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Welcome to the Middle School 45 School Counseling site that highlights various issues during National School Counseling Week. These topics affect many of our students so it is crucial that our school community is aware of these issues. Thank you for visiting!

What is National School Counseling Week?

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National School Counseling Week 2011 is celebrated from February 7-11, 2011 to focus public attention on the unique contribution of professional school counselors within U.S. school systems. National School Counseling Week, sponsored by American School Counseling Association, highlights the impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and emotional & social growth.
School Counselor Office

Current Issues Impacting Our Students:

Adolescent Mental Health

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Mental health refers to how people think, feel, and act as they face life's situations. It affects how people handle stress, relate to one another, and make decisions. Mental health influences the ways individuals look at themselves, their lives, and others in their lives.  
Read more about Adolescent Mental Health...

Depression

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It's not unusual for young people to experience "the blues" or feel "down in the dumps" occasionally. Adolescence is always an unsettling time, with the many physical, emotional, psychological and social changes that accompany this stage of life.       
Read more about Depression...

Self-Injury

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Self-injury (SI) occurs when someone intentionally and repeatedly harms herself/himself.  The method most often used is cutting, but other common behaviors include burning, punching, picking at scabs, pulling out hair, and drinking something harmful, like bleach or detergent.      
Read more about Self-Injury...

Cyberbullying

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Cyberbullying is harassing, humiliating, intimidating and/or threatening others on the Internet. It can involve racial, religious or cultural slurs. It can involve someone the student knows or a complete stranger. Cyberbullying can include cruel jokes, malicious gossip, embarrassing information or photographs, and/or Web sites designed to target a specific child.  Read more about Cyberbullying...

Stress

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Stress occurs when a situation or multiple demands overwhelm an individual's ability to cope.  In small doses, stress is a good thing.  It can energize and motivate you and perhaps even prevent or delay certain types of damage to your cells.  But prolonged or excessive stress — the kind that overwhelms your ability to cope — can take a severe psychological and physical toll.   
Read more about Stress...
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