HSI NEWSLETTER FALL 2020 SCSD School Counseling and Mental Health Team adapted programs and services to ensure students have ways to connect while in remote learning environments. Believe it or not, it is possible to build a sense of community while at a distance
MEET OUR TEAM
and students enjoy the “lunch bunch” and inclusion activities the school counselors host at each school. Members of the Sequoia High School Gay Straight Alliance are working with Ms. Julie Jobak to design Zoom meetings to support ally
programs at the middle schools. Ilene Bragman School Counselor
Kiersten Daniel-Baca Mental Health Counselor
Briana McCarthy MFT Associate
Kim Arasato School Counselor
Julie Jobak School Counselor
Vivian Garlick School Counselor
Across the district, students log into Sown to Grow to provide weekly emotional check-ins and
learn new coping strategies for managing emotions. Our 4 school counselors monitor students’ responses and follow up with them with resources and a listening ear. One of those resources that has proven very useful is the Zones of Regulation
Here is a link to our Parent Education calendar that you can download. All events are FREE, thanks to the support of our PTACC and SCEF.
curriculum which fosters self-regulation and emotional control.
Check out the Counseling and Mental Health page on our new SCSD Pandemic Care & Support website for more information about lessons, as well as appointment links and resources, including a robust schedule of parent education and engagement.