PREPSEC International invites all its members to the opening of the PREPARE Café June 9th from 7 – 8 pm CET. This will be a relaxed hour to touch base, share experiences and acquire knowledge on a variety of the PREPARE Curriculum programs. In order to do this, we do need you to register (for free) [...]
Since its beginnings, PREPSEC International included Mentors in the Quality Assurance Standards (revised 2019) to help secure proper dissemination and training. Over the past several years, trainings and networking within our organization have taken a different direction. We have limited opportunities to attend conferences, spend time exchanging ideas and methods over lunch, or to see different [...]
Problem Solving Training is a tool that can be used in many aspects of our lives. This can be done: in a PREPARE group setting one-on-one in counselling in the moment as situations arise with co-worker(s) with friends in our own family or with those of others even in 10 Lines with fellow PREPSEC International members! [...]
While working with kids and teenagers who have mental disorders, especially those who are depressed and anxious, I put a lot of effort into understanding the factors that contribute to stress and developing effective coping techniques. For this reason, I focus a great deal on teaching my clients how to use effective voltage reducers. Yet, sometimes [...]
Quels sont les effets du programme Aggression Replacement Training auprès des adolescentes hébergées en centre jeunesse? Nicolas Plante, M.Ps., Marc S. Daigle, Ph.D., Chloé Gaumont, M.Ps.,Lucie Charbonneau, Ph.D. What are the effects of Aggression Replacemnt Training on adolescents in youth care facilities? This study describes the evaluation of Aggression Replacement Training (ART) implemented with 40 female [...]
As 2022 comes to a close, we will tend to reflect on what has happened during the year. For many in the world, these were not the best of times…. It is a challenge to not dwell on the negative but it is so important to embrace the good that has occurred as well. Research shows [...]
There is no such thing as a perfect team inside or outside of school. In principle, it's safe to say that every team will go through a crisis at some point and many will break as a result. But some teams perform incomparably better than others - both in terms of communication, productivity, and alignment with [...]
I was a youth care worker for over 40 years and, I must admit, that there were days that took effort to not become apathetic. However, I made that effort each time as I knew that the youth and staff I worked with deserved it and so did I. As a trainer and program coordinator of [...]
Motivation & Resistance Difficulties and disturbances can of course arise in the ART group from time to time. It would be strange if this did not happen. As a rule, the participants are part of the ART group precisely because they have problems with disruptive and acting out behavior. An important question to ask is whether [...]
Giving praise and showing appreciation is something that everyone who works with children, young people and clients has a use for. This skill can be practiced by trainers, transfer coaches, parents and adolescents. Here we have made a skill that you can practice and use. STEP NOTES FOR THE LEADER 1. Make sure to [...]
