1. V Relationships (valuable, sincere & enduring relationships)
With supportive older adults or mentors (teachers or clergy)
With individuals who provide care, warmth, and unconditional love, give youth the sense that the odds faced in life can be overcome
Presence of charismatic adult with whom they identify and from whom they gather strength
V Relationships (valuable, sincere & enduring relationships)
A careful review of much of the available research designed to identify what it is that fosters resiliency among young people, one factor emerges over and over again, that is valuable, sincere, and enduring relationships.
Supportive older adults, or mentors ranging from teachers to clergy may contribute to resilience among youth.
Studies conducted around the world, identified a number of factors that enable children of misfortune to beat the heavy odds against them. One factor turns out to be the presence in their lives of a charismatic adult – a person with whom they identify and from whom they gather strength.
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2. V Relationships (continued) (valuable, sincere & enduring relationships)
Having at least one person in youth’s life who accepts them unconditionally, helps them to be resilient
Resiliency to stressors of life, such as abusing peers, or violence in TV/movies, comes through supportive relationships!
V Relationships
Relationships with individuals who provide care, warmth, and unconditional love appear to provide young people with a sense that the odds faced in life can be overcome. These relationships appear to provide youngsters with self esteem and a sense of self worth which makes successful coping more likely.
In one particular study it was found that “…resilient youngsters all had at least one person in their lives who accepted them unconditionally, regardless of temperamental idiosyncrasies, physical attractiveness, or intelligence.
Resiliency to the stressors of life such as drug abusing peers, violence in TV and/or videos, or the influence of a less than ideal home appears to comes through supportive relationships!
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3. What can be done? School as a community Role of adults
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4. School as a community
Create an environment at school that is a refuge for students
When students sense school as a community, they are less likely to engage in disruptive behavior or risk behaviors
School As a Community
School based research gave some clues and suggestions that the effects of the less than ideal home or social environments can be moderated by
creating an environment at school that is a refuge for students. “…resilient kids have the uncanny ability to make school a refuge from society’s ill.”
Research reported
when students sense that their school is a “community,” a place characterized by supportive and caring relationships, where opportunities are provided to participate in school activities and decision making, and a place where norms are shared, students will enjoy school more, and be more academically motivated, less absent, engage in less disruptive behavior, have higher academic achievement, use drugs less, and participate in less delinquent behavior.
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5. Subjective appraisal of school leads to greater school interest
Supportive academic environment and sense of belonging were predictors of resilience
Other research revealed that when a student has a subjective appraisal of their school environment – this was associated with greater school interest.
Research conducted to measure why some Mexican-American students who come from very poor environments do very well in school, reports that a supportive academic environment and a sense of belonging to the school were predictors of resilience.
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6. Important adult’s role
Be involved in the lives of youth
Establish sincere and enduring relationships with youth
Don’t expect perfection
Be there when they fail – just be there to support them
Work to create a warm accepting environment in the school community
Important adult’s role
Be involved in the lives of youth
Establish sincere and enduring relationships with youth
Don’t expect perfection
Be there when they fail – just be there to support them
Work to create a warm accepting environment in the school community
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7. Planning for a Union Youth Alive Conference
Follow-up training Session One
Recommended time: minutes
Planning for a Union Youth Alive conference
Follow-up training seminar minutes
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8. Goal
To properly plan for a Union Youth Alive Conference in the local school setting,
it is important that the Youth, Health, Education and Family Ministries departments plan this event together, to ensure the follow-up in the local schools.
Goal:
To properly plan for a Union Youth Alive Conference in the local school setting,
it is important that the Youth, Health, Education and Family Ministries departments plan this event together, to ensure the follow-up in the local schools.
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9. Critical time frame for planning ---12 months
Schedule Youth Alive conference dates before school starts or during school breaks
Avoid conflict with school or church events
Critical time frame for planning—12 months
Schedule Youth Alive conference dates before school starts or during school breaks
Avoid conflict with school or church events
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10. Planning time---6-10 months ahead
Reserve location
Appoint conference steering committee with all four department directors and staff of local educational institution where the Youth Alive conference is to be held
Appoint members to serve on the following committees
Planning time
6-10 Months
Reserve location
Appoint conference steering committee with all four department directors and staff of local educational institution where the Youth Alive conference is to be held
Appoint members to serve on the following committees
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11. Program planning committee
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12. Accommodation committee
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13. Food committee
Food committee
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14. Security committee
Security committee
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15. Decoration committee
Decoration committee
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16. Facilities committee
Facilities committee
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17. Finance Committee
Finance Committee
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18. Transportation committee
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19. Recreation committee
Recreation committee
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20. Music committee
Music committee
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21. Workshop committee
Workshop committee
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22. Gifts committee
Gifts committee
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23. Registration & promotion committee
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24. Platform committee
Platform committee
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25. First Aid committee
First Aid committee
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