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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & BehaviorAssessing Suicidality
$10.00Suicidal thoughts, emotions and behaviors are difficult to predict and uncomfortable to discuss. However, because completed suicides are permanent and devastating, youth leaders share a responsibility to assess risk and…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Bullies & Targets, Part II: Intervention
$10.00Zero-Tolerance Policies don’t work and nearly all young people mistreat their peers at some point. Therefore, all schools and camps must train their staff to recognize and respond to unkind…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Cooperative & Proactive Solutions – Camper: Overcoming Skills Deficits to Durably Prevent Problem Behavior
$10.00Extend your leadership skills beyond the standard problem-solving rubric of identification and brainstorming. Learn how to assesses others’ needs and their skills deficits to help solve problems durably by getting…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & BehaviorCooperative & Proactive Solutions – Student: Overcoming Skills Deficits to Durably Prevent Problem Behavior
$10.00Extend your leadership skills beyond the standard problem-solving rubric of identification and brainstorming. Learn how to assesses others’ needs and their skills deficits to help solve problems durably by getting…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Coping with Loss: A Guide for Staff who are Supporting Young People in Youth Programs
$0.00When a young participant in a program dies, staff are put in the painful and complex position of grieving the loss themselves and simultaneously helping the surviving youngsters cope. This…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Coping with the Death of a Young Participant: A Guide for Owners and Directors of Youth Programs
$0.00It’s hard to imagine a more tragic or difficult event than the death of a child. This detailed resource assists top management in planning for the unthinkable and will help…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Cutting at Camp: Understanding the “Bright Red Scream”
$10.00The best resource available on the What, Who, and Why of self-harm at camps. Ten principles of care will serve as the foundation for your policy on responding compassionately and…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Cutting at School: Understanding Self-Injurious Behavior
$10.00The best resource available on the What, Who, and Why of self-harm at schools. Ten principles of care will serve as the foundation for your policy on responding compassionately and…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Eating Disorders at Youth Programs: How to Help Youth and Staff with Disordered Eating
$10.00The best resource available on the What, Myths, and Why of eating disorders and disordered eating in young people. Seven principles of prevention and four thoughtful case studies provide just…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Hazing at Camp or School: How to Stop Hazing and Promote Tradition without Terror
$10.00Hazing often masquerades as “tradition,” which is dangerous. Learn seven principles of prevention and create a healthy bonding culture at your camp or school. Create inclusive bonding rituals that promote…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Helping Students with Homesickness
$10.00Distills cutting-edge, research-based information on the causes and symptoms of homesickness, as well as sample dialogues, training guidelines, and the most effective treatments school can use. Bundle with a membership…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Helping the Hypersensitive Child
$10.00The last thing anxious campers need to hear is “Suck it up!” but many of your staff are unequipped to deal with sensitive, anxious, or histrionic children. This handout includes…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
How Caregivers Can Support Grieving Kids: Tips for Parents and other Trusted Adults in the Extended Camp Community
$0.00This handout includes guidance for healthy grieving and resources for parents and other trusted adults who must support young people after a peer’s death. Feel free to copy and paste…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Managing Stress for Youth Leaders
$10.00Beginning with notes on the human stress response and barriers to seeking support, this nuts-and-bolts guide to stress management includes ten time-tested techniques for transforming stress into positive energy. Help…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Understanding Behavior
$10.00Allow staff to take a step back from the blizzard of “tips” and “techniques” they get during training. This flow chart illuminates objective, environmental, cognitive, and biological causes of emotions…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Promoting Focus and Compliance
$10.00Hyperactive, impulsive, and distractible campers pose unique challenges for staff and young people alike. This detailed handout provides a clear set of effective strategies to use with anyone who has…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Bullies & Targets, Part I: Prevention
$10.00Dispel myths about bullying, including that bullies have low self-esteem. Learn key facts on the causes and consequences of bullying, as well as the best practices for preventing bullying. The…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Classic Problem Solving
$10.00Classic problem solving is a powerful way to use the group’s wisdom to find a solution that works for everyone. This handout provides the three-step fundamental conflict resolution skills adult…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Guidelines for Considering a Shortened Stay
$10.00When intractable homesickness strikes (as it does every summer in a few campers), you need a set of sensitive procedures in place. Developed with a camp nurse with decades of…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Helping with Homesickness
$10.00Distills cutting-edge, research-based information on the causes and symptoms of homesickness, as well as sample dialogues, training guidelines, and the most effective treatments camp staff can use. Bundle with “Guidelines…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Skillful Discipline: Fundamentals
$10.00The biggest concern that every new camp staff has is that the children won’t listen and follow directions. This innovative handout illustrates the six prevention strategies to promote good behavior,…
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Handouts (PDFs), Mental Health & Behavior
Skillful Discipline, Part 2: Even More Prevention Techniques
$10.00Seven more prevention strategies and seven more intervention strategies make this pithy handout the perfect companion to “Skillful Discipline: Fundamentals.” Give your staff the tools they need to succeed with…
