fit for life a social competence training programme for adolescents
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FIT FOR LIFE A Social Competence Training Programme for Adolescents. Philipp Jugert Bremer Institut für Pädagogik und Psychologie ProMenPol, Berlin, October 8-9, 2009. Central Aims of the Programme. Increase Availability of differentiated Social Skills. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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FIT FOR LIFEA Social Competence Training Programme for
Adolescents
Philipp JugertBremer Institut für Pädagogik und Psychologie
ProMenPol, Berlin, October 8-9, 2009
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Central Aims of the Programme
Increase Availability of differentiated Social Skills
Success in School, in Vocational Training and in the Job
Prevention and Reduction of Social
Conflicts and Behavioural Disorders
Improvement of Learning and Working
Behaviour
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Accurate perception Recognition and Expression of
Emotions Perspective-Taking (Empathy) Communication Cooperation Rational Conflict Resolution Self-control Self-regulation
Social Skills
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Target Groups
Adolescents and Young Adults who are socially disadvantaged:
• Youths without school certificate
• Youths that dropped out from an apprenticeship
• Migrants, Refugees, Asylum seekers
• Graduates from special school
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Theoretical Background
Social-Cognitive
Information Processing
Theory (Crick & Dodge,
1994)
Social-Cognitive Learning
Theory (Bandura, 1986)
Developmental Tasks
(Havighurst 1982;
Hurrelmann, 2002)
Perception
Interpretation
Search for Reactions
Evaluate and Choose Reaction
Conduct
Attention
Memory
Execute Behaviour
Motivation
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Self-Efficacy (Bandura, 1994)
Experience Self-Efficacy
Competent, goal oriented Behaviour
Cope with Failure
Cope with more difficult Problems
Self-confidence and Self assurance
Belief/Confidence in
• own Skills
• Ability to cope with tasks
Various Ways how to solve a problem
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• Structured Roleplay
• Behavioural Exercises
• Rules of Conduct
• Feedback
Training Methods
• Trainingsrituals
• Concentration Exercises
• Warm up
• Individual Counseling
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Structure of a Training Session
Mood
Discuss Rules
Relaxation
Work through a Module
Evaluation and Transfer
Closing Discussion
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Modules of FIT FOR LIFE
• Motivation• Feedback• Self-confidence• Self-management (Health)• Communication• Body language• Cooperation and Teamwork• Leisure time• Life planning• Job and Future• Feelings• Fit for Conflict 1 & 2 • Empathy• Praise and Criticism
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Implementation & Dissemination
• Manual published as a book• 10 % direct training• 90 % Train-the-Trainer Seminars
Type of Institutions:• Secondary schools• Special schools• Vocational Schools• Youth services• Children‘s homes & Youth centres• Youth custody
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Implications for Policy Makers
• Roll-out is not well funded
• Gap widens between job demands and level of development of socially disadvantaged youth
• Without increased investment in these youth, the public and private follow-up costs will be immense!
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Thank You very much for
your attention!
www.bipp-bremen.de
Funded by: European Social Fund
(ESF), Federal Employment Agency,
and the State of Bremen