Jessica Andrews-Wilson, GUIDE’s Executive Director, asked participants, “Georgia ASYD 2016, how do you feel?” The crowd roared back with their response: “We feel good! Oh, we feel so good! Uh!” That’s right; 552 participants and 47 conference staff did feel good during the 2016 Georgia Afterschool & Youth Development Conference, which took place September 21-23 […]
Read MoreWorksite wellness is a great way to get staff energized and excited about their own health. It’s also a way for staff to show support to each other, which will bring about a better team overall. Wellness in the workplace might seem like a taxing task, but it doesn’t have to be! Below are three […]
Read MoreWhile staff appreciation is often used as a buzz term by organizations, research proposes that staff appreciation isn’t just a fad; it’s necessary in order to keep employees happy and dedicated to their jobs. According to Dr. Zhang with the IBM Smarter Workforce Institute, research shows that employers who have effective staff appreciation and recognition […]
Read More“A defining condition of being human is that we have to understand the meaning of our experience.” – Jack Mezirow Reflection is a cognitive process that strengthens our ability to organize new information in order to gain greater meaning and understanding. By reflecting on an experience, youth and adults are more able to accurately recall […]
Read MoreContributed By John Keenan As you are gearing up for another year of working with youth and striving to help them grow, consider this: youth can accomplish anything they want with effort, patience and the right mindset. According to Carol Dweck, our mindsets are malleable, and you can support the development of a growth mindset […]
Read MoreThe 9th Annual Georgia School of Addiction Studies was held August 24-28, 2015 in Savannah. This year’s theme, “Addressing Challenges,” represents the current challenges faced by the prevention, treatment and recovery fields in Georgia and speaks to our collective ability to address these issues head-on in order to continue creating positive community change. This conference […]
Read MoreOn Saturday, August 1, GUIDE partnered with Live Healthy Gwinnett to host the first ever Out-of-School Time Expo at Bogan Park in Buford, GA. On this day, experts in the fields of afterschool, health and wellness, leadership and more joined together to present workshops and exhibit for the participants who came from all over the […]
Read MoreThis month, we had our own March Madness, prevention style! GUIDE just finished a month full of trainings related to substance abuse prevention and positive youth development, which are two of our specialties. We are always thrilled to have the opportunity to stay connected to professionals in these fields; what better way to do that […]
Read MoreDecades ago, a group of prevention workers got together to investigate the pros and cons of instituting a prevention credentialing process in Georgia. The field of substance abuse prevention was still in its adolescence, but growing. Many of those who started working in prevention came from the treatment, health education and social work professions, all […]
Read MoreThe 8th Annual Georgia School of Addiction Studies (GSAS) was held August 25-29, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah. The theme, “Unleashing the Power: Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery” speaks to the power we each have in our field to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. This annual conference brings together […]
Read MoreGUIDE’s mission is to improve community conditions by utilizing collaborations, promoting positive youth development, delivering specialized training and resources and preventing substance use and abuse.
