PREPARE Café
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) and provide a small [...]
Mentorship: A gift for all involved.
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 ways to deliver a [...]
Keeping PREPSEC alive and well: a problem for all to resolve.
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! In this article we [...]
How to get a D.O.S.E. of effective Reducers
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 the general reducers that [...]
What are the effects of Aggression Replacemnt Training on adolescents in youth care facilities? (article in french)
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 teenagers living in a [...]
Gratitude
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 gratitude can change the [...]