Program, 1939 - 2017

Series

Identifier: Series 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Series houses records related to the Farm’s social and emotional skills program for residents. Contents include published articles, workshop material, teaching resources and handouts, and records generated by Opportunity Farm staff and residents while participating in aspects of the program, such as meeting minutes and notes. Curricular and pedagogical material is generally organized by subject and grouped according to intended user: in-service staff, pre-service staff, or resident/child. Workshop material produced by the state of Maine, particularly Maine Family Home programs, is heavily represented. The Farm’s adoption of the family teaching model is documented in files toward the end of the series. Material is grouped according to function and arranged chronologically.

Dates

1939 - 2017

Access

Unrestricted

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (2.5 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Note

Below is a list of Opportunity Farm curriculum subjects derived from the collection's original file folder titles. The resources in these folders that were retained have been arranged in this series. While not all material was retained, all of the following subjects are represented in the material remaining.

ADD/ADHD, adolescent sexual development, affirmations, aggressive youth, alcoholism, anger analysis, anger younger children, boundaries, emotional grooming, emotions, enuresis, healing through loss, HIV/AIDs, home tour, homesickness, juvenile justice, mental health, money management, motivation sheets younger children, praise/positive reinforcement, problem solving, PTSD, reporting systems, residential care/group therapy, self-esteem, self-help/depression, sexual abuse, sexual harassment and assault, sexuality (family resources), siblings, social skills/positive reinforcement, stress busters, stress management, stress/relaxation worksheets, substance use, suicide, thinking errors (morality, victimization, victimhood), value clarification, working treatment plan, younger children (working with), and youth rights