The Volunteer’s Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis Participant’s Guide with DVD

Fights at school, sexual abuse, eating disorders, school crises... The list goes on and on. Hardly a day passes without a local crisis at involving Jr. Highers or High Schoolers. This practical training DVD and Participant's Guide covers the continuum of private and public crisis, equipping volunteer youth workers to work with their kids to deal with any crisis in a way that helps the individual and helps the family stay intact. The Volunteer's Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis training curriculum is important right now because kids are at risk. It is a practical resource for the whole crisis continuum, culminating in a basic training of IF and WHEN. IF this ever happens, here are the steps to take. WHEN this happens-and it will, whether you're prepared or not-here are the steps to take.
01 Understanding Crisis How to see and respond to crisis as a 'dangerous opportunity' for growth in the lives of adolescents and youth groups 02 Spotting Crisis How to become the sort of youth worker kids turn to in a crisis How to get the story behind the story separating superficial 'presenting problems' from the 'core issues' in a crisis How to assess and respond to suicidal language and gestures 03 Responding to Crisis How to initiate an appropriate, proportional response to help a kid in crisis How to refer a teenager to a skilled helper (without leaving the kid feeling abandoned) How to manage confidentiality, parental notification and legal requirements How to do whatever you can for as long as you can to help a kid in crisis 04 Preventing Crisis in Your Group How to stay alert for early crisis warning signs How to create a safe place to talk about unsafe things How to address signs of addiction in teenagers How to help kids understand that discipleship is communal