From the Counselling Team
- Brick Break - Mentoring in Action
- Is it your job as a parent to ensure your kids are happy?
- Buddies Rock Climbing Activity
- Updated working arrangements for The College Counselling Team
Brick Break - Mentoring in Action
Led by Year 10 Student Empowerment Team students, a group of keen junior Lego Master builders have been meeting up every Monday lunchtime to partake in some friendly competition, while also connecting with new friends, and having fun! The name of the game; building whatever your brain can imagine! Here is a display of some of those creative creations from this week’s session. Junior students are welcome to attend, please see Ms McCarthy for details.
Cooper Anderson - Year 10 SET
Is it your job as a parent to ensure your children are happy?
According to parenting expert Dr John Coulson, believing the myth that it's your job to make your kids happy can lead to all kinds of issues, such as
1. An increased likelihood of making short sighted decisions.
2. Overwhelm from the impossible task of satisfying your child's craving for happiness.
3. Exhaustion from the heaviness of that burden.
4. Setting your child up to fail.
5. Your child not learning that happiness can only come about intrinsically.
So... what are you responsible for then?
1. Teaching your child to find their own happiness.
2. Teaching them how to understand their emotions.
3. Teaching them how to have positive relationships.
4. Teaching them how to do hard things.
5. Teaching them to be responsible for their own emotions.
Further useful parenting ideas and information can be found on the happy families page and podcast series; https://www.happyfamilies.com.au
Ms Joe McCarthy - College Counsellor
Buddies Rock Climbing Activity
The Buddies' Rock Climbing Activity is now booked for Thursday 25 August. It will be held after school. Thank you to those senior mentors and their younger buddies for their expressions of interest to attend this activity. Please see Mr Russo to collect your parent permission notes next week.
Mr Rick Russo - College 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