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One of the major reasons I enjoy wild
teens so much is they keep teaching me about them, myself, and the process
of adolescence. I've learned to be wary of youth workers who consider
themselves too much of an "expert" to learn anything from
kids. When an adult stops learning from teens, he or she has stopped
learning overall and has come to falsely believe they know all they
need to know. Teens help keep me fresh, humble, and in the learning
mode. After all, the only true expert on the adolescent process is someone
currently going through it. After working with teens from 100 countries,
I have a broad, cross-cultural and archetypal view of the entire process
of adolescence. Part of Labyrinth Center's philosophy
of Prevention is to bring interesting, creative and useful trainings
and classes to parents and other adults working with teens.
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Workshops, Presentations & Classes
I teach and facilitate a number of workshops, as well as give presentations on adolescence and my material. The only thing more interesting than working with teens is teaching about them. Below are links to pages explaining the workshops and presentations I do. Most of my material is modular, so to speak, so that it can be mixed and matched, or broken down into smaller or individual components. Also, most material is appropriate for anyone, and I mean ANYONE, who works with adolescents: Foster parents, group home or residential staff, teachers, case or social workers, therapists, and of course, good old-fashioned biological parents.
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The Adolescent Mind starts conceptual and historical, looking at how adolescents have been worldwide and throughout history. Then it narrows down in focus to dealing with modern, American youth. |
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The Journey™ is David Oldfield's amazing mythological guided imagery for teens, accompanied by an array of exercises, artwork, mask making, etc. |
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The Hero's Journey is a classic, archetypal model for helping teens through adolescence and into manhood or womanhood. Used across the globe and throughout millennia, the Hero's Journey can be used to track individuals, or it can be woven into treatment models. |
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Guided Imagery & Visualization Workshop--Learn to deliver and create guided imageries. Fun and imaginative, these help get you symbols and metaphors from your clients or children. |
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The Adolescent Spirit picks up where the Adolescent Mind leaves off. This workshop is experiential, putting into practice the concepts learned in the Adolescent Mind. Topics include dreamwork, mask making, personal mythologies, and storytelling, among others. |
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Transpersonal
Approaches to Working with At-Risk and High-Risk Youth |
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Last Updated May 5, 2007