What is supervision and why is it important in youth work?
Picture from www.freepik.com What is supervision? Supervision is a common practice among professions that involve working with individuals and families. Herman (2012) defines supervision as a working practice and relationship whereby practitioners are supported by a supervisor to explore and address issues or concerns that may arise in their [...]
Importance Of Mothers In Children’s Lives
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. It is the one day a year when mothers are given a portion of the appreciation they deserve. We express our gratitude for all that they do and all that they contribute. Mothers are the most selfless people on the planet, beginning to [...]
Coaching Youths To Become Their Best Selves
Exploring Social, Emotional Intelligence and Development Navigating life on your own can be difficult and sometimes, it might help to have someone you can turn to for guidance. What is Youth Coaching Youth Coaching in its essence is someone that is trained to coach and guide teens and young adults [...]
Media Interview on Building Resilience in Our Child
I was being interviewed on the subject of building resilience in our children. Source: Original article found here. Recently I did an interview with the Straits Times on building resilience in our child and some of my thoughts were featured in that article. But I thought I [...]
It’s TIME to STEP UP our KNOWLEDGE!
Hi Everyone! In this post, I'm sharing with everyone some exciting options where you can increase your level of competency, knowledge and skill as you continue to interact with youth in various settings as a professional social worker, youth worker, mentor or parent! So do read on below to see [...]
Solution Building – A Much Needed Skill For Parents with Challenging Youth
In the last few days, I was running a training workshop for professionals who are interested to learn more about the Solution Focused Approach and apply it to youth behaviours and issues that are commonly faced. Sometimes some of these problems can be recurring over a long period of time [...]
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