High school
The HORS-PISTE anxiety prevention program is an initiative of the Centre RBC d’expertise universitaire en santé mentale destiné aux enfants, aux adolescents et adolescentes et aux jeunes adultes. Since 2020, the CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre has put together a support team specifically dedicated to launching the HORS-PISTE program. The team is responsible for rolling out the program across Québec, in partnership with health and social services institutions and schools, with a focus on integrating services from within the youth mental health continuum. The team is also tasked with helping institutions to introduce the program in high schools, working proactively to adapt it to the reality of the different parts of Québec.
To implement the HORS-PISTE program, contact programme.horspiste.cisssmc16@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
The HORS-PISTE program at school
- General program overview
- This promotional brochure will give you a quick overview of the various components of the HORS-PISTE program.
Promotional brochure - These placemats will give you a quick overview of the competencies to be developed and the objectives to be worked on through the various components of the HORS-PISTE program.
Overview of the HORS-PISTE – Exploration program
Overview of the HORS-PISTE – Expedition program - To attend a presentation of the program, register HERE
- This promotional brochure will give you a quick overview of the various components of the HORS-PISTE program.
- Implementation support
- Our role: The CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre has been selected to launch the HORS-PISTE program throughout Québec. Our team is tasked with supporting health and social services institutions and high schools in implementing the program in schools. Our implementation team works proactively to adapt the program implementation process to the reality of each region in the province.Our vision: The successful implementation of the HORS-PISTE program in Quebec schools rests on teamwork and a shared responsibility between the healthcare institutions, CLSCs, and schools.Our mandate:
-Support institutions in launching the program on a provincial scale
-Engage stakeholders from various settings
-Coordinate the various program phases
-Support the creation of the expert committee and program appropriation
-Train and support the workshop leaders
-Prepare for the launch of the early intervention (Expedition) componentTo contact us:
The support team is always available to help and guide you. We offer in-person meetings or videoconferences (Zoom or Teams). Contact us at programme.horspiste.cisssmc16@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
- Our role: The CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre has been selected to launch the HORS-PISTE program throughout Québec. Our team is tasked with supporting health and social services institutions and high schools in implementing the program in schools. Our implementation team works proactively to adapt the program implementation process to the reality of each region in the province.Our vision: The successful implementation of the HORS-PISTE program in Quebec schools rests on teamwork and a shared responsibility between the healthcare institutions, CLSCs, and schools.Our mandate:
Exploration component (universal prevention)
- Cycle 1
- Overview of the exploration component (universal prevention)
- These placemats will give you a quick overview of the competencies to be developed and the objectives for each of the 10 workshops.
Overview of the HORS-PISTE – Exploration program
- These placemats will give you a quick overview of the competencies to be developed and the objectives for each of the 10 workshops.
- Introduction
- This introduction will allow you, first, to evaluate the contribution of each participant involved in developing the HORS-PISTE – Exploration program for secondary Cycle 1. Second, it will help you understand the key principles of the HORS-PISTE program. It will also give you more specific insight into the main program elements.
Introduction – HORS-PISTE – Exploration program
- This introduction will allow you, first, to evaluate the contribution of each participant involved in developing the HORS-PISTE – Exploration program for secondary Cycle 1. Second, it will help you understand the key principles of the HORS-PISTE program. It will also give you more specific insight into the main program elements.
- Implementation Guide
- This guide will allow you to assimilate the entire process surrounding the implementation of the HORS-PISTE Exploration component, including the important steps and timelines. The implementation guide also lists the documents that will be provided for each step.
Implementation guide – Exploration component
- This guide will allow you to assimilate the entire process surrounding the implementation of the HORS-PISTE Exploration component, including the important steps and timelines. The implementation guide also lists the documents that will be provided for each step.
- Facilitator training
- To learn how to facilitate universal prevention workshops, register HERE. This training is currently available in French only.
- Workshops and tools for the school staff
- Presentation of the program
- This slide presentation provides an overview of the program for the school staff.
Introduction workshop – School staff - This email is to be sent to the entire school staff informing them that the workshops are starting.
