ASIST Training
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is a comprehensive, coordinated and integrated suicide intervention training that reflects current best-practice in suicide intervention. There are two upcoming ASIST trainings available:
- Full ASIST Training – Will take place at Westside Church April 28-29, 8:30 – 4:30 daily. More information and registration can be found here.
- ASIST TuneUP – Registration is now open for this free 4 hour virtual refresher and recertification workshop. ASIST TuneUP will take place on May 17th, 8:00am to 12:00pm, and can be taken by anyone who completed the full ASIST within the last 3 years. See the registration flyer and “Should I Register” flyer for more information.
Spring and Summer Internships
Are your high school students interested in spring and summer internships? Check out this list of internships from Youth CareerConnect.
Larry Holeman, [email protected], the Youth CareerConnect coordinator, is very willing to visit campuses, classrooms, and clubs to talk more about these programs and offerings.
Camp Tamarack Outdoor School – High School Volunteers Needed
Camp Tamarack needs high school volunteers to help lead their spring Outdoor School Program. They are looking for students who want to gain experience teaching and working with kids. High school students will spend 2 days at camp, either Monday – Tuesday or Thursday – Friday. Outdoor School sessions will run April 11 – June 9. College credit and volunteer hours available. See flyer.
Important information:
- College Credit: Is done through COCC and Camp Tamarack, not BLPS.
- BLP Volunteer Credit: BLPS requires 70 volunteer hours per .5 credit. Students who volunteer for two Tamarack sessions should check with their School to Career or Future Center contact about credit before their volunteer work begins.
- Volunteer Time: Students who volunteer for one session can receive volunteer hours that may be applied toward volunteer time for credit.
- BLP School to Career Credit: STC Work Credit is not available for this experience.
- BLP Internship Credit: All internships are run through Larry Holeman and Youth Career Connect. Larry is working with Camp Tamarack and has opportunities for 18+ students to receive a paid position. Interested students should connect with their STC/Future Center contact, as they will work with Larry to get appointments set up.
Camp Sunrise – Children’s Grief Camp
Camp Sunrise is a free grief camp for children ages 7-14 in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson Counties that have had a recent loss. Camp will take place Saturday, June 4th from 10:00am – 8:00pm at the Cascade View Retreat Center in Powell Butte. Click for more information and the application.
Digital Citizenship Tips and Resources
Looking for purposeful options for iPad choice time? Prevent Passive iPad Time has ideas to get you started. We also explore why so many of us get lost in the land of scrolling. Check out Making Screen Time Work For You for maintaining focus.
Family communication: Parents Ultimate Guides for everything from TikTok to Fortnite. And of course, something fun (great for everyone but especially looking at you, awesome advisory teachers!) A Digital Citizenship Kahoot!
Brené Brown: Atlas Of The Heart
For BRENÉ BROWN: ATLAS OF THE HEART, researcher and six-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Brené Brown takes viewers on an interactive journey through the range of emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. Grounded in more than two decades of research, Brown brings together a dynamic mix of powerful storytelling, film and television references, and a range of impressive researchers to share the language, tools and framework for meaningful connection. Watch the trailer.
Four Minute Short Film: All The Little Things
Based on the real experiences of people of colour (PoC) working in the advertising and creative industry, the film is the first piece of work created as part of the studio’s RAW initiative (Racism at Work), which is volunteer-led and aims to promote openness about race and mental wellness through storytelling.
All The Little Things follows a young Black man as he navigates the constant micro-aggressions he faces in his place of work which takes a toll on his mental – and in terms of the film’s narrative, physical – health. Watch the short film.
