All Stars
All Stars is designed for middle school students to learn to identify
goals, develop positive standards for themselves and start thinking
about their future. Through interactive discussions and games, students
develop healthy prosocial norms, recognize peer pressure that leads
to risky behaviors and discuss positive habits and ideal reputations.
All Stars promotes student bonding to their school, community and
family environment.
Guiding Good Choices
that teaches parents who have children ages 9 through 14 years old
how they can reduce the risk of their children using drugs. Guiding
Good Choices is a 10-hour parent participation program. Through the
use of video clips, workbooks and discussions, parents will gain tips
on how to best help their children avoid drugs during early adolescence.
PATHS
PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies) is an elementary
school program that has been shown to improve children’s social and
emotional skills. This program is delivered by trained YMCA Counselors
with higher education degrees in social work, mental health counseling,
and education. PATHS has a developmentally appropriate curriculum
for each grade level through 6th grade with interactive lessons.
Anger Management
Learn to take control of your anger before it takes control of you!
Anger Management is a 10-week program that teaches adolescents
how to reduce anger, aggression, and tantrums while improving coping
skills. It is designed to combat unhealthy core beliefs, promote
responsible behavior and enhance the quality of life of our youth and
their caregivers.
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