Kickoff e-mail for teachers
- This slide presentation provides an overview of the program for the school staff.
- Training workshops for school staff (currently available in French only)
- Cultivating well-being
- This 75-minute workshop is designed for all members of a school staff (teachers, counsellors, administration, daycare educators, etc.). It is intended to help develop a concrete action plan for promoting the factors that contribute to well-being in school and for reducing the impact of stressors. A staff member must be trained to lead this workshop, in order to then give it to the other staff members; they must take the following training:
1-hour training to lead the workshop Cultivating well-being
This training provides future workshop facilitators with an overview of the content and equips them with the tools needed to train their fellow school staff members. To participate, these individuals can register for one of the proposed dates HERE
- This 75-minute workshop is designed for all members of a school staff (teachers, counsellors, administration, daycare educators, etc.). It is intended to help develop a concrete action plan for promoting the factors that contribute to well-being in school and for reducing the impact of stressors. A staff member must be trained to lead this workshop, in order to then give it to the other staff members; they must take the following training:
- Anxiety in our students: What can I do as a school staff member?
- This 2-hour workshop is designed for all members of a school staff (teachers, counsellors, administration, daycare educators, etc.). It is intended to develop their knowledge about stress and anxiety and to equip them with strategies to implement at school for preventing or lessening anxiety in students. A staff member must be trained to lead this workshop, in order to then give it to the other staff members; they must take the following training:
2-hour training to lead the workshop Anxiety in our students: What can I do as a school staff member?
This training provides future workshop facilitators with an overview of the content and equips them with the tools needed to train their fellow school staff members. To participate, these individuals can register for one of the proposed dates HERE
- This 2-hour workshop is designed for all members of a school staff (teachers, counsellors, administration, daycare educators, etc.). It is intended to develop their knowledge about stress and anxiety and to equip them with strategies to implement at school for preventing or lessening anxiety in students. A staff member must be trained to lead this workshop, in order to then give it to the other staff members; they must take the following training:
- Mindfulness as the heart of your practice
- This 2-hour training is designed for all members of a school staff (teachers, counsellors, administration, daycare educators, etc.) who want to learn more about mindfulness. It is intended to provide participants with a deeper understanding of the foundations of mindfulness and to identify ways to incorporate mindfulness activities into their work environment and personal life. To participate, interested individuals can register for one of the proposed dates HERE
- Cultivating well-being
- Fact sheet on stress and anxiety
- This sheet is for all school staff members. It provides a summary of key concepts related to stress and anxiety, as well as strategies for preventing or lessening anxiety in students.
Anxiety is everyone’s business
- This sheet is for all school staff members. It provides a summary of key concepts related to stress and anxiety, as well as strategies for preventing or lessening anxiety in students.
- Presentation of the program
- Workshops and tools for parents
- Presentation of the program
- This presentation sheet provides parents with an overview of the program.
Parent information sheet on the HORS-PISTE program - This introductory email must be sent to parents before the start of the workshops in class. Its purpose is to let them know that their child will be participating in the program and to provide them with some tools. It’s best to copy and paste the content directly into an email instead of attaching it.
Kickoff e-mail for parents
- This presentation sheet provides parents with an overview of the program.
- Stress and anxiety awareness workshop (currently available in French only)
- An awareness workshop can be given for parents to deepen their knowledge about stress and anxiety and to equip them with strategies they can apply at home to prevent or lessen anxiety in their child. Parents can register for this workshop HERE.
- Fact sheet on stress and anxiety
- This sheet is intended to deepen parents’ knowledge about stress and anxiety and to equip them with strategies they can apply at home to prevent or lessen anxiety in their child.
Talking about anxiety stress-free… for parents
- This sheet is intended to deepen parents’ knowledge about stress and anxiety and to equip them with strategies they can apply at home to prevent or lessen anxiety in their child.
- Summary sheets for parents
- A summary sheet for parents is available for each classroom workshop. The purpose of these sheets is to inform parents of what is being taught in class so they can discuss it with their child.
