The Toolbox: A WMS Counseling Podcast

Christy Gauss, Indiana's School Mental Health Facilitator, shares what is happening state-wide to assist students, educators and parents regarding this issue of mental health.

https://lookupindiana.org/: Look Up Indiana website: a one-stop shop for all things mental health in the state of Indiana.

https://www.nami.org/: The National Alliance on Mental Illness website

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

https://self-reg.ca/: Dr. Stuart Shanker Self Reg website

Westfield graduate and current catcher for the New York Mets, Kevin Plawecki is the guest for this last episode in our four part series on "Navigating Athletics". Kevin shares about the influences in his life, advice for parents, and how he continues to keep focus in the daily challenges of being a professional athlete including perseverance, social media and staying focused.

Craig, Jill and Juli continue the discussion of navigating athletics with former student and current professional soccer player, Eriq Zavaleta. Eriq currently plays for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer. More importantly, Eriq was an excellent student who grew up in Westfield. Eriq made many sacrifices to reach his goal of playing professionally, and his advice and comments for parents of today's youth are inspiring, humble and helpful.

Amy Abriani is a Wellness teacher and coach of track/cross country at WMS. She is a mom, a wife and runs a flexible seating classroom and runs a lot. Her view on coaching and students is one that you will want to tune in and listen. She discusses team before me, cultivating resiliency, helping your teen become more independent and much more Amy is the second of a four-part series regarding navigating athletics as a parent.

The counseling team sits down with their colleague Zach Zimmer to talk about kids and athletics. Zach is a teacher and coach at Westfield Middle School and shares what is important to him that his athletes and students gain from getting involved in extra curricular activities. Topics in this episode include teamwork, putting yourself out there, conflict management, leadership and much more. This is the first of a four part series to help parents gain more insight on how to help your child navigate getting involved and grow.

Carlabeth Mathias is the guest for this episode. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a former public school educator. She is the owner of Mathias Counseling and Consulting in Fishers, IN. Carlabeth shares her years of experience working with teens and offers advice and guidance with teen conflicts, bully prevention and raising teens in the age of technology.

http://www.mathiascounseling.com/: Website for Carlabeth Mathias

https://www.screenagersmovie.com/: Screenagers Documentary Film Website

https://adaa.org/: Anxiety and Depression Association of America Website

https://childmind.org/: Child Mind Institute Website

Doug Luce is the guest for this episode. Doug has been an administrator at WMS for over 20 years and is the School Safety Coordinator for the building. Craig, Juli, Jill and Doug discuss all things related to school safety in this informative episode.

https://www.wws.k12.in.us/Page/1475: Link to Westfield Washington Safety Symposium 7/19/18

https://www.alicetraining.com/: ALICE Training Institute Website

https://www.safevisitorsolutions.com/: SafeVisitor Solutions Website

Craig, Juli and Jill sit welcome Stacy London, Program Coordinator for Breathe Easy Hamilton County. Stacy's mission is to help educate and prevent tobacco usage among all individuals. However, this episode focuses strongly on the spread of vaping and Juuling among teenagers. Tune in to hear what this is, how you can get educated and prevent this terrible product aimed right at teenagers.

https://www.breatheeasyhamiltoncounty.com/: Breathe Easy Hamilton County IN Website

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/index.htm: CDC Website

https://www.quitnowindiana.com/: Quit Now Indiana Website

https://truthinitiative.org/: Truth Initiative Website (Inspiring Tobacco Free Lives)

In this episode Mr. Spinner and Mrs. Brown introduce the newest member of the counseling team, Mrs. Yoder and highlight the year to come.

Craig, Carroll and Juli sit down with Karen Iglio, Assistant Director of Admissions from Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana. Karen shares the wealth of resources Ivy Tech has to offer students AND adults. The new branch in Noblesville, IN has been a terrific partnership for Westfield schools. Karen offers her advice and other "tools" for middle school parents. This is a great episode to compare with the advice and resources from prior guests from Purdue, Hanover and the Indiana Commission on Higher Education!

https://www.ivytech.edu/: Ivy Tech Website

https://www.nextleveljobs.org/: IN Next Level Jobs Website

https://www.in.gov/che/: IN Commission of Higher Educ. Website

https://learnmoreindiana.org/: IN Learnmore Website