The Volunteer's Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis by Jim Hancock and Rich Van Pelt

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Crises will happen in life, train yourself and your youth volunteers to spot and respond biblically to a crisis when it occurs in your youth group. This practical training covers the continuum of crisis involving Jr. Highers and High Schoolers.

Fights at school, sexual abuse, eating disorders, school crises... The list goes on and on. Hardly a day passes without a local crisis at involving Jr. Highers or High Schoolers. This practical training DVD and Participant's Guide covers the continuum of private and public crisis, equipping volunteer youth workers to work with their kids to deal with any crisis in a way that helps the individual and helps the family stay intact. The Volunteer's Guide to Helping Teenagers in Crisis training curriculum is important right now because kids are at risk. It is a practical resource for the whole crisis continuum, culminating in a basic training of IF and WHEN. IF this ever happens, here are the steps to take. WHEN this happens-and it will, whether you're prepared or not-here are the steps to take.

Session Titles

1. Understanding Crisis

2. Spotting Crisis

3. Responding to Crisis

4. Preventing Crisis in Your Group

Rich Van Pelt trains thousands of educators, counselors, and youth workers each year in adolescent crisis intervention and teen suicide prevention and response. Jim Hancock invested two decades as a church-based youth worker. He's the author of many youth ministry resources, including How to Volunteer Like a Pro and The Justice Mission.