Our Programs Focus on Providing Mental Health Skill Development Throughout the Summer in Colorado Springs School District 11!
SUMMER 2024
June 3rd-June 14th
SESSION 1
July 8th-July 19th
SESSION 3
June 17th-June 28th
SESSION 2
July 22nd-Aug 2nd
SESSION 4
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SESSIONS WILL BE ALL FIVE DAYS PER WEEK AND SPAN TWO WEEKS EACH
What We Offer
The summer programs involve therapeutic activities designed to reduce and resolve the identified barriers in your children's lives by improving social functioning, promoting skill development and training, and implementing and practicing strategies to reduce symptoms and improve emotion regulation in age appropriate groups of up to 12 participants per group!
Strategies to decrease anxiety
Our staff will work with your child to develop specific skills to reduce barriers to change and decrease symptom severity to improve functioning across the lifespan.
Developing positive attachments
We will promote positive attachments, effective caregiver and authority figure interactions, and self confidence through the development and maintenance of appropriate social relationships and attachment styles.
Comprehensive Emotional Support
We are committed to enhancing and promoting therapeutic interventions to address specific needs and create an open environment designed to decrease isolation and withdrawal while promoting healthy coping strategies.
Skills to improve impulse control
We design, implement, and practice evidenced-based skill development oriented towards increasing emotion identification and regulation while enhancing strengths and limiting poor interpersonal interactions.
HOW DO I SIGN UP AND WHAT IS THE PROCESS!?
STEP 1: Choose your school.
STEP 2: Complete the digital registration form.
STEP 3: Receive contact by a staff member to sign up for an intake appointment with a licensed clinician and be sent a portal invitation.
STEP 4: Complete intake documentation prior to the assessment/intake via the portal.
STEP 5: Participate in assessment/intake with a licensed clinician.
STEP 6: Receive notification of eligibility for enrollment or referrals to outside organizations or community resources. ​
STEP 7: If selected, complete final registration documents and any additional documentation necessary via in-person sign up date or send completed documentation to your point of contact.
STEP 8: Receive confirmation of attendance with final instructions!
A typical day in group!
This example is for an 8 year old.
Groups will not exceed 12 members.
A licensed clinician will lead each group as the facilitator.
WEEK 2, DAY 1
8:15am - Arrive and Check-in
8:30am - Review Social Skills from Week 1
(Reinforce and practice social skills - Introduce concept of assertiveness)
8:45am - Role-Play social scenarios (psychodrama)
(Practice assertiveness communication, establish boundaries)
9:45am - Snack and transition
10:00am - Art therapy
(Provide creative outlet to express emotions, develop coping skills)
10:15am - Create a "Worry Stone" where participants decorate a small stone and use it as a tool for anxiety management.
11:15am - Create a personal emotion wheel
(Identify emotions, express through art)
11:50am - Clean up, snack, prepare for departure
We are excited to announce that our programs will be hosted at the below confirmed sites for each of the four sessions! We will announce any changes to any who has joined our email list or here on our webpage!
Click this Map for All Locations!
INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE?
Choose your preferred school site!
We believe in making mental healthcare accessible to everyone, especially those who face the most significant barriers. To uphold this commitment, we specifically reserve a portion of our program spots for clients with Medicaid. All other insurance types are grouped together for the remaining available spots. Our approach is designed to balance the need to provide care to those with the least access while serving the broader community within our resource constraints.
LIMITED
SPACE
AVAILABLE!
**Participation in these programs is based on eligibility. Completing registration does not guarantee enrollment.**