Dominion High School
Unified Mental Health Team
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A Growing Mental Health Need
Rising Prevalence
Lasting Effects of Pandemic
UMHT Members
Director of School Counseling
School Counselors
School Social Worker
School Psychologist
Student Assistance Specialist
School Nurse
School Counselors
The counselor works with all students on Academic, Career, and Personal Development
Ms. French
A - B
Ms. Brougham
C - E
Ms. Bustard
F - I
Ms. Winfree
J - Ma
Ms. Patel
Mc - P
Ms. Nieves
Q - Sm
Mr. Turner
Sn - Z
Counselors
School Social Worker
The social worker provides mental health support and is the link between the school, student, family and community
Ms. Martin
School Psychologist
The school psychologist provides behavioral and mental health support
Ms. Kunkel
Student Assistance Specialist
The student assistance specialist works with at-risk students and those with substance use and/or mental health concerns
Mr. Robinson
Nurse
Provide care for acute medical concerns and manage care for chronic conditions at school
Ms. Wong
Three Tiers of Intervention
Tier 1: Universal
Tier 2: Targeted
Tier 3: Intensive
Scenario 1
Sarah is a 9th grade student who is currently eligible to receive special education services as a student with an emotional disability. Sarah’s mother died a year ago after a long bout with a rare form of cancer. The school and community were very supportive to Sarah and her family in the weeks after the mother’s passing, excusing assignments, bringing the family frozen dinners, and friends who would just sit with Sarah for emotional support. A year after her mother’s passing, Sarah just can’t seem to move on. Sarah is still having a hard time sleeping at night and concentrating in school. As a result, she often comes to school late and has missed a significant amount of school.
Sarah’s friends are concerned because she continues to self-isolate and mentions few goals or positive outlook for her future. More concerningly, she has withdrawn completely from the school theater program where she has many friends and often had important roles in many school productions. Last week, a teacher caught Sarah crying in the school washroom. Some students report having seen her take pills.
Scenarios 2
Carlos is a 10th grade student and English-language learner. He moved to the US from El Salvador with his parents and younger sister when he was in 8th grade. Carlos’ parents report that when they were living in El Salvador, he seemed to enjoy going to school and went regularly. However, ever since he came to the US, Carlos has struggled with coming to school consistently: Carlos only makes it to school three or four days a week. On days when he doesn’t come to school, Carlos typically reports that he wakes up with a headache and/or a stomachache; when he tells his mother, she keeps him home, and he usually stays in bed.
When he is here, he is often in the nurse’s clinic, where he complains of headaches and stomachaches. Several times, Carlos has asked his mother to come and pick him up from school. On the weekends, Carlos and his mother report that his symptoms aren’t present, though he often starts to feel ill again on Sunday evenings.
When he is at school, teachers report that Carlos is quiet and shy, though he participates in class activities when invited and seems to get along well with classmates. Carlos also notes that he is worried about doing poorly at school and is afraid of asking his teachers for help, as he doesn’t want to stand out or seem stupid.
More Resources
Mental Health and Wellness Parent Series -
6:30 to 8:00 PM at Administration Building
1/12 - Teaching your teens the 10 signs of a healthy relationship
2/16 - Using Social and Emotional Skills Learning Skills to support student learning.
2/23 - Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention
3/8 - Substance Use Trends: Parent prevention and intervention
3/16 - Culture, Identity, and Mental Health.
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