We offer:

• school-age children prevention-through-education programs at no cost to Long Island public and private schools
• school and community professionals training, faculty in-service and Superintendent's Day staff development programs and conferences
• parent workshops and seminars that support our classroom efforts
• at-risk groups prevention programs
• mandated training and New York State certification classes for professionals

CAPS PREVENTION THROUGH EDUCATION K-12 WORKSHOPS

For more than 26 years, CAPS has believed that the key to keeping our children safe is education - of children, their parents, teachers, school professionals and the community. Our workshops are offered at no cost to schools and presented in small classroom settings by CAPS-trained volunteers (Caring Kids is presented by CAPS-trained elementary school guidance counselors and social workers). Our fee-based parent education, educator and school professionals training programs enhance and support our classroom efforts.

To Schedule a Workshop:
If you would like to schedule a student program for a Long Island school, please complete a registration form for elementary and middle school students or high school students and mail or fax to CAPS. Scheduling is done on a first-come basis. Call 516-621-0552 or 631-289-3240 for information on professional on-site training. Or e-mail us at speaktoCAPS@optonline.net. For a printable version of our student and parent program offerings, click here.

Bully Prevention / Relational Aggression

Caring Kids™
A bully/violence prevention program for kindergarten and grade 1 students. CAPS trains school professionals, at no cost, to implement the program in their respective elementary schools.

Steer Clear of Bullies™ NOW FOR 3RD AND 4TH GRADERS
A two-session multi-media workshop for grades 3 and 4 designed to promote empathy, social-skills building and assertiveness skills.

Friendship Matters™ NEW!
A workshop that is the prequel to What's Up? Girl Talk Part I. This program helps to promote healthy friendships among 5th and 6th grade girls, and uses the same one-hour small group format as Girl Talk.

Step Up and Speak Out™
A two-session multi-media workshop for grades 6 and 7 students designed to help them understand and respond to bullying situations and empower the "silent majority" to safely intervene in bullying incidents.

What's Up? Girl Talk™ Parts I & II
A one-hour workshop geared for 7th and 8th grade girls that defines and explores the impact of relational and physical aggression on girls' friendships with one another.

Child Abuse Prevention

Safety Rules™
A three-session workshop for grades 2 and 3 students emphasizing that children have the right not to be hurt and helps them practice and understand the skills necessary to keep them safe from harm.

Child Abuse Prevention
A three-session workshop for high school students that covers physical, sexual and emotional abuse and neglect and teaches students how to protect themselves and prevent abuse.

Internet Safety

CyberSmartz™ (working title) NEW!
A one-session multi-media workshop for grade 5 students that focuses on cyber-bullying and fostering safe, responsible behavior while managing the Internet and other digital technologies.

SurfSafe!™
A one-session Internet safety workshop for grades 6, 7, 8, and 9 students focusing on cyber-bullying, online sexual exploitation and other Web-based threats to children.

Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention

A two-session multi-media workshop for grades 6, 7, and 8 students that identifies sexual harassment and its causes and effects while empowering students to respond to harassing situations.

Date / Acquaintance Rape Awareness and Prevention

A two-session multi-media workshop for high school students that covers date rape prevention strategies, promotes awareness and encourages healthy decision making.

CAPS ADULT PROGRAMS

Programs for Parents

CAPS offers programs for parents to help them become more aware of the challenges their elementary or middle school child faces, and how they can keep their child safe from harm. Call for information on fees and scheduling (a minimum of 10 adults is required).

Helping to Steer Clear of Bullies
teaches parents how to help their child with challenging issue of bullying.

Helping to SurfSafe!
helps parents reduce their child's risks online.

What's Up With My Daughter?
parents of elementary and middle school girls explore strategies to help their daughters navigate through their social relationships during these challenging years.

Programs for School Professionals

Planning a Faculty In-Service? A Superintendent's Day Conference? CAPS offers fee-based, on-site staff development programs on child abuse, bully prevention, Internet safety and sexual harassment, plus NYS Certification Training courses both on-site and at our Roslyn office: Mandated Reporter Training: The Recognition & Reporting of Child Abuse, and Mandated SAVE Act Training: Safe Schools Against Violence In Education.
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