Wellbeing
Shelby Turner
Georgina Manning's 5 Secrets
We welcomed Georgina Manning back to OLA last week, she presented '5 Secrets to develop Confidence and Resilience'. Georgina is the Director of Wellbeing for Kids, an educator, counsellor and a psychotherapist. Georgina has many years of experience working in schools supporting children and parents, and facilitates regular parent seminars in schools, school professional learning days for educators, and is a National speaker for wellbeing events.
Parents were given strategies to support and teach their child how to:
- Lessen anxiety
- Cope with life’s ups and downs
- Develop independence and self-efficacy
- Problem-solve with confidence
- Become more resilient and confident
- Solve problems independently
- Approach life with a resilient mindset.
"Georgina Manning was a great presenter. Her seminar on the '5 secrets to develop confidence and resilience' was really well received. It gave us an opportunity to stop, think and reflect on what we do as parents with our children and what we can do to help skill build in them in order to set them up for success in life. Nothing like taking the time out to build our reflective capacity and help us parents to consider what we can do more of, less of or change all together to bring out the best for our children. Some really great take home messages and it is nice to know that we are not alone in the parenting challenges. I loved how she gave real examples and interweaved humour into her presentation too." Rachel Felmingham
"We found the evening very beneficial and have already put some of the information provided into practise. We appreciate the school for providing these opportunities to learn and grow as parents and people so thank you." Kylie Robertson
Inform and Empower Webinar - Raising Kids in a Digital World
Carly and Marty McGauran from Inform and Empower are presenting a webinar on 'Raising Kids in a Digital World'. This session will be covering a range of crucial topics such as social media, gaming, cyber bullying and so much more. This is an ever changing landscape our children are trying to navigate. The content covered in this session will help equip you with the skills and strategies to support them in this digital world.
We have always found these webinars easy to listen to and very informative! Join us online on Thursday 16 May at 7:30PM.
Register via the QR code below.
Support for Australian families
Following the distressing events of the last several days, young people might be struggling to come to terms with what they have read and seen online.
Online spaces should be safe for everyone. If your child sees violent or distressing material, it is important to check in and talk to them about the content they have seen. We also recommend that children use devices in open areas of the home, rather than in their bedroom, so you can be attuned to how they are coping and what they are reading or watching.
Tips on how to deal with violent and distressing content
- Don't share it further – even if your intention is to help or raise awareness, you may cause distress to others.
- Report it to the platform to help get the material removed quickly.
- If the material is not removed, you can report it to eSafety. eSafety can notify the platform to either remove the content or block access from within Australia. Your actions could protect you and others from seeing that content again.
You can find more guidance and information about distressing online content below.
Dealing with distressing content
Relevant resources
We understand as a parent or carer you may want to take extra precautions against your children seeing disturbing content online. eSafety has a range of helpful resources including:
For kids and young people
- I saw something online I didn't like (for primary-school aged children)
- Dealing with disturbing content (for teenagers)
For parents and carers
Support services
If your child, or someone you know, has come across disturbing content online, there are a range of counselling services you can reach out to for help and support.
If a life is in danger call Triple Zero (000) right now.
- Kids Helpline, for 5–25-year-olds: 1800 55 1800 or kidshelpline.com.au (webchat is also available).
- headspace: support for young people, professionals, educators and families
- Lifeline: 13 11 14 or lifeline.org.au
- Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 or beyondblue.org.au
More support services, including state-based services aimed at parents and carers, are listed here.
While we understand schools are currently on holidays, we know that at challenging times, schools become hubs of support for their communities, with students, staff and families often seeking advice. We have reached out to educators with information that schools can circulate to their educators, wellbeing staff, and parents and carers, to provide them with strategies to reduce the risk of children and young people being exposed to this content, and to support those who are.
We hope the information above has been useful, and that it provides some practical support for Australian families as we collectively process these tragic events.
Speech Pathology Spring
Private Speech Therapy
Psychology services
Therapy with Michela are in Hampton St, Hampton; they conduct psychological assessments and general treatment for students
They offer assessments for ADHD and Autism (ASD), as well as cognitive, academic and others. At this stage, appointments for the beginning stage of assessment are available within one week.
Therapy with Michaela
Ph: 0451 214 629
Planting Seeds Psychology
NOW TAKING NEW CLIENTS
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Moira Allied Health - Occupational Therapy in Schools
Hello from the MOIRA Allied Health Team,
We have exciting news! We have new OT’s starting at the end of July who will be ready to support your students.
To get started, complete our online referral form linked below:
MOIRA Allied Health Referral Form
Occupational therapists work with children and young people of all abilities to support participation at school to achieve their best outcomes from their education. Each person is an individual, so their needs will be to. MOIRA’s occupational therapists conduct assessments to identify individual goals, strengths and barriers to learning, then recommend strategies or changes to the environment to increase a student’s capacity to participate.
Advanced Psychology
AP is a newly established private practice, that aims to improve the quality of life for individuals and families. Even though our psychologists have years of experience, as we are a new practice, we have immediate availability for referrals for therapy and assessments, available both face-to-face and via Telehealth.
AP provides assessments for Specific Learning Disorder (such as Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and Dyscalculia), Autism, and ADHD for clients of all ages. We offer therapeutic services for a range of mental health conditions commonly present in children, adolescents, and adults, such as emotional dysregulation, anxiety, depression, stress, sleep issues, inattentiveness, and challenging behaviour. We work closely with individuals as well as the whole family to develop healthy and sustainable long-term coping mechanisms in order for them to thrive in all areas of their lives.
Director and Principal Psychologist
Advanced Psychology
Suit 1.04 71 Queens Road, Melbourne 3004
Phone: 0479069648
Email: lindakollind@advancedpsychology.net
Web: https://www.advancedpsychology.net/
Josy Reeder Shelby Turner
Learning Diversity Wellbeing Leader