BUILDING SKILLS: Communication
Effective communication is a valuable skill and an important key to successful living. Compass Mark programs can help individuals improve their communications and learn how to interact positively with their families, schools, peers and communities. From bullying and stress to alcohol and other drug abuse, these programs focus on today’s important topics and guide individuals in knowing how to speak up and deal with life situations effectively.
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
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
Alternative Community Intervention (ACI)
ACI is a community-based, early intervention program designed to reduce risk factors and build resiliency skills among youth and families. Success in this program is achieved through mentoring, community involvement, support, tutoring and talent/skill development.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- antisocial behaviors
- aggressive behaviors
- familial antisocial behaviors
- peer rejection
- poor academic performance
Skills Built:
- communication
- conflict resolution
- goal setting
- resiliency
- social competencies
- problem solving
- school motivation
- healthy sense of self
Future Generations (A component of ACI)
The Future Generations program is an after-school program that provides a safe outlet for each young person’s energy and creativity. The program includes recreational, educational and service-learning activities. Academic tutoring is a key component of the program.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- poor peer interaction
- aggressive behaviors
- lack of self-efficacy
Skills Built:
- decision making
- building healthy peer relationships
- goal setting
- academic success
Kids Kamp (A component of ACI)
Kids Kamp is a 7-day overnight camping experience involving fun activities that address social competency, skill building, and communication styles. Team building and individual support are fostered through games and recreational activities.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- poor peer interaction
- aggressive behaviors
- lack of self-efficacy
Skills Built:
- social competency
- anger management
- communication
- cooperation
- empathy
- nature appreciation
Connections (A component of ACI)
Connections is a summer program based on experiential education that targets resiliency and protective factors for at-risk youth. The key to this program is the ‘connection’ the youth make with their communities.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- lack of knowledge of the community
- difficulty making a connection between themselves and their communities
Skills Built:
- social competency
- communication
- resiliency
- future goal setting
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
Leadership Institute
The Leadership Institute is a 3-4 hour retreat that helps students explore different aspects of leadership and helps the students develop their potential to become leaders in their schools and communities.
Problem Areas Addressed:
- leadership potential untapped
Skills Built:
- leadership potential
- effective communication
- cooperation
- conflict resolution
- finding common goals among diverse opinions, cultures & values
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
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.