Highland Park School Counseling - Updates and Information from Mr. Wolfe

Highland Park School Counseling

Updates & Information From Mr. Wolfe

During the closure I will be sharing various resources and services here that are being offered online through various retailers and service providers. These offers are are not associated with the school and some may require signing up with a credit card and will charge after the free period. So make sure and read through the terms and plan accordingly.

Students please make sure you are going through your parents and do not sign up for anything without them.

Free online parenting classes!

6/5/2020

Staying Connected with Your Teen. It is for caregivers of children aged 12-17. This class can be taught at other locations as requested or provided for an online group (with a minimum of 7 participants).

Class #1 focuses on teen development, risk factors and protective factors.
Class #2 focuses on parenting styles, family meetings, making decisions and solving family problems.
Class #3 focuses on communication, active listening, managing anger and managing family conflict.
Class #4 focuses on involvement and setting family policies on health and safety issues, negotiating and consequences.
Class #5 focuses on teen influences, Drug Refusal Skills and supervision without invading.

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Guiding Good Choices. This is another 5-week program and is for parents of youth aged 9-14 years old. Teens only attend session three. This class can be taught at other locations as requested or provided for an online group (with a minimum of 7 participants).

Class #1 focuses on how to prevent drug use in your family.
Class #2 focuses on setting family policies on health and safety issues and expectations for behavior.
Class #3 focuses on how to say no to drugs. This is the session teens attend.
Class #4 focuses on how to control and express anger constructively and managing family conflict.
Class #5 focuses on how to strengthen family bonds.

Recommended Online Training for Parents and Guardians

5/22/2020

Highland Park Parents and Guardians,

We would like to invite you all to take this online training course recommended by the state of Utah. It is provided by Prevent Child Abuse Utah and it is something that all of our staff at Highland Park are taking so we can all help keep our students safe.

The course is titled “Preventing Child Sexual Abuse” and is free to everyone. Just go to the site below and register as a parent.

Here is the course description “This FREE online course teaches parents how to protect their children from sexual abuse, how to recognize signs that abuse is occurring and prevent it, how to receive abuse disclosures and who disclosures or concerns should be reported to. It only takes 30 minutes to protect the children in your life.”

Sign up and take the course at anytime here: https://pcau.enspark.com/

If you have any questions or concerns please let me know via email at Timothy.Wolfe@slcschools.org

Thanks,
TJ Wolfe

Salt Lake City School Districts Social Emotional Resources in Response to COVID 19

5/6/2020

https://www.slcschools.org/departments/educational-equity-and-student-support/social-and-emotional-learning-sel/sel-response-to-covid-19/

Highland Park's Teacher and Staff Parade Time Lapse

5/2/2020

The Complete Guide to Well-Rested Kids at Every Age

4/28/2020

https://bestsleephealth.com/kids-sleep/

This article is linked to in that other artiicle but I wanted to post it here as well to make sure it was available to all of you as it not only goes over the suggested amount of sleep children at different stages of life but also some tip so how you can help your kids to get the sleep they need.

A Guide to Sleeping with Coronavirus Anxiety

4/28/2020

https://bestsleephealth.com/anxiety/

Hey Highland Park parents, I came across this article recently and felt like it had a lot of good information about how our anxiety related to the Coronavirus in addition to the changes in our routines and schedules. And I feel like it is important for us to be aware of these things and know what we need to get back where we need to be as our sleep is important and for our kids it is critical that they get enough good sleep to keep their immune systems up as well as to help them perform at their best.

Governor Gary Herbert asked us to pass along a special video message to our students.

4/28/2020

The Great Utah Shake Out (Be Ready Utah)

4/16/2020

Today was the annual “Great Utah Shake Out” but as we are not in school today we did not participate in any earthquake drills, however as we were reminded this morning with another earthquake it is important that we all know what to do in the case of an earthquake. So please take a moment to review the information on the Great Utah Shake Out’s website and talk with your kids about what they need to do to keep safe in the case of an earthquake.

https://www.shakeout.org/utah/dropcoverholdon/

Highland Park Parents, You Are Enough! #OneHP We are in this together.

4/2/2020

Highland Park Parents,

I appreciate all of the great things you are all doing each day in assisting your students in this transition to online learning. And as I am speaking with parents, students and teachers, I recognize that we are all doing our best to make the best of this situation, yet sometimes it feels like our best is not enough. While we may not accomplish everything on our todo lists, and we may not say or do the right thing to please everyone in every situation, and at the end of day, the house may not be in the condition we had hoped it would be in. But that is okay, all that any of us can do is our best and while your best may not be on par with yesterday’s best that’s okay, you are enough just as you are and tomorrow is another day. So we need to learn to accept that we are enough and cherish the good and the bad throughout each day, learn from our mistakes. So please give yourselves a social distancing appropriate pat on the back and do something for yourselves to help you recharge.

Mr. TJ Wolfe

https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/parenting-during-coronavirus-you-are-enough

It’s Recess Time! Recess is an important part of School Day. Here are some ideas that might help you with it.

4/2/2020

https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/8-indoor-activities-to-release-kids-energy