Camp Baker: Summer Treatment Program Experience
Grace Cain, a Psychology major with a minor in Child and Family Studies, shares her impactful experience at Camp Baker, an STP for children with ADHD. The program's point system, timeout protocol, and active ignoring approach help children regulate behavior. Grace's responsibilities included managing campers, recording points, leading activities, and interacting with parents. This experience broadened her clinical interests and proved valuable for her future career.
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Grace Cain Class of 2020 Psychology Major, Child and Family Studies Minor Praxis/Work Experience: Camp Baker (Judge Baker Children s Center)
Camp Baker Camp Baker is an STP (Summer Treatment Program) for children with ADHD based out of Judge Baker Children s Center in Boston. The program uses a point system, individualized rewards and a timeout protocol to help children regulate their emotions and behavior.
Point System, Timeout Protocol & Active Ignoring Point System: campers earn points for positive behavior (point store, Fun Friday) & lose points for negative behavior. Timeout Protocol: 5 min of calm sitting out of activities when campers a) do not follow a command after a second time b) are destructive/violent. Active Ignoring: negative behavior is ignored outside of point calling (unless dangerous nonviolent crisis intervention timeout room)
Pride Skills Praise (make sure praise is labeled i.e. I like how you are coloring quietly ) Reflect (shows you are listening, reinforces speech) Imitate (positive reinforcement, cooperation) Describe (communicates interest) Enthusiasm *ignore inappropriate behavior Drawing of me by camper, age 7.
My Experience Training: Learned treatment program (i.e. memorize the point system, learn timeout protocol, complete crisis intervention training) Camper Simulations Responsibilities: Managed a group of 13 6 & 7-year-old boys with 5 other counselors Recorded points, input data & made physical management reports Prepared age appropriate soccer drills & lead games Debriefed parents at the end of the day with campers daily report cards
Daily Schedule *counselors arrive at 7:30 to prepare for day & get campers on bus Parent Night held once a week During parent night: counselors & campers watch a movie, play games and eat pizza (until 6 pm).
Overview My first experience implementing treatment Challenged my assumptions about the treatment Broadened the clinical populations I want to work with in future Helpful connection for after graduation job search
https://campbaker.org/summer-2020-positions/ Positions for this summer as Undergraduate Counselors or Teaching Assistants are open for this summer, camp tentatively starting July 8th.
