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Counseling Web-Site Links

HELPFUL WEB-SITES: 

Click here for a link to resources that the APS counseling webpage has on a variety of topics. Check out the latest video on the topic of anxiety based school refusal.

Virtual Calming Room

Academics

Middle School Information for 23-24

Virginia Family Special Education Connection:  http://vafamilysped.org

Arlington Public Schools Special Education Parent Resource Center (PRC). The PRC is a resource and information center for families, staff and community members. The PRC’s mission is to provide parents the support and information they need as they work with the school system to identify and meet their child’s unique learning needs.

HELPFUL INFORMATION

Personal/Social

Committee for Children– this organization provides the second step  program.

Second Step: This is the main resource for our counseling curriculum

Kids Health

Safe Secure Kids

You Can Handle Them All: http://www.disciplinehelp.com/

http://www.handinhandparenting.org

http://www.familynightlessons.com/

National Association of School Psychologists:  http://www.nasponline.org/families/index.aspx

http://www.stopbullying.gov/index.html

CASEL

Child Mind Institute – Family Resource Center

CAREER

Education Planner: http://www.educationplanner.org/students/career-planning/find-careers/career-clusters.shtml

Virginia Career View for K-5:  https://www.vaview.net/k5/check-it/kids-search/

Information on the 16 career clusters: http://www.iseek.org/careers/clusters.html

Personality types and careers (Ball State University): http://cms.bsu.edu/about/administrativeoffices/careercenter/explore/assessment/typefocus/whatpersonality

APS College and Career Corner

For an extensive look at career clusters:  https://www.iseek.org/careers/clusters.html

SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION:

Partnership to End Addiction – talking to your child

SAMHSA – US DHHS – talking to your child

Nationwide Children’s – talking to your child

ADOPTION:

http://www.adoptionsupport.org/

MILITARY CHILDREN:

http://www.militaryonesource.com

http://deploymentkids.com

TALKING TO CHILDREN ABOUT VIOLENCE: National Association of School Psychologists

English

Spanish

Amharic

Vietnamese

INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC SAFETY:

Common Sense media

Guarding Kids

NetSmartzkids

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