At a time when demand for aid has spiked and the supply of practitioners has not, schools are turning to videoconferences for student counseling.
Some of the contracts are going to private companies. Other districts are working with local health-care providers, nonprofits or state programs. In Texas, state officials recruited help from providers at medical schools, a collaboration that served more than 13,300 Texan students last school year. “It’s provided a lot of kids the support they needed,” said David Lakey, administrator and presiding officer of the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium.
“I don’t know one kid who wasn’t affected by this,” said Michelle Weinraub, chief health officer for 55000-student Cherry Creek district, recalling that students lost relatives or homes during the pandemic, andIn many schools, students may see a telehealth therapist by using an iPad or other device in a quiet office away from classmates. In Cherry Creek, they will do so from home, before or after school. Some school systems offer both options.
Virginia Garcia’s daughter was among those who were struggling in Aurora. The 17-year-old was at first distressed by family issues but while she was in treatment, a close friend was killed, her mother said. “The therapy helped a lot at that time, because the situation was terrible,” Garcia said. Her daughter began to learn strategies to help her cope with her sadness and anger and be more forthcoming with her feelings, her mother said. “I saw the change.
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