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LIFE SKILLS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Tools for youth and social workers
Project PurposeTo develop skills that will enable young people to:
•Deal effectively with the needs and challenges commonly encountered in adult life•Engage in, develop and maintain healthy relationships•Aspire, pursue and achieve goals•Make informed and considered decisions about appropriate activities and behaviours
The Project
• Aimed at MSD funded organisations
• 11 – 17 year olds
• Resources
• Training
• External evaluation
Where to start• Advisory group
• Literature review & review of existing materials
• Needs Assessment
• Outcome focused programme logic
• Resource development
• Pilot project
• Workshops
• Consultancy
• Evaluation
Effective Programmes
• Youth development focus
• Effective theoretical approaches
• Relevant
• Positive and health promoting messages
• Participatory teaching methods
• Provide opportunities for skill building & to Practise, Practise, Practise!
• Skill: ability to do something
• Soft skills: interpersonal skills
• Hard skills: technical skills
What are Life Skills?Life skills are a group of competencies and intrapersonal and interpersonal social skills that help people:
•make informed decisions
•solve problems
•think critically and creatively
•communicate effectively
•build healthy relationships
•empathise with others
•respond to life’s challenges
WHO definition of Life Skills
• Life skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life.
Te Whare Tapa Wha
Dimensions of Health
• Taha Tinana - physical well-being
• Taha Hinengaro - emotional and mental well-being
• Taha Whanau - social or community well-being
• Taha Wairua - spiritual well-being
Where Are You From?
• How do you show your culture is important to you?
• Describe what culture gives you?
• How does culture influence positive behaviour?
TAHA WAIRUA
Spiritual Well-being
Activities
The activities within Taha Wairua include topics such as:
• Culture & belonging
• Sexual orientation
• Gender identity
• Sexual enjoyment & expression
• Intimacy
TAHA TINANA
Physical Well-being
Activities
The activities within Taha Tinana include topics such as:
• Safer sex
• Pregnancy
• Alcohol & drug use
• Nutrition
• Body image
• Seeking medical help
TAHA WHANAU
Social Well-being
ActivitiesThe activities within Taha Whanau include topics such as:
•Goal-setting
•Social media safety
•Ethical by-standing
•Financial literacy
•Citizenship
•Support service organisations
•Shared living arrangements
•Driving & driver licensing
TAHA HINENGARO
Mental & Emotional Well-being
Activities
The activities within Taha Hinengaro include topics such as:
•Communication
•Healthy relationships
•Managing emotions
•Bullying
•Consent
My Life in My Hands
•One thing you would like in your life e.g. a car
•One thing you would like to do with your life e.g. study
•A behaviour you would like to change e.g. eat more healthily
Evaluation
Percent of training participants reporting ‘good’ or ‘very good’ skills in target areas before and after training
Before After
Skills for facilitating groups 28.1% 90.3%
Skills for developing Life Skills in young people
34% 94.2%
Skills for planning programmes 39.2% 87.2%
Skills for creating supportive environments for young people
48.5% 94.1%
Feedback
“I just wanted to give you feedback on the Family Planning training sessions that we have been very lucky to have been a part of.
I ensured that my full team were at this training and I am very glad that we did.
The resource is absolutely fantastic and having a chance to practice using it amongst other like- minded people helped our team to see it in action and see how useful it will be for us.”
“One boy, he was in a relationship and when it comes to intercourse he was quite forceful towards his partner, he admitted that, and when he went through the facilitation [he learned] that could be looked on as rape, and he’s changed the way he is towards his partner…
He thought it was normal, what he was doing, but talking with him and using some of the notes from the book he’s changed the way he is, his whole demeanour – he’s not angry anymore, he’s quite approachable.”
Where to from hereAuckland Timaru
Thames Christchurch
Tauranga Invercargill
Taupo Northland
Hawera Hamilton
Ruatoria Wellington
Wairoa Wairarapa
Palmerston North Dunedin