VIBE Workshops

VIBE workshops that are currently available:

Building Effective Relationships with Young People
(The RF4 Way)

This is a 2-day session covering the theory and implementation of VIBE's Relationship Framework (RF4)

We at VIBE believe that all quality work with young people is based around the 4 levels of relationships (RF4) and by supporting them across the 4 levels we will build relational competence that will improve the lives of the young people and those around them.

We believe the RF4 is a perfect tool to help explain, define and support the work that our youth workers are carrying out. We help young people to build stronger and better relationships, from the relationship with themselves (the foundation of all relationships) all the way through the levels to the relationship they have with the communities they live in.

The RF4 is not just something we support young people with, we believe the best people to supporting young people's relationships are staff who are involved in their own development

Understanding Self

When developing young people, understanding the different concepts of 'self' and how you can better understand them and the difference between them, will help you to support the young person's relationship with themselves more effectively.

What we will cover:

• Understanding the importance of building the foundations of young people's relationships with themselves.
• The difference between self-esteem and confidence and how you can support these more effectively.
• How to foster self-discipline and energy to support motivation.

Dealing with Behaviour - Apathy, Attitude and Aggression

Working effectively with all types of behaviours.

Every programme of young people is different because the individuals and the group dynamics change. Our training course provides you will knowledge, tools and techniques to be able to manage all the different behaviours presented and get the best out of your programme and the young people.

What we will cover:

• How to build rapport with young people
• How to manage apathy within the group and ensure that it doesn't spread
• around the group
• How to notice conflict and deal with it effectively without it escalating
• How to motivate the group
• How to pitch your programme so that it meets lots of different needs, abilities and attitudes.

Being a Reflective Practitioner

This one-day course shares reflective theory to ensure that the young people are learning from their experiences and being more self-reflective. We will explore how guiding reflection throughout the sessions can aide young people to become more self-reflective when they are experiencing other things in their lives.

What we will cover:

• We will share theory about reflection and practical ways of introducing
• reflective practice into your work even when you don't think you have time to do it.
• We will provide exercises that provide participants to practice their guided reflection technique and give feedback to support further sessions and interactions.

Conflict Resolution and De-escalation

This one-day course explores conflict and provides tools and techniques to help de-escalate behaviour and deal with conflict in a relational manner.

We will tackle the fears around dealing with conflict and what works when relationships break down by exploring formal and informal approaches to helping obtain a resolution.

Presentation Skills

More and more people are asked to deliver presentations as part of their work and one of people's biggest fears is public speaking. This training day helps people to conquer their fears and gives some real and practical support in delivering effective and engaging presentations.

What we will cover:

• We will focus on the 3 areas of presentation preparation that helps aide the controllables when giving presentations
• Participants will present in a safe environment and gain feedback on strengths and areas of development still required.