From 8-10 November 2010, our staff, associates and trainers were introduced to the “Skills For Living” Program by the Aphesis Group Therapy developer Tim Rule and his renown consultant, David Eckman. The curricular of this program is to train mental health workers, counselors, educators to know how to engage with adults and youths to:
- Understand their makeup and their development.
- Identify traits of miscommunication and behavioral patterns that were results of family background.
- Create awareness on areas of their lives where there is need of development.
- Learn skills and exercises that help to develop areas of emotional and relational health.
- Set developmental framework and plans for personal development
The eight modular curriculum of the Program is to address various emotional, communication and developmental needs. The way the curriculum is designed is coupled with interactive activities and motivational interviews to help participants to gain self awareness and understanding of personal needs for growth. It is done in group setting whereby symptoms and dysfunctional styles are shared in the process of discovery and activity. It provides good interaction and a safe environment for self and communal learning. There are careful researches done drawing statistical reports on behavioral science. Issues on addiction, communication dysfunctional styles and emotional difficulties are addressed.
While this project is still at the infant stage, the training given to our counselors has exposed them to an added level of skills and knowledge to better understand and guide their counselees to recovery.
