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TIP
Teens is a program which involves young people (ages 16-21) as active
volunteers in the Trauma Intervention Program. Involving teens in the
local TIP Chapter directly benefits the teens and also enhances the
capability of TIP to serve youth who have been traumatized. |
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goals of the TIP Teens program are threefold: |
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To
increase the effectiveness of the local TIP Chapter to help
traumatized children and adolescents by using young volunteers
(TIPTeens) who can establish "a connection" with young
victims. |
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To
give teens a meaningful volunteer opportunity in the community. |
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To
increase the awareness of teens about the plight of victims and to
increase their emotional first aid skills. |
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| How
TIP Chapter uses TIP Teens |
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TIP
Teens are involved in a number of ways in the TIP Chapter. Following
are examples of how the TIP Teens are involved: |
- As members of the
crisis intervention team who respond to crisis situations where young
persons has been emotionally traumatized.
- As volunteers with
special skills (bilingual, for example) who are called out by a TIP
volunteer when those skills are needed.
- As members of the
TIP4kids team, A TIP teen can establish a special rapport with
traumatized kids.
- As members of the TIP
Speakers Bureau who speak about the TIP program in schools.
- As “eyes and ears”
of the TIP program in the community, For example, a TIP teen may
deliver helpful materials to a teen who has experienced a traumatic
event in a local high school.
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| Results: |
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TIP Teens report that they use their
TIP skills in other areas of their lives beyond the TIP program. For
example, the TIP teens report:
 "I
used my TIP skills to help a friend at school who lost his father."
"I
was able to help on my job after a robbery because of my TIP
experience."
"I
now listen a lot more when my friend has a problem."
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TIP
teens serve as a link between the TIP chapter and local schools and
youth organizations.
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TIP
more effectively serves children and adolescents who have been
emotionally traumatized because of the addition of TIP Teens to our
volunteer corps.
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