Student Wellbeing

Catholic Care Victoria (CCV)- Parent programs & workshops

Over the year, CCV run a wide-range of one-off parent programs, as well as lengthier workshops. The delivery is both online & face-to-face & addresses a range of range of useful topics. Some programs are free, however some attract a cost. 

Each term they publish a calendar which will feature on the Parent’s Bulletin. In the past, a number of staff & families have participated in CCV programs & have spoken very highly of them. Please see the attached flyer as to what’s on offer in Term 2. 

Register at: www.catholiccarevic.org.au/register

CCV also offer single session parent consultations which are available on weekdays, Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5pm. Consultations are offered via phone, online via Zoom, or face-to-face. To book a single-session parent consultation, call the Bendigo office reception on (03) 5438 1300.

Tuning into Teens Workshop

Tuning in to Teens is a six-week program that runs once a week for two hours. The program will teach you how to work with your own and young people in your life’s emotions in a way that help you to remain close and keep communicating. By practicing these skills, you are less likely to have as much conflict with the young people in your life and those young people are more likely to talk to you about the challenging issues they face. These are factors that have been found to reduce the risk of mental health and substance abuse problems. Please see the flyer attached for further details and to register. 

Wellness Hub Psychology

The Mental Health Foundation Australia’s Integrated Wellness Hub psychology clinic offers in-clinic and telehealth counselling services with provisional psychologists/counsellors at an affordable fee of $20 per 50-minute session. 

Appointments are available, enquire via website or contact us on 03 8825 3501 or email: wellness.hub@mhfa.org.au

Glasses for Kids Program

The Glasses for Kids Program will be visiting Charlton College on Tuesday 29th of July. The program offers all students from Foundation to Year 3 free vision screening, additional testing, and glasses (if needed) at no cost. Consent forms have been sent home with all Foundation to Year 3 students. Consent forms are due back to school by Thursday 20th of June. For any families who may have misplaced their form, additional copies are available from the front office. Please see the additional information attached to the back to the newsletter. If you have any further questions please contact Jess McGurk. 

Breakfast Club

We are so fortunate to have Danielle running our Breakfast Club Program at Charlton College . Thank you Danielle from all the staff, students and families. Breakfast Club enables students to begin their day with full tummies ensuring they are at their best to learn. Studies completed by Foodbank (the organisation would support schools with food!) reported that teacher’s observed the following of students who participated in the Breakfast Club Program: 

• an improvement in concentration 
• greater levels of engagement and focus for students who attend 
• improvements in student’s social skills 
• a positive impact on the academic outcomes of students who attended breakfast club.   

AS of this week, we will be offering Breakfast Club on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday morning from 8:30am. To ensure Breakfast Club is ready for students to access families are reminded that students are not permitted on school grounds until 8:30am when supervision in the yard begins. We would also like to acknowledge and thank the Charlton Bakery who very generiously donate bread to the Breakfast Club program each week. Thank you Paul and Kerry for your support!

Mental Health Matters! 

Many people can hesitate to seek mental health support because they’re unsure what options are available or feel intimidated by the idea. Attached is a brochure complied by the Inglewood and District Health Service who provide mental health support in the Buloke Shire. 

Mental Health Services can help with; 

• Feeling low need to talk 
• Changes at work or home 
• Depression, anxiety, stress 
• Balancing family and work responsibilities 
•  Concerns about your children or family members 
•  Relationship and marital problems 

The Inglewood and district Health Service are able to provide support to both children and adults at NO COST. The services are offered at the Charlton Hospital campus face to face, via telehealth or phone.

If you feel your child may need further support referrals can be made by contacting 

Inglewood and Districts Health Service 

3 Hospital Street, Inglewood, VIC 3517 

Phone: (03) 5431 7000 

Fax: (03) 5431 7004 

Email: referrals@idhs.vic.gov.au 

Monday - Friday: 8:30am-5pm

If you would like further support to access this service for your child/ren, please don’t hesitate to contact Jess McGurk or Tash Roberts at the College.