The Redwoods Group

What's so dangerous about a door?

Finger pinches can leave lasting, life changing, and even permanent damage. And they are 100% preventable.

Use our short, 5 minute micro-learning—available to all—to help your staff eliminate the risk of finger pinches at your organization.

Micro-Learning: Preventing Finger Injuries from Doors A frequent injury we see involves a child whose hand or fingers are caught in a closing door. While these incidents can range in severity, they can result in very serious, life-long injuries. While one of the most effective strategies in eliminating these injuries is installing pinch protection hard...

What's the difference between bullying and ordinary peer conflict?

It's all about context and power.

Use these scenarios to facilitate a short discussion exercise with your staff. And then make sure they are ready to address bullying as soon as it arises.

Bullying in After-School Programs: Short Activity To support you in creating a culture where bullying does not occur in your after-school programs, we’ve prepared a short activity for you to use at your next staff meeting. This activity will prompt staff to think through potential bullying scenarios that may occur in your after-school programs an...

What do community-based mental health, antisemitism, gun violence prevention, trans inclusivity and youth empowerment have in common?

They're all topics we covered in Season 2 of our Staffing, Safety, Society podcast.

With Season 2 wrapping up, we'd love to hear from you:

What topics did you enjoy?
What did we miss?
What questions are on your mind that we could explore?
Who should we invite on as guests next time?

Catch up on any episodes you missed here:
https://redwoodsgroup.com/staffing-safety-society-podcast/

How it started. How it's going...

1,865 bracelets made.

1,864 handed out.

Thanks American Camp Association - Mission accomplished.

Quick micro-learning for staff: Identifying medical events in the pool.

We continue to see medical events occurring in pools at a relatively high rate. This micro-learning - which takes 5 minutes to complete - discusses who is at risk for a medical event, common behaviors guards can look for, and key recommendations to help support lifeguards in their role. Please share widely!

https://redwoodsgroup.com/resources/micro-learning-identifying-medical-events/