Podcast Episode 16: The Aspect Compass & Meeting Kids’ Needs drops on the last Wednesday in October. It presents a powerful, and innovative, perspective on how to meet kids’ psychological needs. The first half of November will deliver a two-part podcast that switches from the Residential Tools & Techniques Series back to the Residential Issues Series. Episodes 17 and 18 explore how to counsel residents who experience suicidal ideation. Residential children and youth are part of a high-risk group for having thoughts of suicide and, often times, it will fall upon residential staff to provide effective counseling, typically late at night. Learn how to effectively process suicidal ideation with your clients and what sort of follow-up interventions can help keep your clients safe.

On a separate note, a number of resources have been added to the Resources Page of the Bear Clan, llc website. These include tools you can use with clients, mini-trainings on concrete subjects (such as how to write a shift note), and other model forms that can be modified to fit your program.