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Publication Date: 2020-Jun
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Students Are Stressed. Educators Can Help: School Counselors Offer Strategies Educators Can Use to Address Students' Well-Being
Wong, Kwok-Sze Richard
Learning Professional, v41 n3 p35-37 Jun 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased already-high stress and anxiety levels among students. In addition to the health dangers of the virus, and the sense of worry and hopelessness some families are experiencing due to job losses, school closures have caused many students to lose a source of stability and support. All plans to support students, both during distance learning and the eventual return to classrooms, should include a focus on students' social and emotional health and wellbeing. Like all of the other challenges people are navigating right now, this will take professional learning to do well. The American School Counselor Association has developed many resources and teamed with organizations such as the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the National Association of School Psychologists, and the American Academy of Pediatrics to provide assistance for helping students with social and emotional needs during and after the COVID-19 crisis. While leaders and teachers are encouraged to leverage school counselors' expertise, this article also provides strategies and advice that educators can apply in everyday ways.
Descriptors: Anxiety, Well Being, School Counselors, Coping, Computer Mediated Communication, Social Development, Emotional Development, Metacognition, Grief, Stress Management
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