Working With Adolescents
For Practitioners working with young people experiencing behaviour problems e.g. social workers, probation officers, Youth Offending Team Officers Mentoring Schemes, Foster Carers, Youth Service, Young People Drop Ins, Parenting Groups
- Adolescents today have more pressures, stress and information to process than previous generations.
- The old set of rules guiding youngsters no longer seems effective in all cases
- New and creative ways of helping young people to develop into healthy and successful adults are needed in times of rapid change when they are experiencing the sexual awakenings of puberty, facing increasing social and educational demands and experimenting with more freedom, autonomy and choice than ever before.
- Adolescents that are dysfunctional or have special needs are difficult to manage when they are in the phase of knowing it all!
- Better understanding of adolescents and their behaviour leads to me helpful interaction and a better chance of young people growing up into health, functional adults.
- Separating from the family, forging a healthy sexual identity, preparing for the future and developing a moral value system require great effort and time to achieve.
This training package can be designed to meet the needs of participants and can include:
- The 21st century teenager.
- Communication skills with adolescents.
- Getting on the wave-length; building rapport.
- The teen toddler.
- Changing values and beliefs
- Divorce and family break up effect on children and young people
- The basic human needs for healthy development
- Helping young people change their behaviour.
- Motivation interviewing techniques.
By the end of the course participants will:
- Recognise the benefits of having a better understanding of today's teenager
- Improve their communication skills with young people.
- Be able to build a rapport with young people.
- Have a better understanding of how to motivate young people.
- Improve their skills for helping young people to change into more positive members of the community.
- Understand the concept that taking responsibility comes with self-esteem and motivation
- Recognise that positive reinforcement and encouragement works better than punishment.
All of the above outcomes will depend on the training package content and duration.
We also offer advice and consultation where engaging and mediation are hindering progress.
Packages can be tailored to suit staff needs.
Professor
Robert Ross
