Cummings, E. E., (1971) Six Nonlectures. Antheneum, New York | ... remember one thing only: that it's you - nobody else - who determine your destiny and decide your fate. Nobody else can be alive for you nor can you be alive for anyone else. |
In working with adolescents | The Teenager and you, contact...between child and adult |
In working with adolescents / teenagers I bring my experiences of working with 11 - 16 year old school students. As a teacher for 10 years I worked for much of this time with disaffected students; often relegated to the 'bottom sets' because of behavioural problems in the classroom. Since 2002, and alongside qualifying as a Gestalt therapist I have looked to work with adolescents and from 2004 up to 2015. I worked as a therapist within the school environment and as part of an adolescent provision team with over 460 contact hours.
Work with, not against |  |
Respect |  |
Acknowledgement |  |
Their interest… not yours |   |
DON’T GO… | The adolescent’s sense of self is not yet so strong that words and thoughts - symbolic representation - are enough to anchor its reality in the world. |
 | The adolescent self is a tentative reality, not yet proved. In many instances the answer to What is he trying to prove? It’s simple. |
STAY | He is trying to prove that he is who he takes himself to be. |