Workshop ActivitySara Kirkpatrick & Toby Eaglen

Working to empower people to resolve violence, conflict, abuse and social isolation

An opportunity to experience some of the tools and techniques from the award winning LINX

programme.

Participation may be required!

Working to empower people to resolve violence, conflict, abuse and social isolation

Working to empower people to resolve violence, conflict, abuse and social isolation

Working to empower people to resolve violence, conflict, abuse and social isolation

Who are these Violent Young People?

Victim OffenderOR

Offender• Young woman aged 15• Common assault x 2 and theft• ABH X 3, • Common assault• Assaulting a police officer• Section 4a (public Order)• Tagged

Victim• Lived with Domestic abuse for the first 12 years of her

life• Lived in refuge accommodation twice in the first five

years of her life• Inadequate parenting resulting in no boundaries and

poor school attendance• Lives with sister• Consumes excessive amounts of alcohol• Low self esteem, some evidence of self harm

The ChallengeWe have a duty to provide interventions which enable

young people to address issues arising out of their experiences of risk and abuse.

We also have a duty to provide interventions designed to assist young people to manage and reduce the likelihood

and/or continuation of risk and abuse.

The LINX Programme

The theme underpinning the programme is the link between young people’s experiences, how they feel as a result of this and the subsequent

impact on their offending behaviour

Walk The Line.

Time for some volunteers…

Walk The Line- Debrief.

What does a young person learn from this exercise?

As professionals what can we also learn from this exercise?

What do you see?

What do you see? -Debrief.

Summary of workshop activity.

Using experiential exercises allows us all to ‘learn’ in a different way.

For many young people this approach feels like ‘fun’ not learning.

In conclusion.

We hope you have enjoyed the workshop activity.If you have any questions Toby and Sara will be more

than happy to talk at lunch or you can contact The Hampton Trust at

www.hamptontrust.org.uk