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Denver Waldorf High School Roundtable: Minding Mental Health
March 5, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Trends and Tips on Maintaining Mental Wellness
This month on the DWS High School Roundtable, we are joined by School Counselor Jenny Thompson who will discuss mental health for both students and parents. All DWS families are welcome to attend!
Date: March 5, 2021
Time: 12pm MST
Location: Online via Zoom
During the meeting, Jenny will discuss:
- Mental health trends she’s seeing related to how COVID is affecting students, specifically around increased rates of suicide and depression
- Tips to parents about how we can be one step ahead of these problems
- Ways parents might engage in self care
If you have already registered to attend any of our High School Roundtables, there is no need to register again. Otherwise, please register to attend.
About Jenny Thompson, MA, LPC
Jenny is a Licensed Professional Counselor who grew up in Goshen, Indiana, and attended Indiana University for her undergraduate degree in Sociology. After graduating from IU, she received her MA in counseling psychology from Arcadia University. Jenny worked as a school counselor in Brighton before turning her emphasis to individual therapy. She then worked for People House in their affordable counseling program and then segued into working at Highlands Behavioral Health before joining The Denver Waldorf School as our beloved mental health counselor. Jenny lives with her partner and two children, Charley, and Amelia, and enjoys reading, hiking, playing music, and hanging out with her cat Cosmo.
About the High School Roundtable
The High School Roundtable is a monthly webinar series serving DWS families. The aim is to bring guidance on navigating high school to the table.
If you missed our 2-part series College After Covid, you can watch the recording and download the 10-step checklist.
About The Denver Waldorf School
Founded in 1974 on Rudolf Steiner’s humanitarian curriculum, DWS believes education should foster what it is to be human, cultivate lifelong curiosity, and inspire a love for the world. Want to learn more about the benefits of Waldorf education? Join us online during one of our many virtual events.
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