Introduction
The course provides the opportunity to put theory into action. A practice based course allowing individuals to build a number of transferable skills which they can use in their practice. Providing access to over 100 different strategies this course gives practitioners a "tool kit" to assist the development of existing skills when working with young people.
Course Aims
To provide the opportunity over a six month period to gain knowledge around various subjects including Building Rapport and Motivational Techniques, Life Coaching, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Conflict Resolution, Mentoring, Successful One-to-One and Group Work.
Course Duration
Over six months you need to commit to:
- One day per month strategy training.
- Three hours per month portfolio building.
- Six hours per month face to face delivery with young people.
- One hour of personal tutorial time.
Who Should Attend
The course is especially useful for frontline staff including: Connexions Personal Advisers, Youth Workers, Youth Offending Team Workers, Careers Specialist Staff, Teachers, Social Workers, Care Workers, Foster Carers, Youth Charity Workers and any other professional working with young people.
Session One
- Introduction to the course
- Developing successful rapport and motivational techniques when working with young people.
- Feedback from practice intervention.
- NLP: A practical guide to use NLP techniques when undertaking work with young people.
- Feedback from practice intervention
- Developing useful one to one and group work strategies that can be used when interacting with young people.
Session Four
- Feedback from practice intervention
- Life Coaching: defining what life coaching is and developing practical techniques when undertaking work with young people.
- Feedback from practice intervention
- Conflict Resolution. A practical session covering assertiveness skills and confronting conflict.
- Feedback from practice intervention
- Evaluation and portfolio compiling.
- Thirty motivational techniques that can be used when working with young people.