From the Counselling Team
- Learning Resources to help keep your family safe online
- Updated working arrangements for The College Counselling Team
Learning Resources to help keep your family safe online
New learning resources to help your family stay safe online
eSafety has released new resources to help parents and carers from all backgrounds protect their families online.
The new videos and advice sheets from the Online Safety for Every Family suite of resources covers how to:
- get started with social media
- enjoy safer online gaming
- help your child if they are bullied online.
To make sure more families can start a conversation with their children about online safety, the information comes in multiple languages - English, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Tamil and Dari.
Use parental controls to keep your family safe online
Many games, apps and social media sites now come with parental controls, with Snapchat the latest to launch an in-app Family Center to support young people to have safer experiences online.
eSafety’s parental controls video helps parents and carers understand the benefits and limitations, the different controls you can access and what safety settings to use when there are no parental controls available.
Mr Rick Russo - College Counsellor
The College Counselling Team
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