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By Guest Blogger Virginia Bourdeau, Oregon State 4-H Camping Specialist<\/em><\/p>\n What does it mean to design a 4-H Staff & Counselor in Training (CIT) program through the lens of the 4-H Thriving Model? This post describes one simple method that can operationalize frontline practices to improve 4-H camps alignment with the model.<\/p>\n An important theory supporting development of openness to challenge and adventure is \u201cgrowth mindset.\u201d\u00a0 Dr. Carol Dweck defines a growth mindset as the belief that traits or skills are malleable and can be changed with effort. In contrast, a fixed mindset is the belief that traits or skills are innate and unchangeable. \u00a0Camp is certainly a place that offers many challenges such as making friends, resolving conflicts or learning to cast at the fishing pond.<\/p>\n Michael Brandwein, a well-respected camp counselor trainer, states that there are \u201ctwo sources of power at camp.\u201d \u00a0This is teaching what he calls Level One and Level Two skills.\u00a0 When a camper casts her bobber into the target zone after eight or nine tries and the fishing activity leader says, \u201cGood job.\u201d and moves on to coach the next camper, she is only helping the camper learn a Level One skill. \u00a0Hitting the target is an activity skill.<\/p>\n What else might our camper have the opportunity to learn?\u00a0 With the right 4-H CIT training that activity leader has the opportunity to help campers learn qualities such as persistence, patience, and confidence, how to follow directions, practice a skill to improve, and ask questions.\u00a0 These are the \u201cLevel Two skills\u201d that can really add power to the impact of your camp program.<\/p>\n When the camper gets her bobber in the target zone the activity leader should specifically recognize the Level Two skills she has used.\u00a0 This helps our camper recognize the skills and reinforces their use.\u00a0 For example the leader could say, \u201cGood job! You\u2019re really sticking to it. You\u2019re persistent! Thank you for asking the question about how to hold your wrist.\u201d<\/p>\n Michael Brandwein loves to use letters that form a word to help remind us how we should interact with campers.\u00a0 The reminder word for this technique is P.I.E.S.\u00a0 <\/strong>This stands for<\/p>\n P= <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Positive! We show we value what the camper has done.<\/p>\n I=<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Immediate! The communication should be immediate.<\/p>\n E=<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Enthusiastic! Make the communication enthusiastic and sincere.<\/p>\n S=\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Specific! We name the skills the camper has used.<\/p>\n So power up your next camp staff training with some P.I.E.S.<\/strong>; and contribute to youth thriving at camp!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thriving On<\/p>\n Virginia Bourdeau<\/p>\n Practitioner Tip Tuesday By Guest Blogger Virginia Bourdeau, Oregon State 4-H Camping Specialist What does it mean to design a 4-H Staff & Counselor in Training (CIT) program through the lens of the 4-H Thriving Model? This post describes one simple method that can operationalize frontline practices to improve 4-H camps alignment with the model. 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