Wed, November 30, 2016 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM See description. FREE!!. We all know that engaging young people is important and that having just one trusted adult in their lives can make a world of difference. Unfortunately many young people have had difficult experiences when they have tried to share their ideas, thoughts, feelings and experiences with adults. And these difficult experiences may make them careful about how and even if they will continue to engage, let alone take meaningful action and risks in their lives. This may lead adults to think that youth (or some youth) just aren’t interested in being engaged. Our experience is that this is absolutely not the case. It’s a matter of how, when and under what condition adults try to engage with them, not whether they want to be engaged.
This workshop will feature a number of learnings and resources developed over the course of a 2.5-year Health Canada-funded project that ran from 2014 to 2016 across the entire Fraser-Salish Health region of British Columbia – the most-populous and diverse health authority in the province – ranging from urban Burnaby and Surrey to rural Mission and Hope, up to remote Boston Bar.
http://learningcircle.ubc.ca/2016/08/making-resilience-happen/