one of these challenges or activities: The New Self-Care, Managing Indoor Boredom, How to Talk to Your Kids About Mental Health, Convo Starters, and much more

Social Emotional Website Resources:

Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Support for Families:

Social emotional, managing stress at home, mindfulness, supporting children through the grief process, coping skills, managing anxiety, self-regulation at home, and get moving (and more)!

COVID19K12 Counseling

In partnership with WSCA (Wisconsin School Counselor Association), CASC (California Counselor Association) is filled with resources to support students during the COVID-19 outbreak. This resource is broken down by grade level and mental health resources (anxiety/depression, trauma, grief/loss, suicide prevention, self-care, help/hotlines)

Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS):

This resource gives you some ideas on how you might support your family using positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS). It gives you practicals on how to set behavior expectations, motivation, and appropriate consequences for behavior at home. It is especially helpful when events disrupt normal routines – events like worldwide health pandemics.

Social Emotional Learning Choice Boards:

- K- 2nd Grade: Menu 1, Menu 2
- 3- 6th Grade: Menu 1, Menu 2

Wide Open Schools Emotional Well-Being Support for Pre K-5:

Video, strategies, and resources on how to support kids emotional well-being

Wide Open Schools Emotional Well-Being Support for Grades 6-12:

Video, strategies, and resources to support self care and emotional well-being.

Tools to Manage Stress and Anxiety:

Featured Resources:

Apps to help with mental health and meditation apps- age appropriate lists (Commonsense Media)
Mind Yeti: Is a library of research-based guided mindfulness sessions that help kids and their adults calm their minds, focus their attention and connect to the world around them. English/Spanish

Featured Articles:

Coronavirus Disease: Managing Stress and Anxiety (CDC- Centers for Disease Control)
Take Care of Your Emotional Needs (CDC- Centers for Disease Control)
Why Taking Care of Your Own Well-Being Helps Others (Greater Good Science Center)
How to Avoid Passing Anxiety on to Your Kid (Child Mind Institute, en espanol)
What to Do (and Not) Do When Your Children are Anxious (Child Mind Institute)
Helping Children Cope with Changes Resulting From COVID-19
Supporting Kids' Mental Health During the COVID 19 Pandemic