By Jessie Feinstein
Difficulty approximately gang tradition is at the raise, yet is still surrounded through myths. whereas gangs could lead teenagers into risky events and breed group department, mistrust and worry, the friendship, aid, safety and experience of belonging they give are usually ignored through these operating with teens focused on gangs. "Working with Gangs and youngsters" demonstrates how kids may be engaged in an inventive and not easy strategy that explores the prices, profits and effects of the alternatives they make round their gang club. It presents a tried-and-tested education programme for somebody focused on clash solution with children in teams or gangs, and gives powerful interventions that paintings. according to a five-year motion examine undertaking built via jump Confronting clash, this functional, totally photocopiable toolkit provides practitioners the fabrics, help and idea had to have interaction teenagers who're all in favour of gangs. It offers versatile actions and techniques to run both two-hour or one-day workshops, and may be quintessential to someone interested by operating with this under-supported staff.
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One fact card, two interpretation cards, two decision cards and two outcome cards. 8. The groups draw the above diagram on the flip-chart paper. They then look at their cards and decide which card fits in which box. The groups are aiming for two distinct logical stories based on different interpretations. 9. Once the groups have two stories they should make up a third alternative interpretation, decision and outcome. 10. The facilitator can ask whether they want to work through one of the group’s real life situations.
Comments Previous experiences running this exercise have led to interesting nature vs. nurture debates. The environment that participants come from undoubtedly affects their character. However, they are also responsible for the choices they make in their lives. These choices will reflect how participants perceive themselves and what choices they need to make to take a lead in their life. In extreme cases participants have talked about the need to leave their town as they feel that, even if they make a choice to stop being involved in violent gang activity, their rivals will still be out to get them.
What are your thoughts when you are blamed for something? · Are people familiar with blame and justification? · Why do we do it? · What are the outcomes of blaming someone else? · What is the impact of blame on ourselves/others? · What would happen if we took responsibility for our actions? · What would be the outcomes of taking responsibility? Comments It is important in this exercise to make the distinction between ‘shouldering the blame’ and ‘taking responsibility’. When we shoulder or avoid blame we are either justifying our actions with reasons as we feel we are in the right, or we are blaming ourselves or others for things going wrong.