1. Too much is just as bad as not enough! When stress plays tricks on me…
2. The fear of fear itself… When anxiety takes over!
3. Emotions… they’re only human!
4. Don’t let other people decide your worth!
5. Don’t squeeze me! I’m not a lemon…
6. Imperfect? Perfect!
7. Being open-minded doesn’t mean you have a hole in your head!
8. There’s no right or wrong—it’s all a matter of perception!
9. Carving out your place!
10. Tapping into your critical mind!
- A summary sheet for parents is available for each classroom workshop. The purpose of these sheets is to inform parents of what is being taught in class so they can discuss it with their child.
- End of workshops
- This email is sent to parents to let them know the workshops are finished.
Wrap-up e-mail for parents
- This email is sent to parents to let them know the workshops are finished.
- Presentation of the program
- Workshops and tools for students (facilitation material)
- Complete facilitation guide
- This complete facilitation guide contains all the workshop materials in a single, printable document.
HORS-PISTE facilitation guide – Cycle 1
- This complete facilitation guide contains all the workshop materials in a single, printable document.
- Presentation of the program to the students
- You can use this slide presentation to present the program to the students before the workshops start.
Introductory workshop – Students
- You can use this slide presentation to present the program to the students before the workshops start.
- Workshops
- Workshop 1: Coping with my stress
- Workshop 2 : Dealing with my anxiety
- Workshop 3 : Learning to manage my emotions and ask for help
- Workshop 4 : Coping with social comparison by looking inward
- Workshop 5 : Dealing with social pressure by learning to assert myself
- Workshop 6 : Building my self-esteem by figuring out who I am
- Workshop 7 : Fighting judgment with empathy
- Workshop 8 : Preventing and resolving conflict by communicating clearly
- Workshop 9 : Maintaining healthy friendships through prosocial behaviour
- Workshop 10 : Using social media wisely thanks to my critical thinking skills
- Reinvestment material and mindfulness activities
- Mindfulness activities
- These sheets contain various mindfulness activities that you can lead in class.
Thought jar
Take a deep breath
Ice cubes
Helping hand
Common points
Active listening
Body scanning
- These sheets contain various mindfulness activities that you can lead in class.
- Summary sheets
- These sheets summarize the workshop contents. You can use them to help the students reinvest their learning or display them in the classroom.
1. Too much is just as bad as not enough! When stress plays tricks on me…
2. The fear of fear itself… When anxiety takes over!
3. Emotions… they’re only human!
4. Don’t let other people decide your worth!
5. Don’t squeeze me! I’m not a lemon…
6. Imperfect? Perfect!
7. Being open-minded doesn’t mean you have a hole in your head!
8. There’s no right or wrong—it’s all a matter of perception!
9. Carving out your place!
10. Tapping into your critical mind!
- These sheets summarize the workshop contents. You can use them to help the students reinvest their learning or display them in the classroom.
- Mindfulness calendar
- This calendar lists a sequence of daily mindfulness activities to try with the students.
Mindfulness calendar
- This calendar lists a sequence of daily mindfulness activities to try with the students.
- Mindfulness guide
- This guide is intended for teens who want to introduce mindfulness into their lives (currently available in French only).
Mindfulness guide
- This guide is intended for teens who want to introduce mindfulness into their lives (currently available in French only).
- Mindfulness activities
- References
- This document contains all the references used to design the program:
References
- This document contains all the references used to design the program:
- Complete facilitation guide
- Overview of the exploration component (universal prevention)
- Cycle 2
- Currently available in French only
Expedition (early intervention) component
- Overview of the early intervention program
- This placemat will give you a quick overview of the competencies to be developed and the objectives for each of the workshops.
Overview of the HORS-PISTE – Expedition program
- This placemat will give you a quick overview of the competencies to be developed and the objectives for each of the workshops.
- Introduction
- This introduction will allow you, first, to evaluate the contribution of each participant involved in developing the HORS-PISTE – Exploration program. Second, it will help you understand the key principles of the HORS-PISTE program. It will also give you more specific insight into the main program elements.
Introduction to the HORS-PISTE – Expedition program
- This introduction will allow you, first, to evaluate the contribution of each participant involved in developing the HORS-PISTE – Exploration program. Second, it will help you understand the key principles of the HORS-PISTE program. It will also give you more specific insight into the main program elements.
