Guidelines for youth workers
This Guide is written for youth workers, including teachers, social workers or school staff, who will be working with young people. To improve the capacity of youth workers and educators to support young people with challenging behaviors to strengthen their self-esteem, build resilience skills and manage stress in stressful situations.
What is the purpose of the Guide?
With the help of this Guide, you will take young people on a journey to explore to help young people reflect on and narrate their life stories. It encourages users to think of their life as a book filled with different chapters, each contributing to their growth and character.
Handbook with body mind techniques
Welcome to YOUR Story Journey! PSN (Personal Storytelling Narration) is a digital tool designed to help young people reflect on and narrate their life stories. It encourages users to think of their life as a book filled with different chapters, each contributing to their growth and character. The tool aids in exploring significant past events, helping individuals make peace with unresolved emotions and promoting mental health by reducing stress and enhancing clarity. PSN is offered in three formats:
1. Solo adventure:
This format is for you if you feel overwhelmed or stressed with a particular feeling and are seeking support but believe that you can do it alone. Users explore their stories independently.
In this path, users are guided in this order:
- Physical sensations (such as heat, cold, shivers, tremors, cramps; but also smells, odors, tastes, sounds, and visual flashes)
- Emotions (which include anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, surprise)
- Memories
- Attention: your mind can create false memories sometimes.
It's important to respect the stages of feeling—first physical sensations, then emotions, followed by mental images and memories. Trust in your body! Even if the memories are too painful or emotions are too strong, return to your body sensations and simply feel them. This approach requires users to go at their own pace and be mindful of their body's responses.