Camp Attach uses a variety of therapeutic techniques to help you and your family find hope, success, and healing both at camp and at home.
Parent Empowerment. One of the main goals of Camp Attach is to empower parents to be the strong, loving leaders in their families. Techniques used to promote empowerment include one-on-one coaching, encouragement, parent sessions, and opportunities to practice all of the skills taught while surrounded by a supporting team of staff.
Empowerment: “A sense of self-acceptance, self-confidence, joy, and authenticity.”
Felt Safety. This includes surrounding parents and children with people and an environment that provide physical, mental, and emotional safety. Some of the techniques used to promote felt safety include children remaining in close proximity to parents at all times; children remaining with their own parents and family, rather than interacting with other children or families; and awareness of each child’s need for security.
The 6 Jobs of Strong Kids. “My job is to be respectful, responsible, and fun to be around, and to do my jobs fast & snappy, right the first time, the adult’s way.” These jobs give children and youth responsibility and choice over their decisions to make better choices in life. Children memorize and internalize this moto throughout the week.
Family Bonding. One of the other major goals at Camp Attach is to create as many opportunities as possible for parents to bond with their children. Family bonding is promoted through the use of structured family activities, daily snuggle/story time, family teamwork and games, and through eating and learning together.
Therapeutic Language. Therapeutic language is language that empowers and uplifts and provides the best opportunities for felt safety and relationship-building. Some of the therapeutic language used and taught at Camp Attach includes:
- Statements, such as “I want you to…”, which promotes parent leadership, promotes the use of logic and reasoning, and reduces power conflicts.
- Congratulations and positive feedback, such as “Good job!”, which helps to build a growth mindset and help children reach toward success.
- Respectful responses, such as “Yes, Mom/Dad”(or to camp staff, “Yes, Mr./Ms.__”), which promotes the use of positive brain pathways and creates serve-and-return interactions to build healthy relationships.
- and much more!
Camp Attach: Where Strong Parents Make Strong Kids