October is National Bullying Awareness Month, each day we have the opportunity to take action to create safe and supportive schools. Bullying is unacceptable and should not be tolerated.
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Octubre es el Mes Nacional de Concientización sobre el Bullying, cada día tenemos la oportunidad de tomar medidas para crear escuelas seguras y solidarias. El acoso es inaceptable y no debe tolerarse.
Encourage Students to Show Kindness at School
Here are 7 ways students can show kindness to other kids:
-Show support for others' ideas, goals and activities
-Be optimistic and positive towards others
-Be outwardly happy (Smile!)
-Collaborate with students who are outside of their group
-Express empathy towards others by listening to them and reflecting back what they said
-Reach out to someone who is struggling or alone
-Step in to deflect or defend when someone is being bullied
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Anime a los estudiantes a mostrar amabilidad en la escuela
Aquí hay 7 formas en que los estudiantes pueden mostrar amabilidad con otros niños:
-Mostrar apoyo a las ideas, objetivos y actividades de los demás.
-Ser optimista y positivo hacia los demás.
-Sé feliz (¡Sonríe!)
-Colaboren con estudiantes que están fuera de su grupo.
-Expresar empatía hacia los demás escuchándolos y reflexionando sobre lo que dijeron.
-Platica con alguien que esté solo.
-Intervenir para desviar o defender cuando alguien está siendo intimidado.
Attention Counselors!
Region One ESC is offering Support Workshops coming soon!!!
General and Advanced Counseling Skills and Note Writing for Counselors & CTE UPDATE Monday, October 30, 2023 Workshop #279382
Trauma-Informed Counseling and Care: Making Schools a Safe Place. Monday November 6, 2023 Workshop #279384
Empowering Counselors & School Based Mental Health Providers Series: Insights into Key Issues Impacting Students Monday November 6, 2023 Workshop #278744
Interested participants can register at www.esc1.net/staffdevelopment
Types of Bullying.
There are three types of bullying:
• Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things.
• Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships.
• Physical bullying involves hurting a person’s body or possessions.
https://www.stopbullying.gov/bullying/what-is-bullying#types
Middle school is when bullying happens most...
The overall objective of World Mental Health Day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health.
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El objetivo general del Día Mundial de la Salud Mental es crear conciencia sobre los problemas de salud mental en todo el mundo y movilizar esfuerzos en apoyo de la salud mental.
How to Prevent Bullying...
Parents, school staff, and other caring adults have a role to play in preventing bullying. They can:
What Is Bullying?
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among people that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time.
Social Media and Youth Mental Health: Healthy Habits for Teens.
Share the news about this upcoming event with the young people in your life aged 12-18. Join Lacey Rosenbaum, PhD, and two teen guest speakers, they’ll be able to share their experiences using social media with other youth and learn tips about how to manage social media’s impact and take care of their own mental health. Or, attend the event yourself and share these tips with the youth in your life.
Wednesday, Oct. 4, 7-8 p.m. ET
This webinar will be brought to you by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and the
American Academy of Pediatrics Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health
Register in the link bellow...
https://pages.thenationalcouncil.org/index.php/email/emailWebview?md_id=17246&email=NzczLU1KRi0zNzkAAAGOeu0Oya7-61ZvmJ7Gvc1LDdDGaEuR9xPfoGZKgiOSSmhsG2cmPq3Ew_lgqT_AUdKHG3l5LFcOzt65df6jLIlGgWOy6TQiu9mE0Q
Do you need help with your mental health? If you don’t know where to start, this infographic from @NIMHgov may help guide you. Learn more at nimh.nih.gov/findhelp. #suicideprevention #SPM23
