Hierarchy of Needs
Early Childhood
Middle Childhood
Adolescence
Scenarios
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Theory of Hierarchy of Needs was developed by?
who is Maslow (1943)
100
What age of camper falls under the category of early childhood?
What is 5-6
100
What age of camper falls under the category of early childhood?
What is 7-11
100
Adolescence covers the ages of?
What is 11-21. (How many of you are still in this stage???)
100
A child is being dropped off but won’t separate From her parent. You could…
Come over and talk to the kid right away. Encourage the Parent to leave. The longer the parent stays the Harder it might be.
200
A camper comes to camp without having had breakfast. What need hasn’t been met?
What is physiological
200
5-6 year olds are at a stage at which they are making great cognitive gains and assimilating new information. This is both amazing and exhausting. Name one behavior/phase that you will likely run into due to this new acquisition of knowledge.
What is relentless curiosity and endless questions.
200
Girls may be better at _____ motor skills while boys may be better at _____ motor skills at this stage. This is developmental and societial.
What is Fine Motor: arts, drawing, writing, and eye coordination. etc. What is Gross Motor skills- climbing, running, etc.
200
Perhaps the greatest challenge of Adolescence is?
What is puberty
200
You have 10 minutes before the next activity begins and you have a group of seven- year-olds with you. Name a few quick activities that you could do while waiting.
Sing some repeat after me songs. Play a camp game Have them go on an ABC nature hunt Any other awesome ideas
300
A camper has a severe peanut allergy and is accidently is given food with nuts. What need is not being met?
What is safety
300
Children at an early childhood age are often fairly egocentric though much less so then they were at four or early five years old. Knowing that they are still transition out of egocentrism what aspects of camp may prove challenging for these young campers?
What is turn taking, navigating new friendships, sharing- etc.
300
Kids in middle childhood have begun to develop defenses as coping strategies. These can be confusing to peers and staff alike. Name some defenses that might be seen.
What are: Isolation- separating self- from group to avoid rejection. Turning against self- if worried about disappointing someone will turn inward to avoid the hurt from another, Simply acting defensive to avoid looking as if they don’t know something.
300
The major psychological task of Adolescence is the development of what? How does this potentially present challenges at camp?.
What is identity as different from primary caregiver. Kids at this age may be constantly pushing boundaries and trying out new selves.
300
You have two twelve year old girls who are excluding Another girl. It is starting to turn mean. You could?
Talk to the girls separately. Do not allow For this behavior. Stop it before it gets too bad Without bringing too much attention to the rest of The group.
400
A camper has a diagnosis of Asperger’s and it really impacts his social interactions. What need is likely to be in jeopardy of not being met?
What is friendship/belonging/connection.
400
Self-regulation is developing but not mastered at this stage of development. What is self-regulation and why is it important at camp?
Self-regulation is a person’s ability to regulate emotion, impulses, attention, and desires. At camp- especially when kids are tired it could impact the entire group system, friendships, safety in activity, etc.
400
Executive Functioning skills are really developing during this stage. Camp is a great place to help with this development. Describe executive functioning and name some ways to foster its growth. .
Executive functioning skills are the planning and organizing skills of the brain- think CEO. Allowing kids to have more time that is adult supervised but with some kid planning and organization is great. It allows kids to problem solve and see how things work in a safe environment. Group initiatives and games are great for this. Performing arts also good. Put structure in the planning.
400
Building ________ and _______ amongst the group is very important during Adolescence.
What is Trust and Cohesion
400
A camper takes off running down the hill to the water Front. He slips, falls, and you think hits his head. What should you do?
Go quickly to the camper while making sure the Other campers leave the scene. Look for signs of Head injury. Get help from the nurse or another Knowledgeable staff member.
500
Name a reasons why the Hierarchy of Needs is important to keep in mind for campers.
It can help to explain behavior. If you can meet a need then it could reduce problems. Any other reasonable answers
500
Sense of self in relation to others is developing strongly in middle childhood. It can be a rocky time for friendships, and the self. Moral and social norms are very important at this stage and are more gray than black and white. When working with kids at this age, name some ideas to structure your groups that will help facilitate this moral and social development.
Come up with group norms that are agreed upon with the whole. If problems come up, try to work as a group to solve them. Look for kids alienating each other and try to mediate.
500
Sense of self in relation to others is developing strongly in middle childhood. It can be a rocky time for friendships, and the self. Moral and social norms are very important at this stage and are more gray than black and white. When working with kids at this age, name some ideas to structure your groups that will help facilitate this moral and social development.
Come up with group norms that are agreed upon with the whole. If problems come up, try to work as a group to solve them. Look for kids alienating each other and try to mediate.
500
Name one challenge and one advantage to working with this population.
Any acceptable answer will do here
500
You have a group of young campers on an overnight. A couple of them go into a tent to change their clothes You notice that it is way too quiet. You should?
Go to the tent and check-in. Quiet with young campers Generally means trouble. Have the kids talk to you through The tent as they finish changing clothes.
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