Month: October 2014
Social and Emotional Support
Social and emotional wellbeing is a concept of wellbeing that can be broken down into five smaller areas of concern: self awareness, self management, social awareness, social management, and responsible decision making. Research shows that there are strong links between positive social and emotional wellbeing for children and young people and their successful life […]
Read MoreFundraiser in the Spotlight – Family Events
Chaplain Hayden Bridgeman has been running Father/Daughter, Mother/Son, Mother/Daughter and Father/Son fundraisers at Springfield Lakes State School for the last two years. These family events also help kids in their social and emotional connections with their parents. “The idea started when I worked as a chaplain in a previous school. We had all these dads […]
Read MoreLCC Credit Card Users – Flexipurchase
Thank you for using this method of paying for Chaplaincy Service expenses. The process is working well. To reduce paper handling, please use your credit card, instead of submitting Payment Requests. If you need to increase your current set limit to cover all your expenses including: purchases through school; online resources; catering; crafts; breaky club supplies; professional development […]
Read MorePeter’s CEO Update
The social and emotional support chaplains give students is a big part of their role. In fact, data collected in the first two terms of the year through the SU QLD Chaplaincy Effectiveness survey, found chaplains spend about 40% of their work time providing social and emotional support and Steve’s article ‘’Social and Emotional Support’ […]
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