Garfield Country PREP Blog
Creativity As a Coping Strategy
When I entered the field of child welfare, I was required to attend long days at core training classes. If we became fidgety, stressed or distracted by our own thoughts, our tables were stocked with pictures to color and toys that could be bent, stretched and twisted enticing us to use creativity as a coping […]
The Unexpected Joys of Art Therapy
Previously, I attended the Colorado Advocacy In Action conference. “Self Care Activities” were offered at the end of the day that included your choice of a Betty Ford Alpine Garden Tour Yoga Healthy Rhythms Drumming or Group Art Therapy. If you didn’t want to choose one of these, they suggested you take a dip in […]
Gift Ideas This Holiday Season
Are you looking for holiday gift ideas that will bring the family together this holiday season? Would you like to avoid the Black Friday mentality of materialism and create family traditions that are long lasting and memorable? This past summer, the PREP Summit offered a full day’s training on Media Literacy, and in a few days […]
Support Youth With Trauma Informed Care
by Diana Andrews, Garfield County PREP Program Manager Often times when people discuss the effects of trauma on our youth, the trauma is thought to be only sexual or violent in nature. While any child who has experienced this kind of trauma needs support and understanding to make sense of their behaviors, so do children […]
Trust
In the year I have spent as PREP Program Manager, I have had the distinct pleasure of getting to listen to youth in our valley, and I have learned a LOT. One of the goals of PREP is to engage youth and adults in conversation around sensitive topics like sexuality. […]
