BUILDING SKILLS: Resiliency
Developing strong character and a personal code of ethics can set individuals on a promising path for the future. With programs that focus on strengthening social and emotional skills and avoiding poor decisions and health-damaging behaviors, Compass Mark has many effective tools for helping to build the resiliency needed in today’s world.
SkillQuest
The SkillQuest program consists of six curriculum topics developed to provide students with skills to help them become successful, happy and responsible members of their communities. The six curriculum topics are: Bully Busting, Anger Alert, Stressed Out, Transitions, Positive Choices and Cultural Diversity/Tolerance.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- bullying behaviors
- angry feelings and aggressive behaviors
- stress
- transitional times in a teenager’s life
- substance use and abuse
- prejudice and stereotyping.
Skills Built:
- assertive communication skills
- seeking advice from others
- anger management
- stress management
- healthy coping strategies
- conflict resolution
- refusal skills
- accepting differences in others
PEAKS (People Effectively Assisting Kids to Succeed)
PEAKS is a school-based program that works with at-risk students, giving them the social and emotional skills needed to be successful in school and in the community.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- difficulty interacting with peers, classmates, teachers
- low commitment to school
- difficult family situations
- excessive tardiness/absenteeism
- high drop-out rate
Skills Built:
- conflict resolution
- positive leadership
- decision-making
- communication
- applying lessons learned to real life situations
Elementary Youth Support Program (EYSP)
EYSP is a school-based, small-group early intervention/prevention program for students in grades K-5 at risk for substance abuse and other health-damaging behaviors.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- students’ levels of self-efficacy
- inability to interact appropriately with peers
- difficulty controlling behavior
- identifying and expressing feelings in safe, healthy ways
Skills Built:
- positive coping strategies
- decision-making skills
- conflict resolution
- communication skills
- stress management
Student Skills for Life
Student Skills for Life is a group educational experience which serves as:
- intervention for youth experimenting with alcohol or other drugs;
- prevention for any adolescent or college-age population.
The program provides experiential life skills training, and may include drug & alcohol assessments and parenting classes when appropriate.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- substance abuse
- poor decision-making
- lack of communication skills
Skills Built:
- stopped or reduced substance use
- effective communication
- decision-making
- expressing and dealing with feelings
- assertiveness
Strengthening Families
The Strengthening Families Program helps families learn how to communicate with each other and improve the relationships between parents and teens. The first hour of each session the parents and teens meet separately with their group leaders. During the second hour, everyone comes together to participate in fun activities that reinforce the ideas and skills learned in the individual sessions.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- miscommunication between family members
- peer pressure
Skills Built:
- communication
- setting limits with love
- problem solving
Campus Resiliency
Campus Resiliency is a customizable menu of programs and services designed to reduce levels of substance use and other problem behaviors on higher education campuses while building strong personal resiliency skills among students.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- substance abuse
- campus violence
- high risk student behavior
Skills Built:
- personal resiliency
- communication
- early intervention
Lions Quest
Lions Quest is a life skills education program designed to help young people develop positive commitments to their families, schools, peers, and communities and to encourage healthy, drug-free lives.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- lack of commitment to family, schools, peers and community
- difficulty relating to and interacting with peers and classmates
- conflict resolution
- pressure by peers to initiate risky behaviors
- difficulty recognizing and managing emotions
Skills Built:
- communication skills
- responsible decision-making
- positive coping strategies
- development of positive relationships
- empathy for others
- service learning capabilities
Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS)
The PATHS program promotes social and emotional learning, character development and bullying prevention.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- students’ levels of self-efficacy
- inability to interact appropriately with peers
- difficulty controlling behavior
- identifying and expressing feelings in safe, healthy ways
Skills Built:
- problem solving
- developing positive relationships
- positive coping strategies
- communication
Prevention Works
Prevention Works is a customizable menu of programs and services designed to prevent workplace substance abuse while enhancing employee teamwork, communication and mutual respect.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- substance abuse
- tobacco use
- absenteeism
- employee conflict
- ineffective or harmful communication
Skills Built:
- peer-to-peer early intervention
- positive communication
- conflict resolution
- tobacco cessation
- team building
Baby Think It Over
The Baby Think It Over program provides a real-life, hands-on experience for young adults that simulate the parenting of an infant by utilizing computerized babies, which are programmed to cry for different needs.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- teenage pregnancy
- development of healthy babies, healthy families and healthy communities
Skills Built:
- responsible decision-making
- understanding of parental responsibilities
Get Real About Tobacco
Get Real About Tobacco aims to educate students on the harmful effects of tobacco use and to encourage them to spread the message to others.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- tobacco use and addiction
Skills Built:
- healthy decision-making
- refusal skills
- smart consumer skills
Student Assistance Program
Student Assistance Programs are designed to assist school personnel in identifying substance abuse and mental health issues which pose a barrier to a student’s success and to then implement a plan to help the student overcome those barriers.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- substance abuse
- mental health issues
- school violence risks
- racism & prejudice
Skills Built:
- problem identification and response
- resiliency
Not sure which programs are right for you? Let us save you time and make sure you find the best services to match the needs of your school, workplace, community or organization. Contact Carol Kuntz today at (717) 299-2831 ext. 232 for a free assessment.