Social-Emotional Learning

K-8 Emotions & Relationships
Elementary students continue to focus on Relationship Skills and Communication. This month we worked on the power of our words. Students discussed the various impacts that their words have on peers both short and long term. We talked about being non-judgemental and open. Students practiced sharing and listening to different opinions. We finished the unit by creating positive words and messages to thank adults in our community with a “Heart Attack” prank.

Middle School students have been learning skills for self-management from Dialectical Behavior Therapy. We worked on noticing our thoughts and working towards reducing judgment of self and others. We have been talking about various skills to build awareness of what our brain is doing. After our mindfulness skills, we moved into Distress Tolerance skills for self-management during a crisis to avoid shutting down. Students identified and rated the different things that cause them stress and discussed ideas for managing high-stress situations.

HOME RESOURCE: DBT-RU: DBT Skills from Experts – Mindfulness What Skills

– ​Emma Mamis, MA, BC-DMT, LPCC – Clinical Counselor