Intro to School Counselor/Mental Health & Wellness
How do I see my School Counselor?
Asking my teacher, finding my School Counselor on the playground and asking my parents.
What is a Buddy?
A friend, kind, caring, helpful, respectful, safe
Daily Double
What is the Coping Skills Toolbox and where do I find it?
A button on my Canvas page where I find tools to calm down and regulate my emotions.
Focusing on your breathing is an example of what?
Mindfulness
How can we show kindness to others at school?
Sharing, saying nice things, taking turns, compliments, listening, having good behaviors, cleaning up.
How does my School Counselors help kids help themselves?
Teaching the tools and skills they need to be socially, emotionally and academically successful.
What is a Bully and Cyber Bully?
A person who purposely tries to hurt others over and over again in person or online.
What is the Yellow Zone?
It is when I am Excited, Worried, Wiggly, Silly
We can use mindfulness as a way to calm ourselves down? True or False.
True
Understanding how someone else is feeling is what?
Empathy
What is Mental Health?
It is about keeping your mind and emotions healthy.
How do you take a stand against a bully?
Be an Upstander, use the golden rule, including everyone, don’t bully back and ask a safe adult for help when needed.
What is the Green Zone?
It is when I am Happy, Calm, Focused, Ready
Thinking positively in all situations is having what type of mindset?
Growth mindset.
What does Social Thinking teach us?
How to figure out what other people might be thinking or feeling.
What does it mean to be Mentally Healthy?
Feeling calm and happy most of the time, being able to focus and feeling good about yourself and your choices.
What is an impulse?
An urge or feeling to say or do something.
What is the Blue Zone?
It is when I am Sick, Bored, Tired, Sad
Giving up when things are challenging is an example of what mindset?
Fixed mindset.
What's the difference between school smarts vs. social smarts?
School smarts has to do with what you learn in school (e.g. math, English, science). Social smart has to do with understanding what others are doing, feeling and figuring out how to behave in different social situations.
Name 3 things you can do to take care of your Mental Health.
Find something to laugh at.
Play a game with your family
Spend time with friends who make you feel good
Think about what you are grateful for
Do something kind for someone
What is impulse control?
Being aware of our impulses
Having the ability to “freeze” our impulses before we act
Understanding whether our impulse is a good choice or a poor choice
Being the “boss” and in control of our mind and body
Having the ability to Stop, and Think about our consequences before acting
What is the Red Zone?
It is when I am Mad, Angry, Violent, Upset
Adults need to have a growth mindset as well as students? True or False
True.
What's the difference between "whole body listening" vs. "whole brain listening?"
Whole Body Listening: entails listening with your eyes, ears, hands, mouth, feet, heart and brain.
Whole Brain Listening: think about what the person is telling you, stay on topic, ask appropriate questions or make comments about the topic.