Mentoring Adolescents

Adolescence can be a difficult path for many young people as they attempt to find their own identity in an ever changing and challenging world. Teachers of high-school students and others who work with teenagers can play an important part in assisting them through this tumultuous period. As a teacher, mentor or leader you can facilitate significant positive change in the lives of young people by supporting them to develop a healthy self esteem.

The course covers:
- How to assess what's going on for the adolescent while establishing an alliance with them;
- How we can roll with the student’s 'resistance' to engaging with us;
- Ways of working with adolescents who are depressed, angry, disengaged or emotional.

Highlights will include:
- Understanding what happens in the adolescent and adult brain that makes changing some of our patterns difficult (but not impossible)
- Ways that people enter change via the ‘Change Triangle’
- How to identify 10 Unhelpful Thinking Styles that appear in the language of young people and how to respond supportively
- Gaining a deeper understanding of anger and 4 strategies (including 3 that are ‘hidden’) for mismanaging anger that keep young people stuck in feelings of low self worth
- Learning some fun psychological strategies that help us defuse from the unhelpful ‘stories’ that our minds create that cause us stress and unhappiness
- Active listening skills and empathic responding. Experience why these often neglected aspects of communication are vital to connecting with an adolescent

Concession rates available. To register, please call (08) 6164 0239 to complete an enrolment form and provide payment information.