Gives you ideas and activities to help understand and work effectively with challenging young people. Find out what motivates behaviours and develop a range of strategies and techniques to encourage positive communication and action.
Louise has worked with vulnerable young people for over a decade in both formal and informal environments including youth offending, NEET young people and young carers. She has a Masters Degree in Community and Youth Work. Her training style is experiential, informative and participative and she encourages delegates to draw upon their own experiences of working with young people, in particular the ability to use warmth and humour!
Ruth has worked with young people at risk for over 15 years, as a face to face practitioner moving on to become a Training and Development Manage for Fairbridge with Fairbridge and subsequently running her own development training and consultancy business. In addition to her teaching degree, Ruth is an accredited Facilitator with the Institute for Development of Human Potential and is a certified Reality Therapy Practitioner. She is also qualified to deliver the Myers Briggs Type Indicator.