High School REACT

 

What we do or say when we are angry has very much to do with how far along we are in the healing process with narcissistic injury. Lashing out others is a way to seek a feeling of empowerment and displace a feeling of unbearableness. The alienation that naturally results from someone lashing out at another perpetuates this pattern. This is a pattern commonly seen in intimate partner violence. On the topic of narcissistic injury, I think a lot about the inconsistency of human nature. However smooth and wonderful and holy we are at times, at other times we may still be capable of malicious things. We have a personal responsibility to smooth out these "lumpy" areas in our nature and cannot simply presume that our nature will be perfected without any action on our part.  

Cultural competency was one of the most important lessons I learned at Concordia. It was one of the most difficult and most controversial, and sometimes yes, annoying (I'm looking at you, D.W. Sue of Columbia Uni, NY). Yet it was one of the most important, and singularly this base of knowledge was the most useful to have in mind when working as a counselor as well as program lead helping facilitate counselor onboarding and execution of curriculum with fellow counselors. As I write my final post here, special shout out to all facilitators past and present. For sure, what I have seen working on this programming since inception, our strength as a program really has been in the diversity of our interns. It's been a joy, honor, and distinct learning experience for me in synthesizing all your viewpoints and unique vantage points in processing and delivering the curriculum we have developed together. Our strength is in our diversity, and universality simultaneously. We could not have ...

 

2024 Session 1 – Monday, October 7 – Intro to Mental Health Session 2 – Monday, October 14 – Human Dignity and Self-Concept (1 of 2) Session 3 – Monday, October 21 – Human Dignity and Self-Concept (2 of 2) Session 4 – Monday, October 28 – Executive Functioning (1 of 2) Session 5 – Monday, November 4 – Understanding Feelings HOLIDAY – Monday, November 11 Veterans Day Session 6-7 – Monday, November 18 – Communication HOLIDAY November 25 – 29 Thanksgiving Vacation Session 8 – Monday, December 2 – Growth Mindset (part 1 of 2) Session 9 – Monday, December 9 – Growth Mindset (part 2 of 2) Session 10 – Monday, December 16 – Executive Functioning (part 2 of 2) HOLIDAY December 20 to January 3 Christmas Vacation 2025 Session 11 – Monday, January 6 – Review Session 12 – Monday, January 13 – Stress and Coping (1 of 2) HOLIDAY Monday, January 20 Martin Luther King Day Session 13 – Monday, January 27 – Stress and Coping (2 of 2) Session 14 – Monday, February 3 – Social Media (1 of 2) HOLIDAY Monday...