Teen Wellness is the first and only online interactive program for school counselors to teach resiliency skills to students who are distracted from their academics by social and emotional challenges.

1.
www.teenwellness.com
info@teenwellness.com
415-­‐445-­‐2166

2. Today’s
Agenda:
1. Brief
Introduc8on
to
Teen
Wellness
2. Demo
3. Why
Should
We
Teach
Resiliency
Skills?
4. Chapter
Examples
5. User
Cases

3. Online
Resiliency
Skills
Educa8on
Modules
School
counselor
/
Student
teacher
Student
submits
responses
(15-­‐
min
per
chapter)
Counselor
/
teacher
gives
feedback
(5
min
per
chapter)
Counselor
Dashboard
Student
Dashboard
Makes
it
easy
to
monitor
So
simple
that
there’s
no
need
student
progress
for
technical
help
The
content
has
been
developed
under
the
guidance
of
Dr.
Benjamin
Van
Voorhees,
Chief,
Sec8on
of
General
Pediatrics
and
Adolescent
Medicine
at
University
of
Illinois,
Chicago
based
on
his
past
research.

4. Our
Content
Main
Program:
Lexile®
Measure
880L
Character
Stories:
Chapter
Titles
Theore8cal
Characters
Stories
Lexile®
Background
Measure
Chapter
1:
SeTng
Goals
Mo8va8on
John
John
is
a
C
student
who
gets
out
of
850L
troubles
and
achieves
his
college
dream.
Chapter
2:
LiVing
Mood
Behavior
Maria
Maria
immigrates
from
Guatemala
and
820L
Ac8va8on
successfully
adjusts
to
her
new
school,
Chapter
3:
Avoidance
PaWerns
while
managing
to
stop
her
bullies.
Chapter
4:
Changing
Behaviors
Jennifer
learns
how
to
take
care
of
her
Jennifer
860L
Chapter
5:
Coping
Skills
Mindfulness
life
and
stays
on
track
with
her
goals
despite
problems
at
home
between
her
Chapter
6:
Op8mism
Posi8ve
parents.
Psychology
Ken
Ken,
a
socially
awkward
teen,
learns
to
870L
Chapter
7:
Self-­‐Confidence
have
self-­‐confidence
and
build
his
social
Chapter
8:
Solving
Problems
Problem
Solving
support.
William
William
gains
support
from
his
parents
to
910L
Chapter
9:
Social
Support
Interpersonal
pursue
a
music
career
by
learning
how
to
Rela8ons
be
responsible
for
his
own
life
and
Chapter
10:
Communica8on
decisions.
Chapter
11:
Managing
Conflicts
Susan
chooses
to
apply
to
colleges
she
Susan
890L
likes,
despite
unreasonable
pressure
from
Chapter
12:
New
Situa8on
her
parents
that
she
go
to
an
Ivy
League
Chapter
13:
Resiliency
school.

5. How
It
Works?
Student
Student
Counselor
Pre-­‐test
chapter
Post-­‐test
registra8on
feedback
exercises

6. Integrated
with
Naviance
Succeed
• Single
sign-­‐on
from
Naviance
Succeed
for
staff
• Single
sign-­‐on
from
Family
ConnecWon
for
students
• Student
enrollment
at
the
click
of
a
buXon
• List
student
enrollment
• Status
view
of
student
progress
in
the
student
folder

7. Students
at
Risk
Academic
&
Health
Issues
• Depression
Job
Issues
• EaWng
• Homework
disorders
avoidance
• Substance
use
• Low
aXendance
• Unable
to
juggle
study
and
work
Lack
of
Resiliency
Drop
out
Skills
Social
Issues
• Illegal
acts
• Bullying,
fights
Dropout
• RelaWonship
issues

8. Research
by
the
Search
Ins8tute
Developmental
Assets
≈
Resiliency
Source:
Search
Ins8tute

9. Silent
Epidemic:
Drop
Out
Source:
Silent
Epidemic,
PerspecWves
of
High
School
Dropouts
The
Bill
&
Melinda
FoundaWon

10. We
Need
to
Provide
Our
Students
with
Resiliency
Skills
Training

11. Chapter
2:
LiVing
Mood
Based
on
the
Theories
of
Behavior
Ac8va8on
Lesson
/
Try
It:
• No
maXer
what
situaWons
you
are
in,
you
can
sWll
feel
beXer
if
you
….
:
• Do
something
posiWve
that
you're
good
at
and
enjoy.
• Increase
your
physical
acWvity
to
boost
your
mood.
• Do
something
good
for
someone
else.
Build
Skills:
• RelaWonships
between
AcWons,
Thoughts
and
Feelings

12. Use
Cases
1. Use
Teen
Wellness
in
the
Life
Skill
or
Health
EducaWon
class
in
a
computer
lab
2. Enroll
all
9th
grade
students
and
keep
Teen
Wellness
available
for
them
unWl
they
graduate
so
that
they
can
get
help
whenever
they
face
social
and
emoWonal
issues.
3. Use
Teen
Wellness
for
a
group
of
at-­‐risk
students
as
a
special
program,
in
an
afer-­‐school
or
a
summer
program
4. Use
Teen
Wellness
as
a
disciplinary
acWon
e.g.
part
of
school
re-­‐admit
contracts