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Counselor Introduction. Baines Middle School 7 th grade Class of 2025. Maria Brockie – 7 th grade & Lead Counselor at Baines. How do I get to see the counselor?. Ask your teacher for a pass Stop by and tell Mrs. Rosario you’d like to see me Email me and ask me to send for you
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Counselor Introduction Baines Middle School 7th grade Class of 2025
How do I get to see the counselor? • Ask your teacher for a pass • Stop by and tell Mrs. Rosario you’d like to see me • Email me and ask me to send for you • I may send for you for a lot of different reasons – don’t worry – you’re not in trouble!
What can we talk about? • Grades, Parents, Teachers, Friends, Stressors, Problems, Accomplishments, Study Skills, Grief/Loss, Divorce, Social Skills, Bullying, Depression, Test Taking Tactics, Social Skills, Anger Management, Anxiety, Just about anything………
Am I going to tell? • Three rules: • You are hurting yourself • You are hurting someone else • Someone else is hurting you
Bully Prevention and Response 7th grade 2019-2020
What is bullying? • Bullying is defined as written or oral expression or physical conduct that a school district’s board of trustees or the board’s designee determines: 1) To have the effect of physically harming a student, damaging a student’s property, or placing a student in reasonable fear of harm to the student’s person or of damage to the student’s property: or 2) To be sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive to create an intimidating, threatening, or abusive educational environment for a student. R E C O G N I Z E
What if it happens to me? • Don’t just stand there – DO SOMETHING!!! • Say something like: • “It’s not ok for you to talk to me that way and you need to stop.” R E S P O N D
What if I see it? • Don’t just stand there – DO SOMETHING!!! • Say something like: • “It’s not ok for you to talk to her/him that way and you need to stop.” R E S P O N D
What do I do next?? • Tell an adult that you trust – a parent, teacher, counselor, or administrator….. R E P O R T
What is the key? • You are! • Three steps: • RECOGNIZE • RESPOND • REPORT
Did you know? COMBINED
This means we are losing approximately 100 young people each week to the “Silent Epidemic” of youth suicide
Because a small act of kindness can save/change someone’s life!