Being Your Best Mentor Be Inspired By Being the Difference At home, at work, and in our community Lunch Pals January 8, 2019 Dr. Harold E. Shinitzky, Psy.D. Project Champions: Youth Resiliency & Prevention Program Formerly Faculty Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Director of Prevention Programs in Adolescent Medicine drshinitzky@yahoo.com 727-560-2697 www.drshinitzky.com
What is Prevention Prevention is the sum of our actions to ensure healthy, safe and productive lives for all our children and families. (CSAP, 1993) Not disease prevention but health promotion Primary/Universal, Secondary and Tertiary www.drshinitzky.com
Seven Principles of Resilience Werner; Wolin & Wolin Insight Independence* Relationship* Initiative Creativity Humor Morality www.drshinitzky.com
Project Champions©: Broad-based prevention components Feelings Identification Communication Skills Goal-setting Self-esteem building Moral and value development Self-efficacy Assertiveness Alcohol, tobacco and drug abuse education Leadership skills Diversity appreciation Decision-making Problem-solving www.drshinitzky.com
Project Champions© Results Students, Parents, & Teachers Prevented Risky behaviors Life trajectory Conduct problems Behavioral referrals Onset of ATOD Maintained Healthy emotion management Productive conflict resolution Goal achievement Bond to family Bond to school Successful GPA www.drshinitzky.com
Feelings Identification Feelings Alphabet Project Champions K - ______________ L - _______________ M - ______________ N - _______________ www.drshinitzky.com
Feelings Identification Situations = Feelings Project Champions If my dog ran away. I feel _______________. I passed a big exam. I feel ______________. I feel ____________ when I have to speak in front of my class? When my parents argue, I feel ___________. I feel ____________ when playing with my friend. www.drshinitzky.com
Feelings Identification Feelings = Situations Project Champions I feel anxious when ____________________? I sad when ___________________________? I get really excited when ________________? I feel special when _____________________? I am grateful because of ________________? www.drshinitzky.com
Communication Skills Project Champions Feelings Charades www.drshinitzky.com
Communication Skills Project Champions One-way vs. Two-way Communication www.drshinitzky.com