Craig, Jill and Juli start a new feature. Every two weeks they share updates in their world of middle school counseling. Hear been happening (especially because more than two weeks have gone by!) and check out Juli's resource from the workbench!

https://peacelearningcenter.org/: The Peace Learning Center website located in Indianapolis, IN.

https://www.umassmed.edu/cfm/mindfulness-based-programs/mbsr-courses/about-mbsr/history-of-mbsr/: The Center for Mindfulness website located at The UMASS Medical School. Information on Mindfully Based Stress Reduction.

https://www.stressedteens.com/: The home page for Stressed Teens. So much info. for parents, teachers, and students here!

In this episode, Craig and Juli discuss the science behind anxiety with guest, Amanda Slonaker. Amanda works for the Zionsville School District just next to Westfield. Amanda is that district's Coordinator for School Psychology and a Clinical Neuropsychologist. Amanda is not only medically trained, but she does a wonderful job of explaining what happens in our brains in ways that are easy to understand. Lots of helpful resources shared as well!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umBbQvnShaA&disable_polymer=true: News video of story Amanda explained about man fighting off a mountain lion.

https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Over-Mood-Second-Changing/dp/1462520421/ref=pd_sim_14_2/147-3933574-5991734?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1462520421&pd_rd_r=62620cc9-3541-11e9-8361-31a05a5f3960&pd_rd_w=NmUuX&pd_rd_wg=3PYsI&pf_rd_p=90485860-83e9-4fd9-b838-b28a9b7fda30&pf_rd_r=2TRDNCS902780QG5FJ5N&psc=1&refRID=2TRDNCS902780QG5FJ5N: Mind over Mood book

https://www.amazon.com/Helping-Anxious-Child-Step-Step/dp/1572245751: Helping Your Anxious Child book.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml: National Institute of Mental Health website

https://www.nasponline.org/: National Association of School Psychologists website

https://www.stopbreathethink.com/: Stop Breathe Think app website

https://www.calm.com/: Calm app website

https://www.headspace.com/: Headspace app website

https://lookupindiana.org/: Look Up Indiana website

In this episode, Rachel Hall joins The Toolbox. Rachel is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and the Mental Health Liaison to the Boone County Sheriff's Department in Indiana. Of the many areas of counseling services, Rachel and her colleagues specialize a lot in the area of trauma. Hear her share why we should not consider this a major tragedy each time we hear that word. Learn what is a Big T vs. a Little T, what EMDR Therapy i, resources to help parents and kids and much more.

https://pathwaystohealingcounseling.com/: PathWays to Healing Counseling website

http://www.emdr.com/what-is-emdr/: The Eye Movement Desensitization & Processing Institute website. Learn all about EMDR here.

https://www.stopbreathethink.com/: The Stop Breathe Think website. You can download this app to your phone or any device as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx41SPMLBMg: Scene from the movie Inside Out demonstrating the core emotions.

Craig, Jill and Juli start a new feature. Every two weeks they share updates in their world of middle school counseling. In this first feature, they discuss transitioning to high school, EMDR Therapy, and Restorative Justice among other tidbits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=psN1DORYYV0: Brene Brown Ted Talk on Shame.

https://pathwaystohealingcounseling.com: Pathways to Healing Counseling Website. Info. on EMDR here.

http://whscounselingcenter.com: Westfield High School Counseling Center Website.

https://peacelearningcenter.org: The Peace Learning Center Website. Info. on Restorative Justice here.

Craig, Juli and Jill sit down w/their colleagues from Westfield High School. Dan Doherty is the Director of the WHS Counseling Center, and Dr. Stacy McGuire is the proud principal of her alma mater! In lieu of WMS 8th graders and parents starting to discuss scheduling for high school, this is the perfect time of year to hear all about what WHS has in store for next year and beyond. From a freshman mentor program to "Does your GPA really matter" and everything in between, this is a great episode to learn about all that WHS has in store for students.

www.whscounselingcenter.com: The Westfield High School Counseling Center webpage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiiEeMN7vbQ: Information from Carol Dweck on Growth Mindset

Kyle Miller is the guest in this next resource for parents. Kyle is a long time school counselor for Westfield Washington Schools, but he is starting his first year as the district's Director of Social Emotional Learning. Kyle will share how we can help students "get ready to learn" and teach students "what's happening in our brains" so we can "avoid the rollercoaster" and "share the calm."

https://casel.org/: The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) website.

http://parentuniversity.wws.k12.in.us/: Westfield Washington Schools Parent University website.

https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/: The Enneagram Institute website.

https://apertureed.com/dessa-overview/: The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment website.

Craig and Jill sit down with two WMS parents whose kids were interviewed in Episode 28. Hear Gina and Amanda share their thoughts after hearing their children interviewed. Hear them share their struggles and solutions in their homes as well as some really great resources that may help you. This is a real conversation with real people managing real issues in the digital age of screens.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208982: IOS Screen Time app info. from the Apple site.

https://families.google.com/familylink/: Family Link Parental Control App by Google.

https://meetcircle.com/: Circle, by Disney website. Another monitoring app for parents.

https://www.screenagersmovie.com/: Screenagers documentary website. TONS of info. for parents here as well as the movie trailer.

Craig interviews Lisa Tabb, Executive Producer of the documentary Screenagers in lieu of hosting an upcoming screening of the film.

https://www.screenagersmovie.com/: Screenagers documentary film website. Many resources here!

https://www.screenagersmovie.com/tech-talk-tuesdays/: Dr. Ruston's Tech Talk Tuesdays Blog

Three Westfield Middle School students sit down with the counselors. They share their use of screen time, thoughts on their parents' rules, and shed a light on students think and feel regarding this issue with which most parents struggle. A candid, authentic look at how teens feel about growing up in this digital age.

https://www.screenagersmovie.com/tech-talk-tuesdays/finally-apple-releases-screen-time-controls: Info. on the ScreenTime app in iOS 12 for Iphones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQx2X0BXgZg: Screenagers documentary movie trailer.

https://www.screenagersmovie.com/: Screenagers documentary website.

Jake Gilbert is the Dean of Wellness at Westfield High School. He is also a state champion football coach and has always found himself in positions working with youth. In this episode he discusses the importance of mentoring and what WHS is doing to connect with incoming students and widen their "web of support."