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Travellers is a programme designed to help build resilience in young people in their first year of secondary school who may have be dealing with change and difficult life challenges. It is a small group programme run by trained school staff in school time. Presentation by Phil Smith, Travellers, and Jane Brook, Skylight at the 2009 SPINZ National Symposium: Culture and Suicide Prevention in Aotearoa: http://www.spinz.org.nz/page/108-events-archive+spinz-national-symposium-2009+symposium-coverage
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A school-based early intervention programme for young people
that enhances connectedness and supports students through change
• Adolescence is a challenging time involving change, loss and transition
• Opportunities for growth
• Without support and skills young people can feel distressed
• Possible increase in incidence of mental health concerns
The World Health Organisation’s four level whole school approach to school change
Create an environment conducive to promoting psychosocial competence and wellbeing
Mental health education: Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour
Psychosocial interventions and problems
Professional treatment
Whole school environment
Part of general curriculum
Students needing additional help at school
Students needing additional mental health intervention
Level of intervention
Entire school community
All students and teachers
20%-30% of students
3%-12% of students
Who is involved
School-based early intervention programme
Participants: coping with change, transition, loss AND early signs of emotional distress
Focus: develop coping skills and resources
• The use of metaphor – life is a journey• Promoting wellness
• Meaning making
• Thinking/Cognitive strategies
• Coping
• Social support
Life is a JourneySometimes the path can be more challenging than at other times
Our self esteem is our belief in our own self worth
Trust your feelings - it’s OK to feelExpressing yourself is healthyIt’s natural to find change stressful
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The way I think affects how I feelChallenging unhelpful thoughts can help me feel better
Sometimes I can change things and sometimes I can’t BUT I can change the way I think about things
Fun and Laughter help reduce stressRelaxation re-energisesTravelling well on day trips and life journeys deserves rewards
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Everyone needs support at times
Support can be practical and/or emotional
Challenges in life can help us grow
There are strategies I can use to do life
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Participants
Number of events with a major impact
Score on Weinberger Adjustment Inventory-Subjective Experience of Distress scale (short form)
Do you feel good about yourself most of the time?
Number of schools attended
High Group
Medium Group
More than one medium risk factor
Only one medium risk factor
Total
No
Yes
40 30-40
4+2-3
<30
0-17+ 4-6
1
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“We are trying to open our hearts to each other, let us solve the common problem together,
its great. “
“I enjoyed it and now I feel a lot more confident
thanks to my group in
TRAVELLERS”
“It was great to be here and I can like myself more. Thank you :)”
• Skylight has the world rights to Travellers
• International education systems/agencies need a Territorial License from Skylight to run the programme.
• Skylight provides full training and ongoing support
• Travellers is currently running in Denmark under license to Skylight.
• Currently 78 schools throughout New Zealand have the capacity to run Travellers. Over 10000 students have completed the Questionnaire.
Current Travellers Schools
In 2009 the programme will be rolled out in:
• South/Mid Canterbury
• West Coast South Island
• East Coast North Island
• Manawatu/Horowhenua
• Hawkes Bay/Wairarapa
• Wellington
Providing on-going support for existing schools
Evaluate the existing programme
Redevelopment of Programme- Updating the resources and activities.
SkylightSkylightFreephone: 0800 299 100
Travellers DD: +64 4 939 8576Fax:+64 4 939 4759
Email: [email protected]
Visit us on the web at: www.travellers.org.nz
