T.A.C.T. (Teens and Conflict Together) is a program that provides participants with the self-awareness and the communication skills needed to empower them to use a problem solving process when faced with conflict. Fun, educational games and exercises reinforce learning by providing a safe environment
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Environment
n.noun
en·vi·ron·ment
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines environment as the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. A person’s environment, or social surroundings, have an enormous impact on the way that person thinks and operates. If a person is surrounded by negativity, he/she is more likely to replicate that negativity and display negative behaviors in other areas of life.
The environment of a troubled teen can often be the root cause or factor in the troubled adolescent’s negative behavior. When an impressionable teenage boy or girl is surrounded by negative peers, it is common for these teens to develop negative behaviors themselves. It is for this reason that parents should be aware of their child’s social surroundings and environmental influences.
If a teenage boy or girl is troubled, a total change in their environment may be in order. By replacing a troubled teen’s negative environment with that of a therapeutic, nurturing and rehabilitative environment, troubled adolescents are able to emotional, therapeutic and behavioral restoration.
for the participants to explore conflict.
Program objectives:
To provide participants with a fun, educational learning experience about conflict and conflict in communication
To provide participants with the awareness of their own conflict management and communication styles
To promote change and to provide participants with the skills needed to enable change.
T.A.C.T. (Teens and Conflict Together) includes a literacy component that is supported through a narrative approach using traditional storytelling. This concept is used to promote participants to use their own creativity in processing what meaning conflict resolution and problem solving skills mean in their own lives. The Scholastic book, ‘The True Story of The Three Little Pigs’, is used to provide a familiar example from the villain’s perspective of how perception and assumptions can influence and impact conflict resolution and problem solving. When required to write their own perception stories, the participants in the program use stories such as : Lord of the Rings, Spiderman, Harry Potter, Shrek 1 & 2, Pirates of the Caribbean, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. Some participants have even used songs as a means to express the villain’s perspective in a conflict situation. The exercise is not limited to them using a specific format but rather for them to think creatively about what the villain’s perspective would be if a story were to be rewritten. An example from one of the participants who chose Spiderman and the Green Goblin was that the Green Goblin felt that he was ‘left out’ of superhero stuff because he didn’t look all ‘buff’ like all the other superheroes so the only way he could get noticed was to do ‘bad’ things. This is an example of the potential lessons the participants can convey to one another to assist them to feel safe and connected.
The modules included in T.A.C.T. (Teens and Conflict Together) promote understanding of conflict resolution systems and problem solving process skills to the participants relevant to their circumstances. The program offers participants with an opportunity to separate the people from the issue and to find more effective ways of communicating, ultimately reducing conflict between. The theory and concepts of each module is reinforced using educational learning tools through teamwork and role-play.
T.A.C.T. (Teens and Conflict Together offers opportunity and possibility for youth to witness the effect of their behavior on others by participating in a group setting. The group setting is facilitated and natural learning takes place and offers insight to the skills being presented for youth to obtain problem-solving skills, enabling them to process and deal with conflict in a constructive manner. Facilitators encourage participants to be responsible for their own learning and self development. The techniques used aid in accomplishing a safe, structured and facilitated environment that promotes openness to program participants. A simple technique is to validate the participant’s comments by recording direct quotes on the flip chart. Learning is enhanced through appropriate coaching, encouraging structured self-analysis, providing alternative viewpoints, facilitating experiential learning and conducting the course in a professional manner. There is flexibility within the modules of the program that allows for adaptations to be made according to the cultural needs of the participant group.
T.A.C.T. (Teens and Conflict Together) offers enhanced services for youth, focusing on positive conflict management training in a setting that promotes youth conflict resolution skills and problem solving. T.A.C.T. (Teens and Conflict Together) has been successful with a range of youth who have attended the program. The versatility of the program provides youth who encounter various situations, to learn through practical experience. Various needs and issues of the youth who have attended the program include:
Behavioral/ emotional/social issues
Experiences with social/cultural/spiritual uniqueness
Barriers with authority figures, peers
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Peers
Peers
/peer/
Peers are the people of which a person associates.
