Mental Health & Well-Being Information Sessions

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Mental Health & Well-Being Virtual Sessions & Groups

Sessions for Parents/Guardians

The HDSB is hosting mental health & well-being information sessions for parents/guardians. These sessions will cover specific topics based on feedback from parents/guardians. Each will be led by a mental health expert in that area who will share their knowledge and provide helpful information and resources.

Registration is required as limited spots are available. Register by completing the Mental Health & Well-Being Information Sessions Registration Form. Sessions will be held on Google Meet and registrants will be emailed a link to access the session. Closed captioning is available on Google Meet in various languages. Sessions will not be recorded. Parents/guardians will have the opportunity to submit questions when completing the registration form or during the session.

Session Descriptions

Navigating the Mental Health System for your Child - Tuesday, May 2, 2023 from 6 - 7 p.m.

Navigating the Mental Health System for your Child

Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 from 6 - 7 p.m.

Presenters

Shauna Johnston, Mental Health and Addiction Nurse

Description

The mental health system can be extremely complicated. Whether you are at the start of the journey with your child or finding your way through it, please join us to discuss strategies to support you and your family. We will discuss the role of the various professionals in the mental health system, when you might go to each one and what the benefits could be for your child. We will also discuss the many suggestions that you might receive to care for your child and their mental health and how they all connect together. We will also talk about the various supports available to you through the HDSB and how all of these supports can work together to meet the needs of your child.

Registration

Empowering Parents: Supporting Children's Mental Well-Being in the Muslim Community - Thursday, May 11, 2023 from 6 - 7 p.m.

Empowering Parents: Supporting Children's Mental Well-Being in the Muslim Community

Date: Thursday, May 11, 2023 from 6 - 7 p.m.

Presenters

Summayah Poonah - Head of Operations, Naseeha Mental Health
Wafa Benmahmoud, Child and Youth Counsellor

Description

This session shares tips and strategies to support your child’s well-being, how to know when your child may need additional help, and the resources available within the HDSB and Naseeha Mental Health.

Registration

Preventing Disordered Eating - Tuesday, May 23, 2023 from 6 - 7 p.m.

Preventing Disordered Eating

Tuesday, May 23, 2023 from 6 - 7 p.m.

Presenters

Madelaine Potechin - Student Intern, Danielle's Place
Kelly Giuliani - Program Manager, ROCK

Description

In this informative and interactive session the focus is on prevention of eating disorders by sharing practical ways that parents can help their child to foster a positive relationship with food, movement and body image. We will also share signs of disordered eating patterns.

Registration

Cyberbullying - Parenting in Today's Online World - Thursday, June 1, 2022 - From 6 - 7 p.m.

Cyberbullying - Parenting in Today's Online World

Date: Thursday, June 1, 2023 from 6 - 7 p.m.

Presenters

Angela DeMaria, R.N., B.Sc.N. - Manager, School Years Program, Halton Region Public Health
Olivia Chan, R.N., B.Sc.N. - School Years Program, Halton Region Public Health
Kajsa Klassen, R.N., B.Sc.N., M.A.(CHYS) - School Years Program, Halton Region Public Health

Description

Bullying causes harm and can take on many forms, including cyberbullying. During the pandemic, there was a need for social interaction amongst youth. This led to a rise in the use of social media applications, increasing the risk of cyberbullying. Parenting in the digital age can be intimidating. Please join us as we learn about cyberbullying and how to promote positive interactions online as well as positive relationships among young people. Knowing how to have healthy relationships online begins by having healthy relationships offline.

Registration

Cyberbullying - Parenting in Today's Online World

Sessions for Students

HDSB Social Workers and Mental Health Psychologists are offering a series of mental health and wellness virtual sessions for students in Grade 9-12 from February to April 2023. These sessions include information sessions on anxiety, stress, worry, low mood and depression. For more information and to register, visit: Social Work Well-Being Groups 2023 or contact a social worker at your school.

