Art of Friendship Course Registration & Store Neurodiversity Support Courses | Consultation & Coaching Packages | Social Coaching Products | S.W.A.G. Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | 11:30am-1:30pm E.S.T. | Cost: $60 This intro class will get you started providing the IDEAL support environment for neurodiverse campers. What is neurodiversity? Why do campers with autism & ADHD get into negative feedback cycles with caregivers, and how is that tied into Ableism? How can camp staff flip the script & generate positive feedback cycles of acceptance, reinforcement of helpful behaviors, & motivation for campers to engage, participate, cope, & SUCCEED? Discover these answers and more in class #1 with Mike! Friday, May 24, 2024 | 11:30am-1:30pm E.S.T. Cost: $60 This class teaches participants how to support neurodiverse campers during difficult moments. We all hope our behavior corrections teach social skills and avoid crushing campers’ self-esteem, but it takes a special touch! You will get answers to questions such as: What do I do when a camper provokes a power struggle? Why does my camper shut-down and how do I support them? What do I say when a camper hurts another camper’s feelings or when two campers are locked in an argument? How do I respond when a camper has big feelings? How do I turn these challenging moments into profound social learning opportunities? Join Mike in class #2 to find out! Friday, May 31, 2024 | 11:30am-1:30pm E.S.T. Cost: $60 Campers’ most difficult moments are staff’s most difficult moments. How can camp staff stay engaged with and help campers when frustration simmers, anger distances, and temper destroys? How should front line staff understand the triggers to frustration to prevent unnecessary meltdowns in neurodiverse campers with autism and ADHD? What should staff say when campers are mildly frustrated versus when they are distressed. Join Mike in class #3 to find out! One on One Consultation & Coaching for Neurodiversity-Promoting Educators & Summer Camp Professionals Do you want your school or camp to be known as THE most accepting & supportive place for children with autism, ADHD, & social challenges? Do you want to enhance your SEL or social skills training program? Mike will work individually with you or your organization's leadership team to customize the ideal support & social skills training program for you. At no cost, Mike Fogel will provide a free consultation video or phone meeting to explore your program's/student's/camper's needs & goals. Together you will assess whether Mike's range of consultation and professional development services are a good fit for your needs. Inquire about these coaching & consultation options: ~customized consultation packages of any length, ranging from one session to an ongoing relationship ~an in-depth case review of one child's social/behavioral history, IEP, & other data to develop an individualized support plan to decrease disruptive or acting out behaviors and to stimulate self-regulation, social growth, & success. ~a program development process to enhance your entire camp's/school's/district's neurodiversity support. Mike will help you generate a culture of acceptance and appreciation, delivering world class social skills training for your kids - while dismantling ableism. Mike has worked with individual classroom teachers, schools & day camps, & school districts and he'd love to help yours! professional development courses on a range of topics related to supporting ND youth. Ask Mike about in-person or virtual trainings for your staff! Neurodiversity Mastermind Coaching Group for Educators & Summer Camp Professionals Would you like a go-to resource for social/emotional/behavioral challenges for you students and campers? Do you want your school or camp to be known as THE most accepting & supportive place for children with autism, ADHD, & social challenges? Do you want to supercharge your SEL or social skills training program? Join like-minded educators and summer camp leaders, along with with visionary founder of Camp Pegasus, neurodiversity consultant, & social skills whisperer, Mike Fogel MA, ATR-BC, LPC to help you surpass those goals! This group meets monthly during the off-season school year to plan and implement neurodiversity support and social skills training. During the summer camp season, it meets weekly to be responsive to your campers' and staff needs. EMOTIONAL GPS pdf Social Coaching Resource | $4.99 This PDF document is a visual coaching and teaching resource to help your camper identify what level of frustration they experience and what coping strategy can steer them back to calm and fun. Use it to help your camper identify their very favorite calming strategies and solve problems. Meltdowns and shut-downs are the worst part of everyone’s day. Frustration and anger are normal feelings, but when they are acted out, they can be disruptive, hurtful, and harmful to the group’s safety and cohesion. Let’s prevent unnecessary meltdowns at all costs by teaching your staff and campers a color-coded and numeric framework to understand four levels of frustration and anger - along with precisely what to say to a frustrated camper at each level. Use Emotional GPS to direct your camper back to CALM and FUN! THINK-FEEL-DO PROBLEM-SOLVER'S WORKSHEET - pdf social coaching resource | $4.99 Download this PDF resource to help your child review social miscues, arguments, and big feelings. Use this concrete visual problem-solving process to help your child SEE what contributed to their challenging behavior or outcome, and UNDERSTAND how they can CHOOSE a more helpful or positive path next time and beyond. In Mike Fogel’s social skills programs, children learn to “Take the Road to Happiness”. They discover that they have the power to direct their lives in positive ways by CHOOSING helpful behaviors. With this visual tool, children concretely identify thoughts and feelings that lead to negative social outcomes and emotional eruptions. After realizing the process that drove the unwanted social outcome, they can make a plan to better handle the situation next time. With Emotional GPS, your child can steer themselves towards their Road to Happiness! Subscribe to our newsletter. 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