Travellers
A school-based mental health promotion programme
for young people that enhances connectedness and supports changes
in life's journey.
Travellers was developed as a creative and
innovative response to supporting and promoting the mental and
emotional wellbeing of young people. The primary focus of the
programme is to enhance connectedness and support changes in life's
journey. The name Travellers is a metaphor for "life is a
journey' with changes that have to be negotiated. The
concepts of "life maps" and "day trips" will be used throughout the
programme and these will be modelled by the group programme
facilitators.
Travellers sessions
Travellers supports young people to
identify, develop and access the resources they need to travel
through life. The journey metaphor is the key link between
all sessions and activities within sessions. As the programme
progresses through each session, each young person's life becomes a
visual representation, through the use of symbols, stickers and
words or statements of : feelings and thoughts experienced in
different situations; support available at these times; and times
when they were having fun and relaxing. The sessions will be
fun, interactive and educational.
KEY CONCEPTS, SLOGANS AND
SESSIONS
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SESSION
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1 & 2
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Life is a journey. Sometimes the path can be more
challenging than at other times
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Life's a journey!
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3
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Our self-esteem is our belief in our own
self-worth
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I'm OK!
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Trust your feelings - it's OK to feel.
Expressing yourself is healthy. It's natural to find change
stressful.
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Express yourself
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The way I think affects how I feel.
To challenge 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.
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I think therefore I am!
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Fun and laughter help reduce stress.
Relaxation re-energises. Travelling well on day trips and
life journeys deserves rewards. |
Be your own best
friend!
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Everyone needs support at times. Support can be practical
and/or emotional |
Mobilise your team!
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Challenges in life can help us grow.
There are strategies I can use to do
life. |
Life is
do-able!
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