Lakeside Wellness CenterContact InformationThe History…WHAT’S History…Mission StatementWhat’s WHAT?Lakeside SchoolWellness CenterMy Responsibilities…Columbia Teen ScreenSome characteristics that will help on the job:Yes, I would recommend this site!Lakeside Wellness CenterLakeside Wellness Center1805 S. 131805 S. 13thth St. St.Wilmington, NC 28401Wilmington, NC 28401(910) 772-5552(910) 772-5552Contact InformationContact InformationLakeside Wellness Center: located on Lakeside Wellness Center: located on the bottom floor of Lakeside School the bottom floor of Lakeside School on 13on 13thth St. and Greenfield, near New St. and Greenfield, near New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Hanover Regional Medical Center. Mike Palanza: Staff PsychologistMike Palanza: Staff PsychologistE-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]: 910-772-5552Phone: 910-772-5552The History…The History…The Lakeside Wellness Center was the first school The Lakeside Wellness Center was the first school based health center opened in 1999 by WHAT based health center opened in 1999 by WHAT (Wilmington Health Access for Teens).(Wilmington Health Access for Teens).This school based health center was opened to This school based health center was opened to provide general health care and mental health provide general health care and mental health counseling where it was needed the most counseling where it was needed the most (underserved teens).(underserved teens).The funding for the center has come from support The funding for the center has come from support from the community as well as a grant from The from the community as well as a grant from The Duke Endowment.Duke Endowment.A second school based health center was opened A second school based health center was opened in 2004 at New Hanover High School.in 2004 at New Hanover High School.WHAT’S History…WHAT’S History…Opened in 1997 by a group of caring Opened in 1997 by a group of caring citizens in Wilmington, NC when they citizens in Wilmington, NC when they noticed that there were too many noticed that there were too many teenagers that were not given the teenagers that were not given the medical and mental healthcare they medical and mental healthcare they needed. needed. Connie Parker brought together Connie Parker brought together nineteen health and human service nineteen health and human service organizations to form WHATorganizations to form WHATMission StatementMission StatementWilmington Health Access for Teens Wilmington Health Access for Teens improves the health of the youth of improves the health of the youth of our community by ensuring access for our community by ensuring access for all to quality physical and mental all to quality physical and mental health services and by providing health services and by providing prevention, education, and outreach prevention, education, and outreach services to promote optimal health.” services to promote optimal health.”What’s WHAT?What’s WHAT?WHAT servicesWHAT services• Minor illnesses and injuries• Minor illnesses and injuries• Wellness physical exams• Wellness physical exams• Immunizations• Immunizations• Growth and development issues• Growth and development issues• Counseling for stress, family, school and peer • Counseling for stress, family, school and peer issuesissues• Comprehensive adolescent health education • Comprehensive adolescent health education program program Where is WHAT?4005 Oleander DriveWilmington, NC 28403phone : [email protected] SchoolLakeside SchoolNot really a ‘high school’ because no Not really a ‘high school’ because no one graduates from Lakeside.one graduates from Lakeside.A school for 9A school for 9thth graders that have graders that have either been suspended or can no either been suspended or can no longer go to their original school.longer go to their original school.There are other programs that There are other programs that include grades 10 and above. This include grades 10 and above. This program is called Nova Net and is a program is called Nova Net and is a drop-out recovery plan.drop-out recovery plan.Wellness CenterWellness CenterCCThere are three departments in the There are three departments in the Wellness center at Lakeside:Wellness center at Lakeside:1.1.Doctor’s office: which has a nurse and a Doctor’s office: which has a nurse and a physician’s assistantphysician’s assistant2.2.Nutritionist’s officeNutritionist’s office3.3.Psychologist’s officePsychologist’s officeMy Responsibilities…My Responsibilities…To screen students for psychological risk To screen students for psychological risk factors such as suicide, depression, factors such as suicide, depression, anxiety disorders, etc… using the anxiety disorders, etc… using the Columbia University Teen Screen Program.Columbia University Teen Screen Program.Make appointments for the staff Make appointments for the staff psychologist to see the students that were psychologist to see the students that were screened.screened.Co-facilitate Sibport group. Co-facilitate Sibport group. –Started by Brian Brosnan (psychologist at Started by Brian Brosnan (psychologist at WHAT)WHAT)–For the siblings of autistic children to share For the siblings of autistic children to share their feelings and ideas their feelings and ideasColumbia Teen ScreenColumbia Teen ScreenThe purpose of the Teen Screen is to identify at The purpose of the Teen Screen is to identify at risk youth for suicide and undiagnosed mental risk youth for suicide and undiagnosed mental illness and then to ensure that they receive illness and then to ensure that they receive treatment.treatment.The Teen Screen uses a Diagnostic Predictive The Teen Screen uses a Diagnostic Predictive Scale to determine whether someone is at risk for Scale to determine whether someone is at risk for possible suicide and/or an undiagnosed mental possible suicide and/or an undiagnosed mental illness.illness.The computerized test is about 10 minutes and The computerized test is about 10 minutes and the results are either positive or negative.the results are either positive or negative.All students are debriefed; although, a positive All students are debriefed; although, a positive score requires that an interview is set up with the score requires that an interview is set up with the psychologist for further assessment.psychologist for