Earning Trust: Relationship building with vulnerable young people

We can't effectively work to empower young people without building relationships with them first. Youth worker Susie Gray has learned over time how to build relationships with combative, closed-off, and so-called difficult students, despite the fact that she comes from a very different background from them. Her ideas may help you, too.
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[@fishoscine1220]

Wonderful advice. Thank you.

[@SarahPopejoy]

She has an amazing outlook. I think what is so impressive that she actually looks beyond the behavior and therefore gets her desired result through compassion, listening, and encouraging right behavior. Amazing. I think this could be used for adults as well.... I really do.

[@aishaglzr]

I truly appreciate how deeply the child's misbehavior is elaborated in this vdo. Its imp. to note that many educators take the child's misbehavior personally thus resulting in loss of faith in child's chances of rehabilitation. I like the idea of creating positive self identities of child. Good luck with your work!
Regards,
Aisha Gulzar
Cohort 2012 Teach for Pakistan

[@MelbourneHiroshima]

Awesome video

[@augustinejordan366]

Hi susie its me Gus jordan