Summer Programs for Middle and High School Students

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Insight Counseling June 27th Rules and Boundaries for Summer Sleeping in and Going Out There are still A few spots left in our Summer Wilderness Challenge!   Looking for a fun and challenging experience for your older child this summer? Consider the Youth Wilderness Challenge We run a series of one week camps that combine technology- free physical challenges with life skill training in frustration tolerance, persistence, positive character traits of honesty and empathy and much more. Most of all teens have fun and learn what they are, in fact, capable of physically and emotionally in a warm and fun environment. When? Week long sessions, begin July 11th Where? The program is held at the Great Hollow Wilderness Program in New Fairfield, CT, and runs for 2 days each week 8:30- 4 and three overnights from Wednesdays to Saturday.  Sessions choices include separate camps for young adolescents (age 11-14), Older adolescents (14-18) and a special College Bound/Rebound 5 Day wilderness adventure for young adults. "This was the best program, even though I didn't think I could do most of the stuff at first I learned to push myself.  We went hiking in a waterfall and I learned how to rock climb. It was awesome." Teen from 2010 program For more information or to receive brochure please contact Liz Driscoll Jorgensen CADC or Pam Walker CADC at Insight Counseling, llc 103 Danbury Rd, Ridgefield, CT  (203) 431-9726  or email us at Insi...@snet.net   Insight Counseling also runs effective and compassionate counseling programs for adolescents and young adults as well as individual and family counseling. "Things do not change, we do." H. D. Thoreau   Greetings! It is 9 Am as I write this letter and our 15 and 13 year old kids are still asleep. Summer has just started for us, no early morning scramble, more opportunity for family time and socializing, but like many of you I have to make sure that my kids have some structure and boundaries for the long summer.   When parents are working and let teens stay home alone how do we set and maintain rules for Internet and social networking time, safety limits and going out? I offer a few small steps that can help.   Make it clear what the rules are for teens to make social plans including calling or texting you for permission to leave the house with friends. Make sure you are clear that you will need to say OK to plans unless they have been approved in advance.   Designate a few chores each day to be done while teens are home and encourage outside, active plans when ever possible each day.   Take advantage of any flextime arrangements at work to be home more this summer and make an effort to be as involved as you can be in teens' activates this summer, calling other parents and connecting with them about teens' plans.   it is also not too late to have your child participate in many local day programs run through parks and recreation departments and local youth oriented organization. Call your town offices or Google local activities.  Even if your child objects, make sure they have at least some structured camps, events or day trips.  Once they attend, they will enjoy themselves.   Teens love to sleep in and stay up very late as the summer progresses. Parents can help teens stay on a good sleep hygiene schedule during summer by waking them up by 10 - 11 each day and monitoring their bed time at night to regulate their sleep to 9 -11 hours per night.  During the last two weeks of vacation you can adjust the wake up and 'bed time' so that your teen is not overwhelmed by the very early morning wake up to come when school begins.    And lastly, express a very clear message to your child that there will not be any use of alcohol, marijuana or any other drugs allowed this summer. Remind them of the safety risks of riding in the car with peers who might be using and set up a plan for their safety which includes your willingness to pick them up from plans or activities if they feel unsafe.   Enjoy the 10 weeks of summer ahead of us!   Sincerely, Liz Jorgensen Insight Counseling         Young Adult Programs   Insight Counseling offers several focused services for young adults (age 18 - 25) who may have had to 'take a break' from college, or had academic or disciplinary issues. Many young adults we help are either struggling to return to college, or to make a viable plan to become more financially and personally self sufficient.    Our staff offers assessments for young adults that include their parents in the process. We also provide coaching for parents to help them understand and implement structure and incentives to help young people begin the movement to self sufficiency.   In addition we offer a group program for young adults on Wednesday evenings 8 - 9:15 PM that teaches skills and provides intense support. This group is co-led by Clare Gelissen and Liz Jorgensen.   Finally we will be running a 4 day, overnight Wilderness program for young adults called "The College Bound/College Rebound"  that provides a short, effective skills building experience for young people who have struggled with self discipline and issues that could interfere with a successful college experience. This program is co-led by Liz Jorgensen and Pam Walker and you can receive  information and application materials by contacting us at  (203) 431-9726  or my email: insi...@snet.net       Our young adult group and wilderness program meet the criteria for college treatment referrals and court mandated counseling services.                  College Bound -   College "Rebound" Challenge   August 3rd - 6th (9 am August 3rd until 10 am August 6th) This unique program is designed to help students either entering college in Fall 2010 or students who have had difficulty with focus and achievement in their first years of college.  We will take the young adults on a four day intensive, overnight adventure that will focus on the skills they need to succeed in college.  Students will receive coaching from Insight staff as well as staff of local universities.  This program is suitable for college students who are taking a year off, or who have been referred for academic or social probation from college. The program meets the requirements of most Universities for an intensive counseling experience. Fees: $975 plus $80 food and materials fee. All programs require a $150 deposit to reserve a spot.  Registration papers can be sent to you by emailing us at Insi...@snet.net

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