Last year, John Sommers-Flanagan, a Ph.D professor, researcher, and author from Missoula did staff trainings with us. These trainings focused around relationship-building with the teens that we work with.
He, along with Ed.D Sara Polanchek, started the Practically Perfect Parenting Podcast. And we're sure it's a wonderful resource for anyone involved with BYEP.
Read MoreBurnout happens when people pour their hearts and souls into their work only to see little or no result from their effort.
Read MoreMy co-worker often gives the most concise and poignant advice when it comes to mentorship. She simply says, “Be the person you needed when you were sixteen”.The power of mentoring is tremendous.
Read MoreConnecting and communicating with teens can be a scary thing for many adults. But it doesn't have to be.
Read MoreTwenty years ago, I decided I would become a Mental Health Counselor. After a few years of managing my own private practice, I decided 1:1 traditional mental health counseling with teenagers was (and, it turns out, still is) broken. So I set out to create something different.
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