Please Pass the Love Resources

April 10, 2020

Hello, CAM Families

Please Pass the Love is an organization in Central Iowa whose mission is to empower school communities to embrace and sustain mental health and wellness supports for their students. The organization is offering many resources during COVID-19 for families, children K-12, adults, and educators. Please read the opportunities below and go to their website to register and for more information: https://www.pleasepassthelove.org/covid-19-resources.

As always, please reach out should you have any questions or concerns during this challenging time.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Sheri Blair (sblair@cam.k12.ia.us)

Mrs. Beth Rondeau (brondeau@cam.k12.ia.us)

 

 

Resources During Covid-19 for Youth, Families & Schools

Our normal routines are very different right now and many of us are stuck in our homes but we don’t have to be isolated from each other. Join us and encourage the young people in your lives to join us too for some time to connect and relate with others. All programs are FREE.   Keep checking back as we add to our schedule. Never forget you are not alone and storms don’t last forever #SDLF. 

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Elementary Programs

• Tuesdays and Thursday at 9:30am Books & Buddies (hosted on Facebook Live)

       Bring your favorite stuffed animal and listen to Emmalee read some crowd favorite stories. Click join us button T & Th @ 9:30am.

 

Middle School Programs

• Mondays and Wednesdays at 1pm MS Meet Up

       Stuck at home and want someone to talk with? Come hang out and talk, ask questions, and check-in with other middle school students about all things trying to figure out how to manage this new way of life since covid-19. Click join us button MW @ 1pm.

                      - Motivation Mondays: Start your week off with fun trivia games meant to challenge and motivate you

                      - Wellness Wednesdays: Spend this meeting discussing self-care and incorporating some fun activities

 

High School Programs

• Monday, Wednesday & Fridays at 11am HS Meet Up

       Stuck at home and want someone to talk with? Come hang out and talk, ask questions, and check-in with other high school students about all things trying to figure out how to manage this new way of life since covid-19. Click join us button MWF @ 11am.

                     -Motivation Mondays: Led by youth across the state, this is your chance to connect and start your week off on a good note

                     -Wellness Wednesdays: 15-20 minute exercise classes led by instructors across the state (yoga, pilates, core, zumba, and more!)

                     -Fun Fact Fridays: Fun trivia games meant to challenge and engage youth

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Middle & High School Programs​

• Tuesdays 4pm Teen to Teen, Check in With Zion 

       Join Zion in a simple chat to share how your week has gone and how you are dealing with this quarantine. 

 

• Wednesdays 2pm Music and Chat

       Do you play an instrument? Sing? Enjoy live music? Join us for a chance to play us a song, sing us a tune, or just listen to the amazingly talented youth we have across the state. All levels and abilities welcomed! Join us to show off your talent!​

 

• Thursdays 11:30           Power Learning with Emmalee (Click Join us button Thursdays @ 11:30a)

                                               April 16     Q&A With Bailey Saal, LISW- Your chance to chat with a therapist about self-care, how to help friends  who are struggling, and how to make sure you are taking care of YOU during the Covid-19 crisis.

 

• Thursdays 2pm Art Share with Zion

       Been creating some art to pass the time? Come share what you’ve been working on with other young people. Click join us button Thursdays at 2pm.

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• Fridays 4pm Teen to Teen, Check in with Jenna

       Join Jenna in a simple chat to share how your week has gone and how you are dealing with this quarantine.

 

• Join our Slack group to meet other young people, talk, be lifted up, and have fun in a safe space created by young people for young people.  Cats, dogs, and tacos included. THIS IS FOR TEENS ONLY.

 

• Check out our Instagram @PPthelove, Twitter @PPthelove & Tik tok for some fun. 

 

Adult Programs for Educators, Admin, School Counselors, and Anyone that Works with Kids

• Wednesdays at 9:30a  Coffee Chat Discussions

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                                               What the Heck Just Happened & Where Do I Go from Here?

                                               March 25th, April 1st, & April 8th

                                               These online sessions will discuss some of the critical components we need to remember in protecting the social                                                 emotional health of our youth and emerging issues and an opportunity to connect with other professionals                                                           trying to navigate where we go from here. 

 

• Fridays 1pm                  Power Learning: Free Webinars with Dr. Jennifer Ulie-Wells

                                               March 27th      Beyond Self-care & Maintaining Your Own Mental Health

                                               April 3rd           Covid-19 and Suicide Risk

                                               April 10th         Protecting Student Social-Emotional Health from Afar​

 

Resources for School Systems:

1. MHTTC: Responding to Public Health Emergencies: https://mhttcnetwork.org/centers/global-mhttc/responding-public-health-emergencies

2. CDC: Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Childcare Programs and K-12 Schools .

3. SAMHSA: Toolkit – National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care: Best Practices Toolkit https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/implementing-behavioral-health-crisis-care

4. National Center for School Mental Health: Includes resources on general resources, school support, stress management, resources for families, and telehealth. http://www.schoolmentalhealth.org/COVID-19-Resources/

 

Resources for Educators and Other Professionals:

From MHTTC: Free online courses! Brown, Harvard, Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, and Columbia universities and the University of Pennsylvania are offering over 450 free online courses right now. The following are the courses we think the school mental health field may find interesting:

 

• Leading the Life You Want from University of Pennsylvania 

• Entrepreneurship and Healthcare in Emerging Economies from Harvard University

• The Power of Team Culture from University of Pennsylvania

• Creating a Team Culture of Continuous Learning from University of Pennsylvania

• Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 1: The Electrical Properties of the Neuron from Harvard University 

• Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 2: Neurons and Networks from Harvard University

• Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 3: The Brain 

• The Science of Well-Being from Yale University

• Positive Psychology: Resilience Skills from University of Pennsylvania

• Positive Psychology: Martin E. P. Seligman’s Visionary Science from University of Pennsylvania

• Introduction to Family Engagement in Education from Harvard University

• The Science of Learning - What Every Teacher Should Know from Columbia University

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Visual learning: We’re a big fan of Trauma Geek, a blog that offers great visuals from Janae Elisabeth, a researcher-storyteller and neurodiversity advocate from western North Carolina. The latest set of graphics released in March, Neuroception and the 3 Part Brain , offers visuals on neuroception (subconscious processing of safety and risk), co-regulation, and the triune brain.

