College Counsellors

New Email Address

The College Counsellors have a new email address! If you would like to make an appointment to see either Mrs Tamara Shoemark or Mrs Aimee Cook, send an email to mccthrive@arm.catholic.edu.au

 

Senior Study

"When high-schoolers are completing their senior years, it can feel as if the whole family is doing Year 11 or Year 12", according to clinical psychologist Andrew Fuller.

Parents do have a vital role in helping their teens – and that includes helping them to manage their time, energy, and stress – and to get everything handed in at the right time and in the right place, he says, in an article republished by Independent Schools Victoria’s The Parents’ Website.

 

Regular planned times for study throughout the year offer better results, he says, and short regular sprints of learning are more effective than study marathons.

 

In this article below Fuller outlines how to map out an ideal week. 

https://www.theparentswebsite.com.au/andrew-fuller-how-parents-can-their-vce-student/#.XNE4PnQbsfU.email  "

 

Staying Connected When Emotions Run High

This initiative is delivered by Dr Annemaree Bickerton (Child, Adolescent and Family Psychiatrist) and Toni Garretty (Team/Clinical Coordinator) for the Family and Carer Mental Health Program within the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District.

Staying Connected When Emotions Run High is a set of five key strategies empowering others to be a resource to a person in distress, such as an adolescent. 

The aim of the workshop is to empower families with skills, knowledge and hope and invites families to identify their role in the relationship process. This is a free workshop for all parents and carers; details are on the attached flyer. 

Mrs Aimee Cook - College Counsellor