Resources
Community Assistance Page
Berlin Elementary School
BES Counseling Staff
Rachel Teplitsky
rteplitsky@berlincentral.org
Berlin Elementary School Psychologist
Ryan Steller
rsteller@berlincentral.org
Berlin Elementary School Counselor
BES Counseling Newsletter March 2024
BES Counseling Newsletter February 2024
BES Counseling Newsletter January 2024
BES Counseling Newsletter December 2023
BES Counseling Newsletter November 2023
BES Counseling Newsletter October 2023
Berlin Middle High School Counseling Staff
Rachel Harrison
Berlin High School Counselor
Rharrison@berlincentral.org
James Taylor-Shaw, MS
jtaylorshaw@berlincentral.org
Berlin Middle School Counselor
Jill Augustine
Jaugustine@berlincentral.org
Berlin Middle High School Student Assistance Counselor
Jen Poli
jpoli@berlincentral.org
Berlin Middle High School Social Worker
Christine Demick
cdemick@berlincentral.org
BMHS Counseling Office Secretary and Registrar
Resources
- Unity House – Rensselaer County Based Human Service Agency
- Local Counseling Services
- COVID-19 Specific Family Resources
- Capital District Early Childhood and School Age FACE Centers Offers Training Opportunities for Families (mid-August -October)
- Rensselaer County Department of Mental Health Youth Resource Pamphlet
- Local Community Resources for Families Updated 8/21
- Area Food Pantry Information Updated 8/21
- BES Helping Hands
- Rensselaer County COVID Relief 518-410-8292
- Ceedar Center Family Guide to At-Home Learning
- The BCSD Counseling Department would like to share the resource flyer here regarding a collaboration between Unity House and the Hoosick Falls Police Department. This will be taking place at the Hoosick Falls Community Center.
NOTICE from the BCSD Counseling Department
The AFSP New York Chapters are hosting 2 learning sessions on August 21 at 10:00 am and 6:30 pm to create awareness around suicide prevention. Newly updated, Talk Saves Lives™: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention was first launched by AFSP in 2015 to help foster dialogue around mental health and encourage help-seeking to prevent suicide and suicide attempts. AFSP has recently updated the program to best reach diverse groups and community settings where it is presented, and it incorporates the latest approaches for having supportive and lifesaving conversations.
Taking a public health approach to preventing suicide, the presentation aims to educate community members about:
- Scope of the Problem: The latest data on suicide in the U.S.
- Research: Information from research on what causes people to consider suicide, how certain communities are impacted by suicide differently, as well as contributors to suicide risk
- Prevention: An understanding of the protective factors that lower suicide risk, and strategies for managing mental health and being proactive about self-care
- What You Can Do: Guidance on warning signs and behaviors to look for, how to start a conversation with someone you are concerned about, and ways to seek and offer support and crisis resources for yourself or others.
We hope you will join us at one of the two sessions being offered and share the information with your networks. Register today at https://nytsl82124.attendease.com/ !
Talking is the first step in preventing suicide. To learn more about the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Talk Away the Dark online campaign, visit https://talkawaythedark.afsp.org/ .