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Book SynopsisHow do you break the vicious cycle of violence that affects the lives of many young people today? Transformative programmes can help young people to change the way they think about themselves and their futures, and offer support to help them to become resilient and positive young leaders of their community.
This manual, based on approaches used successfully by Leap Confronting Conflict, is a guide to designing and setting up transformative programmes and targeted interventions with young people. Part 1 provides guidance and advice on developing a transformative programme and demonstrates how it can help young people break free of violence. Part 2 outlines a full programme on building leadership skills made up of four workshops: Leadership, Advanced Leadership, Leadership in Action, and Fear and Fashion: Tackling knife carrying and use.
The manual is packed with exercises and activities and includes full guidance notes and tips on setting up and facilitating the workshops. It will be invaluable for all those working with young people at risk of violence, those managing and delivering programmes for young people, and policy makers, academics and students in youth and conflict fields.
Trade Reviewthis well presented book is a recommended purchase, as all the hard work in planning and preparation has been done for you. -- PSW (Professional Social Work)
In summary this book offers a repertoire of ideas for facilitators of group work with young people aiming to promote leadership... I certainly am inspired by the strong beliefs of the authors and would recommend that this book is considered by any facilitator of group work with young people as a guide to running a group. -- Social Work: Reflections and Research
This manual shares the ground-breaking work of Leap Confronting Conflict for working with young people in conflict or crisis situations. It contains practical activities that can be used in a range of situations, or brought together to form a programme of intervention. I would recommend our students read this manual; it will benefit them both in their studies and in their direct placements with young people. -- Alan Smith, Principal Lecturer in Youth and Community Work, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part I: Developing Transformative Programmes for Youth at Risk. 1. What is a Transformative Programme? 2. Preparing the Ground for Change. 3. Working with Young People. 4. Growing Young Leaders. 5. Gathering a Community of Support. Part II: The Leadership Programme. 6. The Leadership Workshop. 7. The Advanced Leadership Workshop. 8. The Leadership in Action Workshop. 9. Fear and Fashion: Tackling Knife Carrying and Use. Resources.
