From the Counselling Team 

• Healthy Relationships
• Parent Webinars
• Parent Seminar - Managing Screen Time and Gaming Addiction
• Updated working arrangements for The College Counselling Team

Healthy Relationships

The Year 12 Wellbeing Prefects, Alex Hawkins, Franklin Clayton and James Shahinian recently presented a talk to the Year 11 cohort at their assembly.  The topic of the presentation was Respectful and Inclusive Relationships.  The topic of Consent was a key focus for the presentation, and was well-received by the Year 11 students.

Following are some of the slides of the presentation.  

Parent Webinars

The Office of the eSafety Commissioner are presenting the following free webinars for parents and carers this term:

• Popular apps (for parents and carers of young people aged 8 - 13)
• Online sexual harassment and image-based abuse (for parents and carers of young people aged 13 - 18)

Parent Seminar - Managing Screen Time and Gaming Addiction

SPX welcomes The Unplugged Psychologist, Brad Marshall, to present to parents for a not to be missed opportunity on Wednesday 10 August, 7.00 pm - 8.00 pm.

Venue to be confirmed.

SESSION OVERVIEW: In this energetic and fun presentation parents will discover:

• The “Psych Science” or psychological underpinnings that drive the addictive nature of gaming, social media and online gambling delivered in plain English, NOT research jargon.
• When Should Parents Panic? This will spell out the warning signs your child or teenager is headed down the wrong path.
• Introduction to the 7 UNPLUGGED STEPS for parents as a guide to manage screen and gaming addiction in children and teenagers at home. Parents will leave this session with a clear action plan
  for WHAT they need to change in their family, WHY and HOW to do this.

Generously supported by the P & F.

The Trybooking link to book for this is below

For further information contact jmccarthy@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

Ms Joe McCarthy - Psychologist / School Counsellor

Updated Working Arrangements for The College Counselling Team

The Counselling Team have changed their working arrangements and below are the new days each counsellor will be working. 

The College Counselling Team are available to provide confidential emotional and social support and guidance for your son and family.  

Mr Rick Russo - Counsellor 

6 days per fortnight:  every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 

working with students across all year groups.

Email:  rrusso@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au 

Direct Phone:  9414 4359

Mrs Joe McCarthy - Psychologist 

7 days per fortnight: 

Week 1:  Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

Week 2:  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

working with students across all year groups.

Email:  jmccarthy@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au 

Direct Phone:  9414 4322

Mrs Judy Gill - Psychologist 

7 days per fortnight:  

Week 1:  Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Week 2:  Monday, Wednesday and Friday

working with students across all year groups.

Email:  jgill@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au 

Direct Phone:  9414 4315

The Counselling Team, together with the Diverse Learning Team, look forward to providing CONFIDENTIAL support to assist your son to build his SELF CONFIDENCE / SELF ESTEEM AND RESILIENCE within a caring, supportive Catholic school community.  Please do not hesitate to make contact with any of the above team should the need arise.

Mr Rick Russo - College Counsellor/Chaplaincy Services