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Counseling

Calais Unveils Think Tank, Zen Den & Safe Space As Part of Behavioral Support Expansion

By |2019-12-04T14:18:41-05:00December 4th, 2019|Calais Happenings, Counseling, Inspiration, Lower School|

The Calais School now offers a tiered behavioral support model to students in grades K through 6th grade. Developed by Paul Vitaletti, Head of Psychological Services and Angela Territo, Behavioral Specialist, the model is highly collaborative and structured. “Our approach [...]

Students From The Calais School Present At Dare to Dream High School Student Leadership Conference

By |2019-05-22T15:22:21-04:00May 22nd, 2019|Academics, Calais Happenings, Counseling, High School, Inspiration|

Mrs. Vitaletti, School Counselor at The Calais School, recently supervised a trip to the Dare to Dream High School Leadership conference with eight upper school students. Kenny, Katie, Robert, John James, Sydney, Anna, Marissa, and Samantha were each selected based [...]

Emotional Freedom Technique Offers Students With Special Needs A Hands On Way To Cope With Emotions

By |2019-03-11T10:52:13-04:00February 25th, 2019|Counseling|

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is as tool that can provide results for physical, emotional, and performance issues.  Commonly referred to as tapping or psychological acupressure, EFT has a lot of similarities to acupuncture. EFT focuses on the meridian points — [...]

Counseling Corner: Active Verse Reactive

By |2018-10-15T13:42:38-04:00October 15th, 2018|Counseling, High School|

The Calais School fosters a nurturing culture where students are empowered to regulate their emotions, and build the self-esteem necessary for successful learning and personal growth. Self-regulation is an important area of focus addressed by counseling and therapeutic supports offered [...]

Calais Students Attend Novartis’ 2018 Disability Mentoring Day (DMD)

By |2018-12-12T14:02:07-05:00October 12th, 2018|Calais Happenings, Counseling|

It was another successful field trip to Novartis for Disability Mentoring Day (DMD) on October 10th.  There were lots of interactive events for the students to participate in while on the beautiful corporate campus. Students attended a job/college fair, learned [...]

Understanding Social Pragmatic Competency

By |2018-08-29T10:17:33-04:00September 17th, 2018|Counseling, Social Skills Building|

Many aspects of social development seem to be an innate part of a child’s temperament, however social learning is a 24/7 process that spans from childhood through adulthood. Despite possessing average language skills and intelligence, children and young adults can [...]

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