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Families of St Agatha, News in the counselor’s corner for the beginning of 2010-11 school year. Mrs. Brown is working on the Peer Mediation Program with the selected 8th graders. Once the peer mediators are done with their training, they will be working with the 7th grade students who will be referred for mediation by their teachers or self due to conflicts that occur during the school day. I will also be going into the classrooms to teach additional peace making skills from the school's Peace Education Program.Remember the counseling program at St. Agatha is designed to help your child make the most of his or her educational and spiritual experience. I am available for individual, family, and short-term counseling (referrals to appropriate community resources when needed). Most of all I want our students, as well as our parents, to know that my door is always open and that there are always solutions to problems with Gods help. I continue to be very happy and blessed to be a part of this family (second year) at St. Agatha School.
Below are some parenting tips, helpful websites and community agencies. I hope that these resources will be useful to you. Please feel free to e-mail me or call me at the school with any questions or concerns. Monday-Friday 7:30am-3pm. E-mail-: counselor@stagathaonline.org
HELPFUL WEBSITE LINKS
Parenting: gives parents helpful information on daily parenting issues. http://www.pocketparent.com/Q&A/page2.html
Divorce: find out how you can help your child deal with divorce. http://www.kinderstart.com/familydynamics/divorce/html
Death: links that help children deal with the loss of a loved
one.
http://www.childbereavement.org
Internet Safety: http://www.netsmartz.org/
COMMUNITY AGENCIES
Below is a list of some community agencies in the Miami area that have therapists or psychologists. Many accept insurance, Medicaid, or have sliding fee scales. Always ask your pediatrician for assistance.
Switchboard of Miami 24 hour Help Line for Crisis/Information/Referrals
(305) 358-HELP
http://www.switchboardmiami.org
Family Counseling Services (United Way Agency)
8900 SW 107 Ave. Miami, Fl. (305) 279-3322
http://www.familycounseling.org
Goodman Psychological Services
8180 NW 36 St. Miami, Fl. (305) 592-7860
http://mia.albizu.edu/web/goodman_center.asp
Miami Children's Hospital Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
(305) 666-6511 x 2465http://www.mch.com
May God bless you and your family,
Rebecca Brown, LCSW
School Counselor
