Thursday 29th October - Sian Jorgensen

Primary Students and the Counselling Service @ BSJ

Our mission statement

✓To Inspire, Challenge and Nurture for Excellence

What is Play and Creative Arts therapy and how does it work?

Could it be useful to your child?

As Primary parents, what are the issues that concern you?

BSJ: Counselling Service

Sian Jorgensen

Support through...

✓Counselling

✓Mental health education

✓Working with teachers and year groups

✓Peer helper programme

✓Parent workshops, presentations

Counselling ✓ 1:1 counselling for young people

in a private room.

✓ Group-work on key psychological well-being issues e.g. anger management; peer relationships etc.

✓ Working with any concerns experienced by young people that impacts on their emotional well-being and disrupts their engagement with life – studies, family, friends

Who needs counselling?

I DO help students to recognise feelings they have, where they come from and how they can take control of those.

I DO NOT diagnose conditions such as ADHD, OCD or Depression that is the role of a Doctor, Educational Psychologist or other specialists.

Emotional Cup

Moved to a new countryDog back home died

Worrying about growing up

Best friend is leaving

Not invited to a birthday party

“Did you do your homework?”

Play Therapy

Play is the highest form of research

Albert Einstein

Play and Creative Art Therapy

✓Using; paint, clay, sand trays, sculpture, drawings among other things

✓Art is a way to connect with emotions and worries without having to put them into words.

✓It is not about judging artistic ability or analysing the art.

Areas are commonly covered in Primary counselling

Friendships Concentration Anxiety

Anger Being New Moving Away

Daily Transitions Identity Self Esteem

Practical information

*Please contact their teacher first to discuss your concerns.*Classroom observation / parent meeting / teacher meeting* Parental consent*Sessions are 45 minutes long, once a week - same day / time.

*After school sessions are rare for Primary*Confidentiality and Trust

Any questions?

schoolcounsellor@bsj.sch.id

Which areas of student’s emotional, behavioural and social welfare do you think should be covered in school?

Which areas would you like to have parent workshops or presentations on?