Show:
Hierarchy
Of Needs
Early Childhood
Middle Childhood
Adolescence
Disability
100
Who is Maslow
What is the man who developed the concept of Hierarchy of Needs.
100
What age of campers fall under the category of early childhood? .
What is 5-6 year olds
100
Middle childhood covers what ages?
What is 7-11
100
Adolescence covers the ages of?
What is 11-21. (How many of you are still in this stage???)
100
This diagnosis is characterized by poor impulse control, focus, and motor control.
What is ADHD
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 societal.
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
A camper struggles in social situations and can’t seem To read facial expressions. They see situations in black And white. This camper might have a diagnosis of?
What is Aspergers Disorder- It’s not called this anymore… what is it called?
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 transitioning 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
One of your campers starts complaining about another camper and their “weird” behaviors. They complain that the other camper keeps making odd noises with their throat and makes odd facial grimaces. What might be the cause of these behaviors?
What is Tourrettes?
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 love/belonging?
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 initatives 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
You notice that a camper always displays atypical behaviors when in an enclosed, loud space. Why might this be and how could you help minimize the problem?
What is sensory defensive and then any good response…
500
Name a reason why the Hierarchy of Needs is important to keep in mind for campers.
What is it can help to explain behavior. If you can meet a need then it could reduce problems. Any other reasonable answers
500
A five year old camper has an emotional meltdown that seems to have no base. A second ago he was happy and now he is crying. What could be the culprit?
What is hunger, thirst, exhaustion.
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
A camper has a really difficult time transition from their parents to camp. Each transition during the day seems to cause issues. You notice each new activity also causes problems. What might be the issue?
What is Anxiety?