Counsellor's Corner

Digital Well-Being

Wes Hosford will be hosting a workshop with the Strathcona County Resource Network on Digital Wellness on January 30th. This workshop is geared for parents and caregivers between 9-14 years of age.

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Parent Education & Resources

AHS Parent & Caregiver Education

Alberta Health Services offers free mental health resources and virtual mental health education sessions for parents and caregivers who support children and youth. There are also sessions for adults looking to support their own wellness.

Caregiver Series Registration

Mental Health Literacy Videos

Resource Library

Internet & Technology

With students being online more and more, it’s important that parents/guardians are informed. Saffron has put together some great resources.

A Parent's Guide to Technology

Parental Controls

Family & Community Services

Family Resource Network

The local Family Resource Network is a partnership between Strathcona County's Family and Community Services, Boys and Girls Club, and Big Brothers Big Sisters. The FRN offers free programs and services for families with children and youth ages 0-18 years, including:

Programs to support healthy child development
Reliable parenting information
Connection to other local resources

Family Resource Network

Counselling & Solutions Navigation

Family and Community Services offers Counselling and Solutions Navigation support. FCS offers walk-in, virtual, and over the phone counselling using a pay what you can afford model. You will be connected to the next available counsellor. The Solutions Navigation team will listen and help you figure out solutions to challenges in your life. Navigation is free to access.

To access these services, call 780-464-4044 or visit them on the second floor of the Community Centre at 401 Festival Lane. Use the following links for more information.

Counselling

Solutions Navigation

Co-Regulation Strategies

We are continuing to focus on bringing co-regulation strategies into our classrooms. Building these patterned, repetitive, and rhythmic activities into our day helps to steady the bottom part of our brain, allowing our cortex to be activated, which makes learning easier! Here are two new co-regulation strategies this month.