Student Wellbeing

Welcome Back

Welcome back to all students, families and staff. We hope you enjoyed a restful break and are ready for a busy Term 3. Lots of exciting things are happening in the Wellbeing space this term!

Breakfast Club

Now that the mornings are very cold, it’s easy to sneak a few more minutes in bed…sometimes at the expense of breakfast. Breakfast Club runs in the Canteen every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday morning before school. It is open to ALL students. It is a great spot to stay warm and start the day with some chats and laughs. We encourage all students to make use of this fantastic resource.

We secretly thanks Danielle, the Charlton Bakery, Caffeinated Chaos and Foodbank for the support of this Program!

Introducing Jacinta, our Secondary School Nurse

Some students will know Jacinta as one of the organisers of the Buloke Youth Health Expo. However, the Secondary School Nurse program is much more than organising a biennial event, or fixing scraped knees and supplying icepacks.

School nurses can help you in many ways, from being a kind person listening, to helping with navigating the healthcare system, finding funding for care, goal setting and problem solving, supporting teachers in the classroom, supporting school admin with developing health support plans and policies, working with staff around ideal lunchboxes and food at school, and coordinating health and wellbeing focused events at school.

The Secondary School Nurse is employed by the Department of Education and is in your school to support student health and wellbeing and promote better health in the wider community.

The Secondary School Nursing is available to all secondary students, and you don’t need a referral. So, call in to the Wellbeing room, or see the brochure in the front office, for more information about the Secondary School Nurse and to organise a chat.

Headspace

We are very fortunate to be supported by Headspace here at Charlton College. Headspace clinician, Emily Noonan visits Charlton weekly and provides no cost mental health support to students.

Headspace also offers support in the following areas;

Free GP
Free Dietitian
Free trainings like Youth and Teen Mental Health First Aid
And of course, free mental health support
Parenting Program Tuning Into Teens, a six-week parenting program on adolescent development and emotion coaching for parents and staff of teens / pre-teens.

Occupational Therapy

Over the coming weeks you may see a new face around school. We have been very lucky to secure an Occupational Therapist, Baelea Collins who will be working with staff and students every second Friday. Baelea will work with small groups, provide advise to staff and supporting the implementation of our Disability Inclusion Program.

More information and consent forms will be sent to families for applicable students in the coming weeks.

Supporting Students with distressing news

With distressing news events becoming increasingly common, it can be difficult to know how to talk with children and teenagers about what they see and hear.

Please take a moment to read the attached guide, which provides practical tips for having supportive conversations at home. This information has been sourced from the Raising Children Network, Royal Children’s Hospital and Kids Health Organisation, all valuable resources for families on a range of topics.

For families who would like further information, the additional resources linked below offer helpful advice and guidance.

https://raisingchildren.net.au/.../disaster-news...

http://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Discussing_distressing_news_events_with_childern

https://beyou.edu.au/resources/fact-sheets/grief-trauma-and-critical-incidents/supporting-children-and-young-people-affected-by-grief

Lunchtime activities

Are back! Please see attached the roster for this term.

We have had a number of students enjoy the Wellbeing Room so far this term. Free Build Lego has been very popular.

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/workshops