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Wellbeing
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Counselling
Centralian Senior College has a full time school based counsellor whose role is to increase the capacity of the school to enhance the mental health and social and emotional wellbeing of the school community. This is achieved by:
- Supporting students and their families by providing information, counselling, mediation, advocacy, referral and linkages with external agencies.
- Short term support and referrals for staff.
- Promotion of the emotional and social wellbeing of the College community through whole school programmes (see link to the Love Bites programme) and information.
- Contribution to College policies and practices.
- Providing information to classes and facilitating sessions on topics of interest such as Asperger’s Syndrome, study skills, time management.
- Assistance to teachers by being involved in meetings with students/parents/carers, supporting students who are at academic risk and have any other social and emotional issues.
Social and Emotional Wellbeing Youth Services – Alice Springs
Bullying and Harassment
Bullying and harassment involves a person or group using unwanted and unwelcome behavior to hurt, upset, scare or shame another person. At Centralian Senior College we believe that all staff and students have the right to work in a safe environment where they are able to develop their talents, interests and goals without being subjected to intimidation, bullying or harassment. All reports of bullying are taken seriously and thoroughly investigated.
A student pamphlet detailing the College’s policy, response and procedures to incidents of bullying and harassment is provided to all students as part of education around bullying and cyberbullying.
ThinkUKnow is an Internet safety program delivering interactive training to parents, carers and teachers through schools and organisations across Australia using a network of accredited trainers.
http://www.thinkuknow.org.au/
Stay Smart Online is an Australian Government website that provides information and tips on using social networking sites safely, dealing with cyber bullying and online grooming and how to secure your mobile phone.
Cybersmart is a national cybersafety and cybersecurity education program managed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), as part of the Australian Government's commitment to cybersafety. The program is specifically designed to meet the needs of its target audiences of children, young people, parents, teachers and library staff.
Love Bites Respectful Relationships Program
Centralian Senior College has a strong commitment to the development of respectful relationships and has run the Love Bites sexual assault and domestic violence prevention program with all Year 10 students annually. Love Bites is a nationally recognized program developed by the National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN). Centralian SC was the first school in the NT to implement the Love Bites program. For more information on the Love Bites program visit
Legal Issues
Lawstuff is a website dedicated to providing legal information to children and young people in Australia. Has information specific to each state and territory.
Parenting
The Other Talk, A Drug Foundation (ADF) website that has all the information parents need in order to have The Other Talk (about alcohol and drugs) with their children. This website is a resource for parents wanting to learn about alcohol and other drugs to protect their children from associated harms.
Parent Line provides support, counselling and parent education for the cost of a local call in the Northern Territory. Call 1300 30 1300 from 8am-10pm, 7 days a week. Website has great tip sheets for parents/carers.
Relationships
In any relationship, there are things that are black and white and there are grey areas. The Line helps young people navigate those grey areas, so that they can enjoy healthy and respectful relationships and recognize behaviour that ‘crosses the line’.
Lovegoodbadugly provides links, quizzes, resources, blogs and videos regarding a wide range of respectful and problematic signs in young people’s relationships.
Mental Health
The Arrernte people are the traditional owners of Mparntwe, which we know as Alice Springs. They have been here since time began. Arrernte people continue to live in Mparntwe, where they look after the country and teach children the Arrernte language and the importance of culture. According to the traditional owners, this place was shaped by caterpillars, wild dogs, travelling boys and many other ancestral figures. Some of the first Dreaming stories ever recorded were those of the Arrernte people of Central Australia. As a College we acknowledge that we are meeting on the traditional country of the Arrernte people, and we pay respect to Elders past and present. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land, which continue to be important to the Arrernte people living here today.