Wellbeing
Strengthening Children and Teens Against Anxiety
Free Online Parent Session
When: Tuesday 10th October 2023, 6:30pm to 8pm (approximately)
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Places are limited. This session will not be recorded.
(if it is sold out - still put your name down)
Anxiety is a very normal part of being human, but for as many as one in five children it can reach intrusive levels, interfering with family life, friendships and school performance. This transformational session will provide parents and carers with the essential information and powerful, practical strategies to help their children and teens thrive through anxiety, whether it’s everyday levels of anxiety or more intrusive. As part of this presentation, we will explore:
• A new, empowering way to understand anxiety.
• Common ways loving, committed parents might unintentionally fuel anxiety, and what to do instead.
• What to do when anxiety hits.
• Proven ways to calm and strengthen an anxious brain.
• How to build courage and resilience.
• Why anxiety might look like anger or tantrums, and what to do.
• Anxiety during adolescence – how social media, friendships, and the changes in the adolescent brain might contribute to anxiety, and what parents can do.
About Karen:
Impelling and relatable!
Karen Young translates the neuroscience of anxiety and everyday life into meaningful advice for all ages.
Karen founded the popular website, Hey Sigmund, attracting millions of readers each year worldwide and is author of the bestselling Hey Warrior book for young people with anxiety.
Her articles have been translated into a numerous languages and her work has been published on internationally on The Huffington Post, The Good Men Project, The Mighty, and Yahoo Health. She is a regular contributor to Parenting Magazine in New Zealand, and can often be heard on ABC radio and TV programs such as The Project. She is a sought-after international speaker to sold out events from New York to Newcastle. She has authored three books for kids and parents to help them understand anxiety and find their ‘brave’.
Karen has two children and two stepchildren and lives in Australia. Experience has taught her that people can do amazing things with the right information, psychology has something for everyone, jargon doesn’t, everyone has a story to tell, short bios are the longest to write, nobody has it all figured out and the best people to be around are the ones who already know this.
Headspace Parent Session
Tuesday the 17th October at MBSC, Time and room TBC.
Adolescent Health Nurse
Health Corner with Rosemary Bunge Adolescent Health Nurse
I’m happy to be able to support Mt Beauty Secondary College, casually for the rest of this year.
The key role of the adolescent health nurse is to support health promotion and primary prevention in secondary schools. Through identifying and building on existing school initiatives and providing appropriate preventative health care, the adolescent health nurse assists the school to better support the health and wellbeing needs of our students.
The role encompasses:
- health promotion and primary prevention
- school community development activities
- small group work focussing on health-related discussion and information.
- Knowledge of local services for advice and referral to assist young people in making healthy lifestyle choices.
The things I will focus on supporting the College with this term are.
Providing up to date sexual health and development information and support to the whole secondary school community with a particular focus this term on year 7 and 9. This will support students to develop knowledge around their sexual health and development and a range of social and emotional skills to assist them to make positive choices in relation to their sexual health and wellbeing.
Assist the school community with identifying needs and community contacts available to assist, especially in relation to sexual health and mental health and wellbeing.
First aid is not the role of the adolescent health nurse, but they are able to support first aid staff with incidents that occur on the days present if needed.
Quote for the week: “The closest thing to being cared for is to care for someone else.”
Social Worker: Mel Ivone
Hello! My name is Mel Ivone. I am a Social Worker with Alpine Health. I am here to work with and support young people in Mount Beauty, Myrtleford and Bright. You can contact me on 0418 490 705 or email me on Melissa.ivone@alpinehealth.org.au and we can have a chat and organise a time to meet. I work Monday, Thursday and Friday and there is not cost. If you have any questions you are welcome to ask me or the staff listed on your wellbeing supports card at school.