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Working with young people - taking them away in
the early stages of teenage-hood, to do an
"Initiation into Adulthood" week, which
would include a wide range of activities such as
communication, creative, and personal development
workshops and therapeutic/meditation sessions,
including some shamanic vision questing type work
to examine deeper levels of consciousness and
self.
The outcome
being that they will have opened up,
explored who they want to be, and identified
things to take responsibility for and how to do
this, as well as having affirmed that their
transition into adulthood is something to
celebrate.
They will also be given tools/techniques to help
them on their journey and remind themselves from
time to time of who they are and what they want
to achieve. My focus is always on
empowering each individual.
PLANS TO INCLUDE YOUNG PEOPLE
WHO DO NOT HAVE FAMILIES TO FUND THIS
I have pretty
much set out the details of how I would lead such
a scheme, and have several people interested in
working with me, and have collected comments from
young people who think such an idea would be well
worth pursuing (including suggestions about age
and group size etc) - so my next step is to look
for funding so that this group can be included..
The NYA has
become interested in bringing spiritual concepts
into youth work, and I was involved in their
intitial consultation exploring this possibility,
so it would make sense to approach them as well
as other potential funders, but someone suggested
I mention this all to you as well, just in case
Rainer may have any interest in diversifying into
this area, even if in a small way.
I believe that
were many of our care leavers (even older ones)
able to access any of this, even if it was just
meditation or creative groups, it would make a
big difference to them, especially to their
attitudes, sense of self, and their ability to
cope with their lives, and relationships.
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