Middle School Counseling Center
Newark Middle School Counseling Center
Main Office Phone number: 315-332-3304
Main Office Fax Number: 315-332-3235
They key is to Talk Early, Talk Often and Don’t Ever Stop Talking.
Develop an open, honest and trusting communication between you and your child-it is essential to helping them avoid substance use.
Encourage conversation - Don't lecture. As parents we want to have “all the answers” sometimes we are so anxious to share our wisdom or our opinion that we don’t take the time to listen.
Listen without interruption- your active listening will start a trend for conversations about topics that concern you.
Ask open-ended questions - avoid questions that have a simple "yes" or "no" answer.
Encourage your teen to tell you they think and feel about the issue you're discussing.
Control your emotions - if you hear something you don't like, don’t respond with anger. Take a minute and a few deep breaths. Acknowledge your feelings in a constructive way.
Watch your tone of voice and body language. Model what you want your teen to do.
Show respect for your kid’s viewpoint will make them more likely to listen to and respect your viewpoint.
The truth is important - if you have a family history issues with alcohol or drugs, be matter of fact about it, as you would any other chronic disease, such as high blood pressure or diabetes.
Remember to talk to your kids about drug advertising. Most messages are especially powerful and influence kids more than you know.
Focus efforts on teaching children what TO do, instead of what NOT to do, and reminding them regularly that the majority of youth do not drink alcohol or do drugs.
The more you talk to your kids, and the more you really get to know them, the easier it will be to gauge what they need to hear.
Delphi Drug Prevention Services at Newark Middle School Delphi Services
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We see a future for our community in which every person can access education, counseling and the tools for recovery, and in which every person is able to live a fulfilling and satisfying life free from stigma, abuse and addiction.
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Delphi offers prevention through education and recovery through treatment. We empower people in the Greater Rochester/Finger Lakes area to make informed decisions about substance use and other behaviors. We offer a range of prevention programming (counseling and education). If you feel that your student might benefit from prevention services and counseling, please contact Newark Middle School’s Prevention Counselor, Nick Highland.
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School districts choose to partner with Delphi Drug and Alcohol Council to provide students and faculty access to substance abuse and chemical dependency prevention services. Counselors are well integrated into the school community. Experienced staff are trained in addictions counseling and provide school and community-based substance abuse prevention counseling programs to the school district. School-Based Prevention Counseling Services are utilized by school districts in both Monroe and Wayne counties. If you feel that your student might benefit from prevention services and counseling, please contact Newark Middle School’s Prevention Counselor, Nick Highland.
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Delphi offers evidence-based prevention programs and trainings. School-based programs are designed to teach students in a given school or grade about the following topics or skills: emotional self-awareness, emotional control, self-esteem, positive social skills, social problem-solving, conflict resolution, coping strategies, substance abuse prevention and education. Adult professional development and trainings are offered as well.
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Community and school district educational trainings include Mental Health First Aid and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings. Someone you know could be experiencing a mental illness or crisis. You can help them. You are more likely to encounter someone – friend, family member, coworker, neighbor or member of the community — in an emotional or mental crisis than someone having a heart attack. Mental Health First Aid teaches a 5–step action plan to offer initial help to people with the signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in a crisis, and connect them with the appropriate professional, peer, social or self-help care. Anyone can take the 8-hour Mental Health First Aid course – first-responders, students, teachers, leaders of faith communities, human resources professionals or caring citizens.
Sometimes, the best first aid is you. Take the course, save a life, strengthen your community. -
