SWS
Summer Workshop Strategy (S.W.S.)
Providing opportunities for youth to engage in beneficial pro-social activities promotes increased competence and understanding, a sense of responsibility, a realistic outlook and a capacity for self-direction.
During the summer months youth are provided with cognitive-behavioral programs improving their social and life skills and strengthening their interpersonal and communication skills. Community enhancement is a primary focus enabling the youth to volunteer their services to the community as a whole and to experience opportunities they may not otherwise have access to.
Goals:
1. Motivate a desire for education and knowledge
2. Increase self-esteem and self-concept
3. Provide necessary life/social skills
4. Increase empathy and respect for others
5. Provide effective strategies for setting realistic and attainable goals
6. Increase problem solving techniques
7. Increase frustration tolerance and decrease inappropriate behavior
8. Broaden knowledge of career opportunities
9. Allow for concrete, relevant and progressively challenging experiences
10. Allow for an atmosphere of co-operative teamwork
11. Provide quality recreational opportunities
12. Instill an understanding and recognition of the importance of the individuals that make up a community