Session Descriptions - Students

TRAILS Anxiety - Grades 9-12

Are you having feelings of stress, worry and anxiety? Do you want to learn some skills to help cope with those feelings? Connect with other HDSB students and Social Workers in a confidential group.

Dates: Mondays, May 1 - June 12; 4 - 5 p.m.

Facilitators: Nicole Dass and Tracy Jarvis, Registered Social Workers

Virtual AFFIRM - Grades 9-12

A therapeutic group specifically for Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ youth to learn coping skills for anxiety and stress related to experiences of discrimination connected to their sexual and gender identities. The goals of AFFIRM are to decrease unhelpful thoughts, feel better about yourself and to make healthy choices for sexual and mental health. Students must be 14 years of age and older.

Dates: Tuesdays, April 25 - June 13; 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Facilitators: Reah Shin and Melinda Dougan, Child and Youth Counsellor and Registered Social Worker

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Skills Group - Grade 8 (currently)

DBT Skills Group is a skills-based program that supports emotional resilience by teaching students how to:

Observe and describe what they are feeling in the moment
Increase positive emotions and navigate negative emotions differently
Tolerate distressing emotions in the moment
Navigate complicated relationships

Dates: Wednesdays, May 3 - June 21; 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Facilitators: Lisa Sedore and Larissa Pipe, Mental Health Psychologists.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Skills Group - Grade 7 & 8

DBT Skills Group is a skills-based program that supports emotional resilience by teaching students how to:

Observe and describe what they are feeling in the moment
Increase positive emotions and navigate negative emotions differently
Tolerate distressing emotions in the moment
Navigate complicated relationships

Dates: Wednesdays, May 3 - June 21; 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Facilitators: Noreen Collley Mukuna-Luamba and Jenny White, Registered Social Workers

Transitions to High School - Grade 8

Do you have worries or concerns about moving on to High School next year? Would you like more info on what to expect and what supports are available? If so, join other Gr. 8 students for some group support with School Social Workers to talk more about getting ready for high school!

Dates: Mondays, May 1 - June 12; 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Facilitators: Nicole Dass and Tracy Jarvis, Registered Social Workers.

Virtual Transitions to High School - Grade 8

Dates: Mondays, May 17 - June 14; 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Facilitators: Melinda Dougan and Tracy Jarvis, Registered Social Worker.

Virtual Black Kids Voices - Grades 6, 7 & 8

This group will focus on elevating and affirming the voices of students who identify as Black. Many of our youth may be experiencing the harmful impacts of Anti-Black Racism. Students in Grade 6-8 will be welcomed in a culturally responsive program to talk about their struggles, affirm each other, be heard and focus on their wellness. This group will give our youth a strong sense of belonging.

Dates: Tuesdays May 9 - June 13; 4:15 - 5:15 p.m.
Facilitators: Heather Lewis and Yasmin Smith, Child and Youth Counsellor and Registered Social Worker.

Board Office

Halton District School Board
J.W. Singleton Education Centre
2050 Guelph Line
Burlington, Ontario, L7P 5A8

Numbers

Phone: 905-335-3663
Fax: 905-335-9802

Links

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Mental Health & Well-Being Information Sessions

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Sessions for Pa​rents/Guardians

Session Descriptions

Navigating the Mental Health System for your Child​

Presenters​ ​

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Registration​​

Empowering Parents: Supporting Children's Mental Well-Being in the Muslim Community

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Description

Registration​

Preventing Disordered Eating​

Presenters

Description

Registration​

Cyberbullying - Parenting in Today's Online World​

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Description

Registration​

Sessions for Students

Session Descriptions​​ - Students

Mental Health & Well-Being Virtual Sessions & Groups

Sessions for Parents/Guardians

Navigating the Mental Health System for your Child

Presenters

Description

Registration

Registration

Preventing Disordered Eating

Registration

Cyberbullying - Parenting in Today's Online World

Presenters

Registration

Session Descriptions - Students