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4 <br /> The Center for Emotional and Behavioral Health @IRMH- Camp Manatee Therapeutic Summer Camp — IRC- CSAC <br /> C . PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (Entire Section C, 1 — 6, not to exceed two pages) <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 and recreation skill development, and education about their disease. It is <br /> also a recreational program that allows ADHD to take their medications . Camp Manatee <br /> provides quality childcare before and after camp at an affordable price for working parents to <br /> help reduce 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, and 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 addresses the stated need/problem. Describe how <br /> your program follows a recognized "best practice" (see definition on page 12 of the <br /> Instructions) and provide evidence that indicates proposed strategies are effective with <br /> 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. * Pre & post camp childcare hours, at affordable prices, are difficult for working <br /> parents to find, Camp Manatee provides quality childcare before and after camp at an affordable <br /> price for working parents . * Recreational Activities program that allows ADHD to take their <br /> medication. <br /> 6 <br />