Peers have a strong influence on person’s thoughts, actions, and will also play a key part in how a person develops and will determine who a person will become. Peers always have an influence but occur especially in a person’s youth.
Parents should make it a priority to inform children of how important their peer group is on them. Discussions about this topic can help to prevent children from choosing friends that could lead them down dangerous paths.
Peers who involve themselves in negative behaviors will begin to oppose school and parents and can also influence others in the peer group to do the same. It is important to support the finding of positively influential peers for children.
However, peers can also help uplift others to strive to become better and want success. Those are the peers you should surround yourself with and also your children.
and families.
Communication issues
Regional school divisions, outreach schools, young isuues centres, agencies that promote services to the population and communities, children and family service agencies, emergency youth shelters, justice programs, supported independent living programs
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Independent Living Programs
n.noun
/in·de·pen·dent/ /liv·ing/ /pro·grams/
Independent living programs are therapeutic facilities that cater to you adults, ages 17-28, who have struggled to adapt to an adult lifestyle. Young adults who have a lack of living skills, have some type of mental or therapeutic illness, and/or struggle with unhealthy addictions can find the treatment and care that they need at an independent living program.
Young adults are taught invaluable life lessons while enrolled at an independent living program. Real life situations such as, paying bills, finding employment and other life skills are all taught at an independent living program.
Independent living programs are readily available all across the country. Similar to residential and transitional living programs, independent living programs tend to operate under a home-like model. This helps therapeutic staff prepare young men and women for the real world by simulating real life situations in a controlled, fully staffed environment.
for youth and social service agencies throughout southern Alberta have contributed to the promotion and success of T.A.C.T. (Teens and Conflict Together) over the past three years.
T.A.C.T. (Teens and Conflict Together) is designed with the flexibility needed to deliver the curriculum to a range of youth in various communities and to support
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Support
Support
/ sup·port/
n. Noun
Support is defined as the act or instance of supporting; serve as a foundation for something else.
Support can be given to many different ways. Through the encouragement to perform and progress and also through being there for someone who needs help. Support is usually shown through family and peers but can come from anywhere from support centers, rehab centers, and treatment centers.
Without a support, confidence would be very difficult to find. Support is key to getting through trials and problems. The ability to have someone that is supporting you and encouraging you to move forward and progress is important to growth and change. Especially with youth, that as they are trying to find out who they are that they feel supported in all of their doings. This is important because as support and encouragement is shown the youth feel confident to become the best they can be.
various social networks. Parents and caregivers are often invited to attend by the youth who attend the program. This program is designed to enhance and enrich existing conflict resolution initiatives, anger management programs, communication skills programs, antiviolence programs and antibullying initiatives being implemented in various school districts and human service agencies.
Another effective program for helping teens who are emotionally immature is Zion Educational Systems. ZES is a markeing website for programs for troubled teens. Our capable and dedicated staff members help the parents of troubled teens
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Troubled Teens
Troubled Teens
/trou.bled/ /teens/
n. Noun
A troubled teen is defined as a person that is between the age 13-19 that is beset by problems or conflict.
Every Teenager faces problems that they must encounter in their life. Problems arise in every person’s life both big and small yet sometimes we allow even the most insignificant of problems affect our lives. Sometimes with teenagers they allow trials in their life greatly affect them in negative ways. Typically when a person (typically teenagers) face problems in their lives, the ability to cope with the problem does not exist. When teenagers turn to other things to cope with the feelings of the problems that they usually face things such as drugs and alcohol, pornography, criminal activity, etc.
It is important to find help for troubled teens as soon as possible. There are many different programs that are available to help troubled teens with the problems that they face each with a different approach and nature to the program.
to help their teens overcome their issues and become more mature. Our students come from all over the United States including California, Florida, Georgia, New York, and Texas.
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