
Content Creator Introduction and Course Overview
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) involves developing self-awareness, self-control, and interpersonal skills. These skills are necessary for overall success in school, work, and life. The Wellness Wheel is a self-exploration tool that can assist you in surveying choices or situations that have an impact on your overall wellness. This course will provide strategies and tools to assist students in coping with life.
Bookending the day is a daily practice to begin and end the day in a mindful, positive way. Having a structured routine helps you to get going in the morning and wind down in the evening.
Reading is a great way to stimulate your mind and strengthen your mental muscles. Beginning or ending the day with something inspirational is a great way to help you develop a positive outlook on life.
Physical activity is necessary for keeping the body in shape, but research indicates that it is also good for stress relief and emotional wellness. Having a regular exercise routine or participating in activities that keep the body moving in addition to eating healthy is a great way to improve mood and increase energy levels.
Having a plan in mind for life after graduation helps you to stay focused and have goals to work towards. The time is now to research and ask questions about post-graduate options.
What is your relationship to money? What are your spending habits and future goals? Learning financial skills is key to successful money management and planning for your future. Becoming financially literate empowers you to make positive financial decisions and avoid debt.
Study skills are transferrable skills that you can use inside and outside of educational settings. Developing your own approach to studying and learning will help you meet your learning needs. As you learn study skills and become aware of what works for you, your confidence will increase.
The Environmental dimension of the wellness wheel refers to our need for a positive nurturing social and home environment. It is important to our wellbeing that our friends are positive and supportive and our home environment is comfortable.
Life skills are skills that are needed to help us make informed decisions, cope with personal challenges and problem-solve.
This video reviews the course's main focus on promoting physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It is a moving montage of a wide range of tools related to health, fitness, nutrition, mental health, relaxation, and overall self-care. Enjoy!
Guidance lessons to go is an opportunity to arm parents and adult mentors with resources to support students' socio-emotional needs while at home or on the go. In keeping with the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) model, this course provides lessons that are designed to teach students skills and strategies for coping with academic and socio-emotional challenges. Guidance lessons to go will help students achieve academic success, develop interpersonal skills, and gain a better understanding of themselves. Decision-making, problem-solving, goal-setting, and stress-management, are some of the lessons taught. The overall goal of this course is to provide parents with a curriculum that offers students practical tools that they can put in their toolkit or toolbox for support with academic, social, and emotional stressors that may occur in their lives. The program is facilitated by a professional school counselor via video. In keeping with a traditional guidance lesson curriculum, the video lessons will be similar to what a large group guidance session would offer.
I provided expertise as 9th Grade Graduation Coach/Counselor, and during this tenure, I was involved in planning and maintaining comprehensive school counseling programs to fulfill the academic, career, and personal/social development needs of students. I also provided guidance curriculum, student planning, as well as preventive and responsive services. I methodically aided all students with developing academic, career, and personal/social skills through monitoring and intervention; additionally, I collaborated with parents/guardians and educators to support students with educational and career planning.