No Such Thing As a Bad Kid Workshops April 26, 2016

Download Flyer Understanding and Responding to Kids with Emotional & Behavioral Challenges Using a Positive, Trauma-Informed, Strength-Based Approach Two FREE Half-Day Workshops for Educators, Parents & Professionals Guiding Children, Youth & Families Struggling with Emotional and Behavioral Issues Presented by renowned youth care expert & author, Charlie Appelstein, MSW Sponsored…

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Counselor creates ‘Gentleman’s Club’ to teach students life lessons

Originally published on WSMV.com on February 24, 2016 By Meaghan Wallace. CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – EDITOR’S NOTE: Since we first brought you this story, Raymond Nelson, the student support specialist who created this group has renamed it. The new title, according to Nelson, is “Boys With Purpose.” A counselor at a Lowcountry school…

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Why We Smile at Men Who Sexually Harass Us

Originally published on  medium.com on February 23, 2016 By Hanna Brooks Olsen Why do you always engage them? If you didn’t engage them, they wouldn’t keep talking to you.” It is nighttime and it is bitterly cold and I’m at a bus stop with my then-boyfriend. We’ve just left a…

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DID YOU KNOW? Understanding Bystander Intervention

Would you know what to do if you witnessed an inappropriate comment or behavior from an adult or older youth toward a child? It’s important to know how to enforce boundaries and protect the children in your life. As a bystander who observes boundary violations, you should begin by describing…

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