Counseling Resources

Dear Parents and Guardians of our DMPS students,

We know that you will now have students in your homes for the next several weeks. As school counselors we want to encourage you to limit your children’s exposure to the media, and feel calm about this issue with your children in order to help them address their fears.

Below are listed some resources from the American School Counselor Association website www.schoolcounselor.orgto help you and your student understand COVID 19 and discuss it together.

Here is s short video of information from BrainPop.

Another resource is here for stress that may be felt around the unsure feelings of COVID19.

This video gives many details about the virus, and it can be translated into any language.

https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/

Would you like to speak with a Weeks counselor? Please fill out the form using the QR code or link. Ms. Althaus (Shields) or Ms. Schmidt will contact you using your school email. Parents and guardians can use this to contact the counselors as well, we’ll respond to the email address we have for you in Infinite Campus. You can also email us directly at:

emma.althaus@dmschools.org

allison.gumpertschmidt@dmschools.org 

We know that we are off school, but if your family has had a tough time over this break with changes or stresses, please be sure you or your student check in with your school counselors. We are always available by email, and we are here to help.

The DMPS Counseling Staff

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