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The Center for Emotional and Behavioral Health - Camp Manatee Therapeutic Summer Camp — IRC- CSAC <br /> C. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (Entire Section C, 1 — 6, not to exceed two gages) <br /> 1 . List Priority Needs area addressed . <br /> It will increase recreation opportunities for children with special needs . Camp Manatee <br /> Therapeutic Summer camp offers age appropriate recreational activities to enhance social skills, <br /> coping skills, leisure —recreation skill development, education about their disease . It also <br /> recreational program that allows ADHD to take their medications . Camp Manatee provides <br /> quality childcare before and after camp at an affordable price for working parents to help reduce <br /> the amount of juvenile crime. <br /> 2 . Briefly describe program activities including location of services. <br /> -A written structured, age appropriate schedule of recreational activities to enhance social skills, <br /> coping skills, leisure, recreation skill development, education about their disease . -Written <br /> Positive Behavior Management Program with immediate feedback in the form of verbal praise, <br /> tokens and skill development . —Medication times to ensure continuity of care for ADHD <br /> children . -Parents of children enrolled are mandated to attend parenting classes specifically <br /> designed for parenting the ADHD child . -Experiential Team building Activities to learn & <br /> experience growth in self-esteem, making choices, supporting others, communication and <br /> developing trust . - Senior Campers 13 years old , community service education & project. -Camp <br /> Manatee Therapeutic Summer Camp is located at the CEBH, but utilizes the recreation and <br /> leisure resources within Indian River County to provide optimum services for these children <br /> 3. Briefly describe how your program intends to address the stated need/problem . <br /> Include reference to any studies or evidence that indicate proposed strategies are <br /> effective with target population. <br /> The issues and problems ADHD with more severe emotional behavioral problem child face are : <br /> * Due to an ADHD child ' s lack of impulse control, decreased self-esteem, poor social and <br /> problem solving skills these children are usually unsuccessful in regular camp and recreational <br /> settings . There is a lack of recreational opportunities and community service experiences <br /> available to ADHD children in general, and no other programs that specifically addresses <br /> targeted areas of concern. Research indicates that ADHD children are at a higher risk for drug & <br /> alcohol use . Research also indicates that with preventive education such as development of <br /> coping skills, better level of understanding of the disorder, parenting education classes, along <br /> with social skill development that the incident of substance abuse and delinquency will be <br /> decreased . <br /> *Pre & post camp childcare hours, at affordable prices, are difficult for working parents to find, <br /> Camp Manatee provides quality childcare before and after camp at an affordable price for <br /> working parents . <br /> * Recreational Activities program that allows ADHD to take their medication . <br /> A. List staffing needed foryour program , including required experience and estimated <br /> hours per week in program for each staff member and/or volunteers (This section <br /> should conform with the information in the Position Listing on the Budget Narrative <br /> Worksheet) , <br /> Camp Manatee Therapeutic Summer Camp Program Staffing : (Due to a natural decrease of <br /> CEBH patient censuses during the summer months we are able to utilize the resources of some <br /> CEBH full time staff. ) List of staff follows : <br /> ( 1 )Director of Patient Care Services — Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in child & <br /> adolescent psychiatric nursing- 5 % time of full time position; . 05 position ; published behavior <br /> ..program for children with psychiatric disorders, 20 years experience with children & adolescents <br /> 6 <br />