May 12, 2021
As students settle back into classrooms across the country, some have begun receiving promised support to better cope with the challenges triggered by the COVID 19 pandemic.
Some schools are also about to see the launch of an international programme to fight bullying and peer pressure.
Students at the Parkinson Secondary School have been among the first to benefit from the Supreme Mental Health Matters programme rolled out by Supreme Counselling for Personal Development in partnership with the Ministry of Education.
“Last week we completed several sessions at Parkinson Memorial with their fifth years on location on the topic
Managing Exam Stress and with their third years, online, addressing the topic
Get the Apps Authorities use app to get children, parents to report bullying, misbehaviour
Article by May 11, 2021
Authorities have enlisted a smartphone app in a crackdown on bullying and other deviant behaviour among the island’s children.
The app, called the SafeZone, Report It App, allows students and members of the public to send anonymous reports of problems to relevant school authorities.
The app, a partnership between the Ministry of Education, Supreme Counselling for Personal Development and the Maria Holder Trust, is available for download for Android and Apple phones.
At its launch at Hilton Barbados Monday morning, Chief Executive Officer of Supreme Counselling Shawn Clarke highlighted the features of the app that will be beneficial to students and administrators, especially the option for anonymity.
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Chief executive officer of Supreme Counselling, Shawn Clarke, and Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw looking at the Safe Zone Reporting app. (Picture by Shanice King) Social Share
The public now has an anonymous avenue to report bad behavior by schoolchildren.
The Safe Zone Reporting app is now available in the Google Play and Apple Store. It is a collaboration between Supreme Counselling for Personal Development, the Ministry of Education and the Maria Holder Trust.
The app was launched this morning at Hilton Barbados.
Chief executive officer of Supreme Counselling, Shawn Clarke, said reports made on the app would be seen by select trained teachers and ministry safety officers who would investigate and pass it on to principals, if necessary.
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Counsellor offers tips to cope through lockdown
Article by February 4, 2021
Find a workable daily routine that includes exercise, manage your emotional health and stay clear of fake news, a counsellor has advised as the nation entered its second lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday.
While some Barbadians found it difficult to cope during last year’s lockdown, this time around they are dealing with the reality that the virus has now reached the stage of community spread and must find ways and means to pass the time without being significantly affected emotionally.
“You have to be able to manage your feelings,” said psychologist Shawn Clarke, Chief Executive Officer of Supreme Counselling for Personal Development.