 

Blog: On the podcast Leading Equity, we’re enjoying episode 128: How School Leaders Can Place An Equity-Oriented Lens On Social-Emotional Learning . The episode features Kate Kennedy, a school leadership and education policy scholar, focused on politics and equity in K-12 public education. Specific topics of interest include social-emotional learning, care, and teachers' unions. Kate is a former teacher and now a doctoral candidate at the USC Rossier School of Education.  

 

Telehealth Resources:

From PSMHTTC:  Check out the TRC to access technical assistance, education, and additional resources. telehealthresourcecenter.org

 

Self-Care:

1. Time to breathe!: https://www.healthline.com/health/4-7-8-breathing#1

2. Take care of your own anxiety: Taking care of your own anxiety 

3. Taking care of your own mental health https://www.healthline.com/health-news/taking-care-of-your-mental-health-during-covid19-outbreak#Be-angry,-then-practical

 

Articles for Families on Supporting Children’s Social-emotional Health:

1. Kids School is Closed so Now What?: https://confidentparentsconfidentkids.org/2020/03/13/my-kids-school-is-closed-so-now-what/

2. SEL Ideas for Home Learning: https://loreamartinez.com/2020/03/16/sel-ideas-for-home-learning/

3. How to Support Early Elementary Learning at Home: https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-support-home-learning-early-elementary

4. Using journals for Middle School Students https://www.middleweb.com/42521/kids-journals-could-become-primary-sources/

5. Bilingual resources for helping children cope during Covid-19: https://childmind.org/coping-during-covid-19-resources-for-parents/

6. Parents’ Guide to Meeting the Challenge During Covid-19: https://nyulangone.org/news/schools-out-parents-guide-meeting-challenge-during-covid-19-pandemic

 

Social-emotional learning resources:

1. Casel is the national expert on SEL. Great resources: https://casel.org/covid-resources/

2. Activities, games, very well organized: https://www.commonsense.org/education/toolkit/social-emotional-learning

3. Who doesn’t love PBS?: https://pbskids.org/games/feelings/

4. SEL lesson plans and activities: https://www.secondstep.org/covid19support

5. SEL activities: https://www.centervention.com/social-emotional-learning-activities/

6. 25 SEL integrative ideas: https://www.thepathway2success.com/25-ways-to-integrate-social-emotional-learning/

7. Understood is a wealth of knowledge on everything from LD to ADHD. Here are some fun games: https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/learning-at-home/games-skillbuilders/social-emotional-activities-for-children

8. This blog is one of the most comprehensive we could find with a TON of good looking stuff: https://www.panoramaed.com/blog/sel-resources-for-educators-school-communities-and-parents-related-to-covid-19

9. A lot of great resources very well organized: https://www.actionforhealthykids.org/resources-for-schools-and-families-during-covid-19-coronavirus/

10. Go Indiana DOE for putting this amazing resource together with a ton of great academic and social emotional resources: https://www.doe.in.gov/elearning/2020-covid-19-remote-learning

11. A ton of free ed tech resources: https://thejournal.com/articles/2020/03/13/free-resources-ed-tech-companies-step-up-during-coronavirus-outbreak.aspx

12. Another outstanding resource put together by a school with a variety of outstanding behavioral health and well-organized: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oNeW4P3oXismCXeANjumDKiwua2y-UZi2Pqg6LOVdjc/edit

13. Look for the social emotional health options: https://kahoot.com/study/

14. This is mostly academic, but parents it’s a solid resource: Khan Academy:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSZhOdEPAWjUQpqDkVAlJrFwxxZ9Sa6zGOq0CNRms6Z7DZNq-tQWS3OhuVCUbh_-P-WmksHAzbsrk9d/pub?fbclid=IwAR2ubCmtLzBCNEr59o4sar39IRe8EzkJ1DEQA7BUY5lgODIM350ye0VWj9M

15. Leader in Me has put together a variety of resources for families & educators: https://www.leaderinme.org/

 

Mindfulness:

1. Our partners have a lot of great stuff and find their yoga online: https://wufshanti.com/

2. Teen Wellness Guide https://www.dropbox.com/s/9uaqo84addnx09z/Wellness%20Guide%20for%20Teens%202020.pdf?dl=0

3. Child Mind is always a win with stellar resources: https://childmind.org/coping-during-covid-19-resources-for-parents/

4. Mindfulness apps: https://kdvr.com/news/coronavirus/10-apps-to-help-you-deal-with-stress-and-anxiety-during-covid-19-outbreak/

5. Free mindfulness resources: https://www.mindful.org/free-mindfulness-resources-for-calm-during-covid-outbreak/

6. Mindfulness for kids and adults: https://www.chop.edu/news/health-tips/try-mindfulness-calm-and-focus-your-kids-and-yourself

7. Tons of great resources: