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The Prevention and Wellness Program offers
opportunities for educators, students, parents, and business professionals
to develop new skills, identify problems, and become empowered to make
needed changes. Wheeler Clinic’s Prevention and Wellness Program
has been assisting people for more than 21 years. It is our goal to help
your organization by providing programs specifically tailored to your
needs.
Wheeler Clinic offers prevention programs throughout Central Connecticut.
Professionall-trained staff work with children and adolescents to teach
healthy choices and prevent future substance abuse. These programs include:
- Violence prevention
- Teen pregnancy prevention
- Anger and conflict management
- Sexual harassment in schools
- HIV / AIDS education
- Stress management
- Peer mediation / conflict resolution
- Multiculturalism / cultural diversity
- Sexual orientation / homophobia
- Youth and gambling
Wheeler Clinic’s Prevention and Wellness professionals
also offer specialized training and technical assistance in:
- Peer mediation
- Peer leadership programs
- Dealing with difficult youth
- Alcohol and other drug abuse prevention
- Smoking cessation
- Stress management
- Wellness and prevention
- AIDS awareness
- Multiculturalism / cultural diversity
- Conflict resolution
- Positive alternatives for young men
- Eating healthy
- Gambling and youth
- Other programs for youths
- Conflict resolution
- Assertiveness
- Anger management
- Stress management
- Alcohol / tobacco / other drug updates
- Dealing with sensitive issues
- HIV / AIDS education
- Children of substance abusers
- Personal / social skill building for pre-schoolers
- Creative problem solving
- Gambling and youth
The Prevention and Wellness staff are available
for PTO's/PTA's and other groups and organizations to offer interesting
and educational workshops for parents.
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