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| Are you a school, organization or group that works with teens or parents of teens and are interested in inviting speakers to run a workshop at your facility? If so, you may be interested in the Community Outreach services provided by Long Island Crisis Center. Our community outreach educators offer interactive workshops on a variety of topics that pertain to the concerns that teens and parents have today. Our community educators visit schools, colleges, companies, centers or libraries to conduct workshops, participate in health fairs, and share information needed to educate teens and parents on today's issues. |
| Young people learn new ways to define, evaluate and enhance self-esteem, and to strengthen their sense of self-worth. |
| BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM |
| OVERVIEW OF CRISIS CENTER SERVICES |
| Learn about all the services, hotlines, comprehensive programs and volunteer opportunities at L.I.C.C. |
| DEPRESSION & SUICIDE PREVENTION |
| 80% of young people who attempt suicide tell someone first. Learn the warning signs, causes and what a young person can do to help when a friend is suicidal. |
| The Center is widely recognized for its expertise in crisis intervention counseling training and has provided workshops to youth workers, law enforcement officers, mental health practitioners and office workers. |
| Consultation is available to help schools and community groups organize peer counseling programs and to train youth peer counselors. |
| STRESS REDUCTION WORKSHOP |
| Consultation is available to help organizations and their employees deal with stress in the workplace and in their private lives |
| A nominal donation may be requested. To find out more information or to schedule a workshop, call the LICC business line: 516-826-0244 |
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| Community Education Program Our Speaker's Bureau is available to conduct workshops on a variety of issues. |
| Young people are given new tools to manage anger in a non-violent manner through learning communication skills, role playing and coping with consequences. |
| This is an interactive workshop which encourages participants to discuss stereotyping based on gender, age, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. For This Workshop Contact: Jessica Pignataro, M.S.Ed. 516-679-9000, ext. 123 |
| Lesbian and gay adolescents face particular challenges developing into healthy adults. This interactive 90-minute workshop will introduce service providers, teachers and administrators to the dynamics of growing up gay. Participants will learn how their school or agency can be more responsive to this population. For This Workshop Contact: Andrew Peters, C.S.W. at 516-679-9000, ext. 126. |
| This workshop is designed for all school personnel, to raise awareness about specific challenges faced by lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth. Participants will discuss the risk factors for these students as well as realistic strategies to make school a safer place for all students, including the creation of Gay-Straight Alliances. For This Workshop Contact: Jessica Pignataro, M.S.Ed. at 516-679-9000, ext. 123. This workshop requires an honorarium. |
| Adolescent Depression and Suicide Prevention: 80% of young people who attempt suicide tell someone first. Learn the warning signs, causes and what an adult can do to help when a teen is suicidal. For This Workshop Contact: Maureen Ferrante, M.S. at 516-826-0244. |
| ANGER MANAGEMENT |
| FREE WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE |
| CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING |
| PEER COUNSELING TRAINING |
| WORKSHOPS FOR FACULTY, ADMINISTRATORS AND YOUTH WORKERS |
| UNDERSTANDING DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS |
| ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION |
| WORKING WITH LESBIAN AND GAY YOUTH |
| MAKING SCHOOLS SAFER FOR LESBIAN AND GAY YOUTH |
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