{"id":31897,"date":"2022-04-28T16:14:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T16:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ayf.com\/?p=31897"},"modified":"2022-04-28T16:14:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T16:14:19","slug":"ayf-staff-complete-lead-camp-mental-health-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayf.com\/ayf-staff-complete-lead-camp-mental-health-training\/","title":{"rendered":"AYF staff complete LEAD Camp Mental Health training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than a dozen members of the American Youth Foundation staff recently completed Camp Mental Health Certification offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leadnow.org\/summer-camps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Let\u2019s Empower, Advocate, and Do<\/a>. LEAD is a nonprofit dedicated to proactive mental health education for schools, camps, and other organizations that work with youth.<\/p>\n<p>Miniwanca Director of Program <a href=\"https:\/\/ayf.com\/news-events\/blog\/staff-spotlight-miniwancas-michael-harter\/\">Michael Harter<\/a> and Merrowvista Program Coordinator <a href=\"https:\/\/ayf.com\/news-events\/blog\/staff-spotlight-merrowvistas-jamie-ohagin\/\">Jamie O\u2019Hagin <\/a>completed additional LEAD training and are now certified to teach the Mental Health Certification course. Harter and O\u2019Hagin will integrate this program in the summer staff training at Miniwanca and Merrowvista, so AYF seasonal program staff will be prepared to support youth mental wellness this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMental and emotional health is at the center of youth development and empowerment. We know young people need extra help and support for their own well-being,\u201d Harter said. \u201cOur staff trained in LEAD Camp Mental Health Certification will make sure the youth in our care are supported while at camp and have the skills, tools, and networks away from camp to grow. While our staff are not therapists or mental health professionals, it is still important that we recognize those needs in young people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LEAD\u2019s Camp Mental Health Certification teaches summer camp staff to recognize risk factors and warning signs of mental and emotional dysregulation in youth and proactively respond to those situations in an outdoor education setting. The course focuses on topics specific to the camp experience, such as such as medication vacations, homesickness, and social media withdrawal. Camp staff learn how to respond to non-crisis mental health situations and to connect campers to professional support in crisis situations.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Hagin said the training will provide a baseline understanding of issues campers can struggle with. \u201cIt gives us a common language to talk about mental wellness in our communities and support ourselves through proactive measures,\u201d she said. \u201cThe more people know, the more we can create these dialogues in an age- and developmentally appropriate way. The pandemic has meant a tough couple years for campers. The more support we can give them, the better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Hagin said she was pleased to learn that simply being at camp was a big step toward supporting mental wellness. \u201cWe already have time in nature, a schedule that allows for downtime, times for reflection \u2013 all these things support mental health,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was really gratifying to realize we are already doing some of these things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harter said the mission of the AYF aligns with LEAD\u2019s Camp Mental Health curriculum. \u201cFour-Fold living is self-care. This is the essence of what we\u2019re doing: how to make sure you\u2019re healthy so you can care for your best self,\u201d he said. \u201cThis training takes what we\u2019ve done for 100 years and gives young staff skills to push the mission forward even more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Miniwanca Assistant Girls Camp Director <a href=\"https:\/\/ayf.com\/news-events\/blog\/staff-spotlight-regan-gibson-wiesler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regan Gibson Wiesler <\/a>recently completed the LEAD Camp Mental Health Certification. \u201cI\u2019m really excited about how this training will help prepare our cabin leaders to meet kids where they are and be the best resource for them in the camp setting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Gibson Wiesler was particularly impressed with the program\u2019s focus on self care for camp staff. \u201cIf our program staff isn\u2019t caring for themselves, then how can they take care of our campers?\u201d she said. \u201cThe LEAD program the takes health and safety of the whole community into account. 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Miniwanca Director of Program Michael Harter and Merrowvista Program Coordinator Jamie O\u2019Hagin completed additional LEAD training &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/ayf.com\/ayf-staff-complete-lead-camp-mental-health-training\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":31898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,62,58],"tags":[147,70,148],"class_list":["post-31897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-updates","category-merrowvista","category-miniwanca","tag-mental-health","tag-merrowvista","tag-minwanca"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>AYF staff complete LEAD Camp Mental Health training - American Youth Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ayf.com\/ayf-staff-complete-lead-camp-mental-health-training\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AYF staff complete LEAD Camp Mental Health training - American Youth Foundation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"More than a dozen members of the American Youth Foundation staff recently completed Camp Mental Health Certification offered by Let\u2019s Empower, Advocate, and Do. 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