General Information

ICC has come out with a new brand offer: Therapeutic Surf Camp. It comprises psychological activities with the learning and practice of Surf. if you are between 18 and 30, you can now improve your self-esteem and develop your social skills throught 9 days long while you practice Surf at an amazing envrionment by the ocean. All above under the supervision and coordination of health professionals (psychologist and phisical education professors) with experience in both: clinical and educational contexts.

In addition, from the 12th until the 22nd of July, the II Festival Ocean Spirit will take place in Santa Cruz. Nowadays is considered the most important Wave Sports Event in Portugal. During the Festival, 10.000 squared meters will be used to encourage the practice of wave sports such as bodyboard, longboard, surf, skysurf, windsurf, kayatsuf, ...

Santa Cruz Beaches have been awarded by the Blue Flag by the Foundation for Environmental Education in Europe (FEEE) because of the quality and facilities avalaible, among other criteria, throughout its beaches. Santa Cruz beaches fullfill all the requirements for the perfect practice of surf.

Besides, Santa Cruz is famous, not only for the quality of its beaches, or its perfect conditions for the practice of surf, but also for its ideal conditions for practice paragliding at really cheap cost. Finally, Santa Cruz offer special places where people can enjoy backriding...

Destination, housing and surroundings

For 2008, we will stay in Santa Cruz (Torres Vedras) very close to Peniche (20km far), a small town in a pleasant part of western Portugal 70 km north of Lisboa. It is very close to Ericeira, being one of the best beaches for surf practice all along Europe. Santa Cruz combine traditional and modern Portuguesse atmosphere.

We are housing in a confortable traditional portuguese residence. It is by large sand beaches, which have inspired notorious painter artists like Maurice Boitelby. Our residence comprises, fireplace, library, room for 10 people, kitchen, livingroom and two bathrooms. There is cable, dvd video and wireless internet access.

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ACTIVITIES

Therapeutic activities are framed within Behaviorist Model, also called the learning perspective. It is a psyhological model based on the proposition that all things which organisms do such as actting, thinking and feeling can and should be regarded as behaviors. It assumes that most of our behavior, specially social skills is learned and depend on the context in which ocurr. Furthermore, successful or less adaptative behavior share or are learned throught the the same learning principles. Under this perspective, following therapeutic activities will be develop:

Therapeutic group sessions

ASERTIVITY AND SOCIAL SKILLS

Our therapeutic groups focus on giving our participants support and helping them to develop new coping skills to enhance quality of life. Include positive methods for preventing, containing, and resolving conflicts. Topics include alternatives for responding to tension, methods for defusing angry situations, and ways to enhance coping skills.

Sport is an important part of the International Surf Camp ICC. Surf is a key element in our Camp. We take all practicable safety precautions - for example, participants are always supervised by, at least, one teacher. We provide all equipment needed. [A Certificate of Attendance is sent at the end of the Course.]

Meditation

It allows you to deep in yourself, leave apart past and future to focus in real present time. Throught our trainning participants will be iniciated and guided in this practice as way to reach enlightened state seek by budist monks. Meditation is literally an open-ended process of pondering, a free-wheeling contemplation. Unlike relaxation, meditation involves no destination: meditation is like shooting an arrow blind, without a target, with aimlessness being the only aim. As such, without even aspiring to, the meditation breathes with relaxation...

Relaxation

Relaxation is a learned technique which improves and becomes easier with regular practice. There are a number of different relaxation techniques, such as Progressive Relaxation, which is a form of psychotherapy used for treating anxiety disorders, in which skeletal muscles throughout the body, often beginning with the feet and legs and working upwards, are first tensed and then deeply relaxed.

Relaxation will help you to think better and enjoy improved concentration, feel calmer, happier and more energetic, experience less discomfort, improve your body’s efficiency by decreasing heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate and muscle tension, enjoy more restful sleep and increase your feeling of control of your environment. In addition, relaxation has no side effects and feels good.

Social Activities

We try to create a relaxed and friendly ‘family’ atmosphere in which young people will feel ‘at home’ quickly and make good social contacts. At times throughout the Surf Camp ICC there will be is a variety of non-sporting and therapeutic activities on the programme: games, talent contests, etc. The programme is a full one. There is always something to do and participants are encouraged to participate.

Material

We work only with a selection of Osbow´s high quality biodegradable and recycleable products fitting the fair-commerce guidelines. We have selected only isotermic surf-suit and NSP surf-boards according to your height and weight. This garantee maximun balance during surfing, a requirement to mater surf skills.

There will be two vans ready to get us to the best surf areas. One of them is containes fridge to save berberages, kitchen,

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0182 2309 43 0201530928
IBAN: ES19 0182 2309 4302 0153 0928
BIC/SWIFT: BBVAESMMXXX

Profesional team behind..

We aim to have at least one native Spanish and Portuguese speaker. Every member of the team speak English as second language.

Surf Camp Director

Verónica Mayado, who, as the Director, co-ordinates the International Surf Camp ICC- was born in Zamora. She is a graduate of the University of Salamanca, is an Associate of the Official College of Psychologist CL-1215 and proffesor at the National Distance Education University. She has had many years experience working as profesional psychologist and in teaching. She is a published writer. She is the founder of International Surf Camp ICC.

Chair Person of Sports

Eduardo Gomes was born in Lisboa and got his Bachelor Degree in Theaching of Physical Education in Guarda. He represented Portugal in the Twin Cities European Swimming Championships. He is currently Proffesor of Physical Education at Caparica School in Lisbon being responsable of Surf Courses at that School.

Chair Person of Therapeutic Activities

Pablo Ruisoto was born in Santander and got his Bachelor Degree in Psychology in Salamanca. After getting his first Master Degree in Funtional Analysis and Behavioral Modification Techniques and his second in Eating Disorders, he continued his doctoral studies in Finland and USA where presented his research at Midwest PsiChi Conference en Chicago (EEUU). He is currently Associated Professor at the University of Salamanca and teaches Biological Fundations of Personality. He is also an Associate of the Official College of Psychologist Nº: CL-2810.

Chair Person of Social Activities

Cristina González was born in Talavera de la Reina and got his Bachelor Degree in Psychology in Salamanca. He has worked as Psychologist for the Early Stimulation Team in Cuenca and coordinated the Eartly Stimulation Program in that region. She is also an Associate of the Official College of Psychologist Nº: CM-01201.

Chair Person of Excursions

Cristina Magalhães was born in Vilarreal (Portugal) and studied Turism.

Final lines

At the end of the Course, a final report and leaving certificate are sent together with a report from the Director on the participant’s general progress.

We have tried to describe the Surf Camp ICC fully and frankly. We hope our web site contains all the information you need to make your choice. Any further details you may require can be obtained from the Director.

Our International Surf Camp ICC is designed with the benefit of years of experience and we are confident that we can combine the improvement of personal and social skills in an international environment with an unforgettable and enjoyable holiday in Portugal.

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