- Implementation tools
- Implementation guide
- This guide will allow you to assimilate the entire process surrounding the implementation of the HORS-PISTE Expedition component, including the important steps and timelines. The implementation guide also lists the documents that will be provided for each step.
Implementation guide – Expedition component
- This guide will allow you to assimilate the entire process surrounding the implementation of the HORS-PISTE Expedition component, including the important steps and timelines. The implementation guide also lists the documents that will be provided for each step.
- Implementation documents
- Implementation guide
- Facilitator training
- To learn how to facilitate early intervention workshops, register HERE
- Intervention materials
- Complete intervention guide
- This complete intervention guide contains all the intervention materials in a single, printable document.
HORS-PISTE – Expedition facilitation guide
- This complete intervention guide contains all the intervention materials in a single, printable document.
- Parent-child meetings
- Preparatory meeting
- Review meeting
- Student component
- Handy student guide
- Animated slide presentation
- Workshop 1: Me, anxious…?
- Workshop 2: What if I thought about it differently…
- Workshop 3: What’s going on inside me?
- Workshop 4: HORS-PISTE activity – Photos
- Workshop 5: A helping hand?
- Workshop 6: Glasses that distort reality
- Workshop 7: HORS-PISTE activity
- Workshop 8: Wow! Great progress!
- Parent component
- Handy parent guide
- Animated slide presentation
- Workshop 1: My child’s anxiety… how can I help them step outside of their comfort zone?
- Workshop 2: The accommodation trap
- Workshop 3: Preventing anxiety on a daily basis
- References
- This document contains all the references used to design the program:
References
- This document contains all the references used to design the program:
- Complete intervention guide
HORS-PISTE program at the CI(U)SSS – Expedition+ (specific intervention)
- Overview of the early intervention program
- This placemat will give you a quick overview of the competencies to be developed and the objectives for each of the workshops.
Overview of the HORS-PISTE – Expedition+ program
- This placemat will give you a quick overview of the competencies to be developed and the objectives for each of the workshops.
- Introduction
- This introduction will allow you, first, to evaluate the contribution of each participant involved in developing the HORS-PISTE – Expedition+ program. Second, it will help you understand the key principles of the HORS-PISTE program. It will also give you more specific insight into the main program elements.
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- This introduction will allow you, first, to evaluate the contribution of each participant involved in developing the HORS-PISTE – Expedition+ program. Second, it will help you understand the key principles of the HORS-PISTE program. It will also give you more specific insight into the main program elements.
- Implementation steps and participation in research
- Step-by-step
- In the following document, you will find all the steps to follow to implement the program.
Coming soon
- In the following document, you will find all the steps to follow to implement the program.
- Implementation documents
- Coming soon
- Consent forms for research
- Coming soon
- Step-by-step
- Facilitator training
- To learn how to facilitate early intervention workshops, register HERE
- Intervention materials
- Complete intervention guide
- This complete intervention guide contains all the intervention materials in a single, printable document.
Coming soon
- This complete intervention guide contains all the intervention materials in a single, printable document.
- Parent-child meetings
- Preparatory meeting
- Review meeting
- Complete intervention guide
- Student component
- Handy student guide
- Animated slide presentation
- Workshop 1: Me, anxious…?
- Workshop 2: What if I thought about it differently…
- Workshop 3: HORS-PISTE activity
- Workshop 4: What’s going on inside me?
- Workshop 5: A helping hand?
- Workshop 6: HORS-PISTE activity
- Workshop 7: How to take care of my social network?
- Workshop 8:Integrative activity
- Workshop 9: HORS-PISTE activity
- Workshop 10: WOW! Great progress!
- Parent component
- Handy parent guide
- Animated slide presentation
- Workshop 1: My child’s anxiety… how can I help them step outside of their comfort zone?
- Workshop 2: How do I feel about it?
- Workshop 3: The accommodation trap
- Workshop 4: Preventing anxiety on a daily basis
- Workshop 5: Social support network and progress
- References
- This document contains all the references used to design the program:
References
- This document contains all the references used to design the program:
