Counseling Department
Hello, I would like to introduce myself; I am Amy Barnett, Mountain View Elementary School Counselor. I received my Master’s in Education and my School Counseling Certificate at Central Washington University. Before coming to Mountain View, I worked as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Certified Child Mental Health Specialist (CMHS), Certified Disability Mental Health Specialist (DMHS), Family Preservation Specialist (FPS) and a Designated Mental Health Professional (DMHP). Being a school counselor is by far the most rewarding job I have ever had, and I am so thankful to be working with all of you.
At Quincy School District, our elementary school counselors provide support to students, parents, and staff. This support may include: school counseling, classroom lessons (on social emotional learning (SEL) topics such as: anti-bullying, conflict resolution, self-regulation, character traits, and empathy just to name a few.), short-term counseling to students, referrals for long-term support to appropriate internal and external agencies, the development of 504 plans, collaboration with families, teachers, administrators and community stakeholders for student success.
If you have any questions please feel to contact me at: (509) 787-4548 ext 3310. My email is: abarnett@qsd.wednet.edu. Another way you can reach me is by completing the Student/Parent Check In Form; to complete the form, click on the link below:
Thanks for stopping by. I will continue to add new resources and information as I gather them.
Amy Barnett, School Counselor
Elementary Family Resources
Local Resources
Quincy Community Health Center
1450 1st Ave SW
Quincy, WA 98848
(509) 787-6423
Grant Mental Health/Grant Integrated Services
203 So. Central
Quincy, WA 98848
(509) 765-9239 (509) 787-4466
Emergency number: (509) 765-1717
Suicide Prevention Hotline
1-800-273-8255
Lighthouse Counseling Services
1005 10th Ave SW
Quincy, WA 98848
(509) 398-0401
Quincy Community Food Bank
210 1st SE
Quincy, WA 98848
(509) 787-4963
Serve Quincy
821 2nd Ave SW
Quincy, WA 98848
(509) 797-7356
Back to School Resources
Socio-Emotional Activities
Many counselors around the country have been sharing resources for families to help with Social-Emotional Learning. The resources below are options to help.
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SEL for K-2 (PowerPoint) – Counseling with Ms. Ramirez
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SEL for 3-5 (PowerPoint) – Counseling with Ms. Ramirez
Calming Activities
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Coronavirus Stress Activities – from Bright Futures Counseling
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Mindfulness Choice Board – Free Download on Teachers Pay Teachers from Mindful Counselor Molly
Mental Health First Aid
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Love in a Time of Corona:A Homebound Self-Care Guide for Parents and Students – from School Counselor Stephanie
Schedule Ideas
Activities to do at Home
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Time for Kids (K-6)
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ByrdseedTV (Educational Videos)
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Epic! Digital Book Library (for kids 12 and under) (there is a cost – $7.99/month)
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Storyline – Streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations
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Write notes, letters, draw pictures to send or drop off at local nursing homes – the elderly in nursing homes aren’t allowed to have visitors right now and it will brighten their day!
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Scratch Jr. – Coding is the new literacy! With ScratchJr, young children (ages 5-7) can program their own interactive stories and games. In the process, they learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer
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Code.org – Learn computer science
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Kodable – Programming for kids
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Hello Ruby – Hello Ruby is the world’s most whimsical way to learn about computers, technology and programming. The story started with a book, and now Ruby continues her adventures in exercises, activities and videos. It’s suited for kids age 5 years and older (but even adults might learn something new)
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Public libraries – many public libraries have digital books you can rent for free on their websites, along with other resources
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Stick Figure Art YouTube channel
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Met to launch “Nightly Met Opera Streams” – A free series of encore Live in HD presentations streamed on the company website during the coronavirus closure
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Emotional ABCs – We teach children ages 4-11 how to figure out WHAT they are feeling, WHY they are having that emotion, and HOW to make better choices
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TED-Ed Video Playlist – Sorted by categories
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Virtual Field Trips – Over 30 virtual field trips with links
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Unite for Literacy – free online audiobooks
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Discover 10 Parks & Preserves in Albany County – Are you social distancing but want to get out of the house? If you are healthy, explore one of the parks or preserves in Albany County! Governor Cuomo announced that NYS will waive all park fees as of March 16, 2020
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Netflix Party Chrome extension – a Chrome extension for watching Netflix remotely with friends
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NASA has made their entire media library – images, sounds, and video – public
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Mix.com – formerly stumbleupon, Mix is a social content curation site that allows you to collect articles, and content about specific interests or topics that you like. When you curate and add to your collections, your content is shared with friends and made discoverable to others on Mix who share similar interests.
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Use DuoLingo to learn a new language or practice one you already know!
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The Actor’s Fund will be producing daily Broadway Virtual Concerts featuring stars of the stage and screen, singing and performing live (from home)! Tune in each day at 2pm and 8pm
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Getting outdoors and connecting with nature is a way to help maintain our physical and mental health (as long as you are maintaining social distancing!). Find a location near you at the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
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The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with videos, activities, and games!
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The Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs
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Atlantic White Shark Conservancy story hour
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Wash Your Lyrics – Generate a hand washing lyrics meme based on your favorite song lyrics
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Google Earth Has Virtual Tours of 31 National Parks in the U.S.
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Chris Field – live streaming Afternoon Adventures on Facebook every Monday-Friday until April 3rd at 3pm Eastern time (previous videos will be saved for viewing at any time)
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Coronavirus: Kids stuck at home should go on these virtual Disney World rides
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The Palace of Versailles is offering a free virtual tour
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Free virtual tours of museums, parks, and cities
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Audible.com – all stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet
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Coach Edson’s PE Classes on YouTube
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Women in Engineering and Technology - There have been, and continue to be, numerous highly successful female engineers. While their accomplishments are well-known, their names may not be universally recognized by those outside of their field. Through education, people can acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of famous female engineers and, as a result, encourage more girls to pursue engineering as a future career path.