Lakeside Wellness Center

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Lakeside Wellness Center

• 1805 S. 13th St.
• Wilmington, NC 28401
• [phone]

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Contact Information

• Lakeside Wellness Center located on the bottom
  floor of Lakeside School on 13th St. and
  Greenfield, near New Hanover Regional Medical
  Center.
• Mike Palanza Staff Psychologist
• E-mail mikepalanza_at_whatswhat.org
• Phone [phone]

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The History

• The Lakeside Wellness Center was the first school
  based health center opened in 1999 by WHAT
  (Wilmington Health Access for Teens).
• This school based health center was opened to
  provide general health care and mental health
  counseling where it was needed the most
  (underserved teens).
• The funding for the center has come from support
  from the community as well as a grant from The
  Duke Endowment.
• A second school based health center was opened in
  2004 at New Hanover High School.

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WHATS History

• Opened in 1997 by a group of caring citizens in
  Wilmington, NC when they noticed that there were
  too many teenagers that were not given the
  medical and mental healthcare they needed.
• Connie Parker brought together nineteen health
  and human service organizations to form WHAT

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Mission Statement
Wilmington Health Access for Teens improves the
health of the youth of our community by ensuring
access for all to quality physical and mental
health services and by providing prevention,
education, and outreach services to promote
optimal health.
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Whats WHAT?

• WHAT services Minor illnesses and injuries
  Wellness physical exams Immunizations Growth
  and development issues Counseling for stress,
  family, school and peer issues Comprehensive
  adolescent health education program
• Where is WHAT?
• 4005 Oleander DriveWilmington, NC 28403phone
  910.790.9949whatinfo_at_whatswhat.org

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Lakeside School

• Not really a high school because no one
  graduates from Lakeside.
• A school for 9th graders that have either been
  suspended or can no longer go to their original
  school.
• There are other programs that include grades 10
  and above. This program is called Nova Net and is
  a drop-out recovery plan.

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Wellness Center

•  There are three departments in the Wellness
  center at Lakeside
• Doctors office which has a nurse and a
  physicians assistant
• Nutritionists office
• Psychologists office

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My Responsibilities

• To screen students for psychological risk factors
  such as suicide, depression, anxiety disorders,
  etc using the Columbia University Teen Screen
  Program.
• Make appointments for the staff psychologist to
  see the students that were screened.
• Co-facilitate Sibport group.
• Started by Brian Brosnan (psychologist at WHAT)
• For the siblings of autistic children to share
  their feelings and ideas

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Columbia Teen Screen

• The purpose of the Teen Screen is to identify at
  risk youth for suicide and undiagnosed mental
  illness and then to ensure that they receive
  treatment.
• The Teen Screen uses a Diagnostic Predictive
  Scale to determine whether someone is at risk for
  possible suicide and/or an undiagnosed mental
  illness.
• The computerized test is about 10 minutes and the
  results are either positive or negative.
• All students are debriefed although, a positive
  score requires that an interview is set up with
  the psychologist for further assessment.

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Some characteristics that will help on the job

• Self-motivated
• Assertive
• Sense of independence
• The ability to handle an unstructured environment
• Respect the teachers!

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Yes, I would recommend this site!
Just a short video that captures what I learned
from Lakeside Wellness http//www.makeadifference
movie.com/