Category: Okeechobee

Support Group Increasing Self-Esteem and Emotional Regulation for Elementary School Students

https://tykesandteens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Johnny-Okee-Group-Art-1.jpg Support Group Increasing Self-Esteem and Emotional Regulation for Elementary School Students Tykes & Teens Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern Johnny Estrada created and has been leading a support group for students at one of Okeechobee’s elementary schools. The group’s purpose: to increase emotional regulation and self-esteem for the students and to increase their academic […]

Girls Groups Building Social Skills, Self-Esteem and Personal Growth

https://tykesandteens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Johanna-Kenworthy-Okee-Girls-Group-300×226.jpg Girls Groups Building Social Skills, Self-Esteem and Personal Growth Tykes & Teens Registered Clinical Social Work Intern Johanna Kenworthy, MSW, has started 4th and 5th grade girls groups at Everglades Elementary focused on building social skills to increase their self-esteem and personal growth. In this picture, the 4th grade girls used “self-esteem sunglasses” to […]

Thriving at Camp Thrive

https://tykesandteens.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mission-Moment-Camp-Thrive-1024×1024.png Eric had the opportunity to visit Camp Thrive Okeechobee this summer. Lots of happy smiling faces with great activities! Well done to our school based program team Johnny and Johanna! Thank you for collaborating with us Okeechobee School Board and the Children’s Service Council of Okeechobee County!

Students Thrive at Camp Thrive Okeechobee

https://tykesandteens.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Camp-Thrive-Okeechobee.png Great stuff happening for elementary and middle schoolers in Okeechobee this summer at Camp Thrive thanks to our collaboration with the Okeechobee School Board and the Children’s Service Council of Okeechobee County! We had the opportunity to work with campers on a number of social, impulse control, anxiety and depressions skills, including calming and […]