Ms. India Humphreys, Counselor
"A healthy child is basic to learning... and a healthy child is a child who is healthy in both mind and body."
PROJECT BASIC
better
attitudes
and
skills
in
children
Better Attitudes and Skills In Children (BASIC) has been in operation since the Fall of 1985, serving elementary school students in Tennessee. Project BASIC provides educational, yet entertaining, activities to help students build self esteem and learn decision-making skills. The self-confidence developed by Project BASIC will help students to make good choices now and throughout the ears to come.
Project BASIC is funded by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Bureau of Health.
Twice a month the Child Development Specialist goes into the classroom, and for thirty (30) minutes, leads the students in activities using stories, booklets and puppets. Through these activities, students develop a better self-concept and, as a result, come to expect more from themselves.
core curricular goals of project BASIC
KINDERGARTEN
TO ACCEPT AND VALUE ONESELF AS WORTHWHILE
TO BE ABLE TO COOPERATE WITHIN A GROUP
TO RECOGNIZE ONE'S CAPABILITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ONE'S ACTIONS
FIRST GRADE
TO SEE THE NEED FOR RULES AND AGREEMENTS
TO RECOGNIZE AND ACCEPT DIFFERENCES IN OTHERS
TO ACCEPT MISTAKES AND FAILURES AS LEARNING EXPERIENCES
TO BE ABLE TO COPE WITH REJECTION
SECOND GRADE
TO UNDERSTAND ONE'S EFFECT ON THE FEELINGS AND BEHAVIOR OF OTHERS
TO SELECT APPROPRIATE WAYS TO EXPRESS FEELINGS
TO BE WILLING TO TRY NEW OR DIFFICULT ACTIVITIES
TO INITIATE INDEPENDENT SELF-RELIANT BEHAVIOR
THIRD GRADE
TO UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF CHOICES
TO DEVELOP RESOURCEFULNESS IN PROBLEM SOLVING
TO LEARN TO COPE WITH PEER PRESSURE
TO LEARN TO FACE NEW SITUATIONS COURAGEOUSLY
key components of Project BASIC
mental health education
BASIC Classroom Activities
Other Classroom Activities
Parent Information and Education
early intervention
Assessments and Referrals
Structured Learning Groups
Resource Identification
teacher consultation
Case Consultation
Program Consultation
Personal Consultation
school climate enhancement
Student of the Week and Month
Support Groups
Academic Achievement
Tennessee
Counties & Schools offering Project BASIC through
GILES COUNTY
Pulaski Elementary School
HICKMAN COUNTY
Centerville Elementary School
LEWIS COUNTY
Lewis County Elementary School
MAURY COUNTY
Riverside Elementary School
PERRY COUNTY
Linden Elementary School
ROBERTSON COUNTY
Cheatham Park Elementary School
WAYNE COUNTY
Collinwood Elementary School
Centerstone is the largest behavioral healthcare provider in Tennessee and one of the largest in the nation. This not-for-profit organization helps more than 40,000 children, adolescents, adults, seniors and their families each year. Services are available at 62 facilities in 23 counties of Middle Tennessee. Centerstone's teams of psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, clinicians, and other professionals provide comprehensive, individualized treatment to people, striving to serve them as close to home as possible. The organization offers a full range of behavioral health and related educational services, helping individuals conquer issues such as depression, addiction, the effects of abuse and more. Centerstone also focuses on research designed to identify, treat, and eliminate mental illness from our community, because the organization truly believes its motto, "EVERYONE MATTERS".
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