Scaffoldings 13: Groups and Leadership

13 Unity is Strength
13.1 Effective Youth Groups
Objectives:

To understand the dynamics of group interaction.
To build skills in group interaction.
To be able to come up with a group mission statement.

13.2 Goals of the Group
 
13.3 Planning 
Objectives:

To understand the importance of planning and communication for effective groups.
To build skills in group planning.

13.4 Communication
 
13.5 Knowing Each Other
Objectives:

To understand the importance and dynamics of delegation of responsibilities.
To build skills in sharing responsibilities.

13.6 Sharing Responsibilities
 
13.7 Leadership
Objectives:

To understand the importance and different styles of leadership.
To build some skills in effective leadership.
To create conviction on being flexible in leadership styles.

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Scaffoldings 14: Addiction Prevention

14 Free to be Free
14.1 Start with Healthy Leisure
Objectives:

To be aware of the variety of possibility in the use of free time.
To be able to assess one’s own leisure activities.

14.2 Grow in Discipline
Objectives:

To understand the meaning of discipline as a rhythm of life.
To build a positive attitude towards discipline.

14.3 Understand & Prevent Addiction
Objectives:

To understand that the origin of addiction is the inner spiritual need.
To understand the different types of drugs.

14.4 Manage Addiction
Objectives:

To begin to build habits in managing and preventing addiction in a holistic manner.

14.5 Soup for the Soul
 

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Scaffoldings 15: Mental Health

15 Feeling Good 
15.1 Dealing with Sickness
Objectives:

To become aware of one’s own way of facing sickness.
To build holistic habits in handling sickness.

15.2 Dealing with Hurt
Objectives:

To offer some skills in handling inner wounds.
To learn to forgive others.

15.3 Measure your Stress
Objectives:

To become aware of one’s own way of handling stress.
To learn some skills in stress management.

15.4 Maintaining Mental Health
Objectives:

To become aware of some of the signs of mental ill health.
To learn some skills in maintaining mental health.

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Scaffoldings 16: Conflict Management

16 Could We Dialogue? 
16.1 Causes of Conflict
Objectives:

To understand the meaning of conflicts.
To be able to enumerate the causes of conflicts in general.

16.2 Animals Styles of Conflict Management
Objectives:

To become aware of one’s style of dealing with conflicts.
To introduce the concept of dialogue as a human way of dealing with conflicts.

16.3 Cycles of Unresolved Conflicts
Objectives:

To understand the negative impact of not handling conflicts well.
To be able to deal with unresolved conflicts

16.4 The Middle Class
Objectives:

To understand the different styles of handling conflicts.
To be able to assess one’s own style of conflict resolution.

 

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Scaffoldings 17: Dealing with Finance

17 Self Reliance
17.1 Accounting
Objectives:

To understand the different styles of handling conflicts.
To be able to assess one’s own style of conflict resolution.

17.2 Planning Skills
Objectives:

To understand the aspects involved in planning for an event.
To acquire skill in planning an event.

17.3 Budget
Objectives:

To understand the aspects of budgeting.
To be able to do a budgeting for a youth event.

17.4 Investigating your Resources
Objectives:

To understand the means available in a particular area for financial investment even with small amounts.

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