My Friends Youth

My FRIENDS Youth is a comprehensive curriculum, that empowers young people with the necessary tools to overcome life challenges, in positive ways. The skills learnt empower youth to deal with stressful situations by normalising the state of anxiety, and teaching self-regulation. It also helps develop self-confidence, and problem solving skills. My FRIENDS Youth is evidence-based, and has been proven to increase resilience, and decrease anxiety and depression.

Challenges

Adolescence is a transition period in which new challenges such as higher study loads, peer pressure, friendship difficulties, and physical development are faced. As this can be a stressful and difficult time for many adolescents, My FRIENDS Youth empowers its participants with positive coping skills and resilience to navigate setbacks and transition successfully to senior high school.

Empower

My FRIENDS Youth focuses on integrity to self and positivity in the face of peer pressure, which is crucial during this volatile time of life. The program equips participants to build positive relationships with others with confidence, self-esteem, and brave and positive verbal and non-verbal communication.

Developed by Dr Paula Barrett, My FRIENDS Youth is based on years of research and is used world-wide to empower countless individuals.

Sessions

  • Introduction to the program
  • Understanding feelings and empathy
  • Let us focus on confidence
  • Focus on the present and become more aware
  • Introduction to attention training and self-talk
  • Attention training and thought challengers continued
  • Exploring coping step plans
  • Finding solutions and building support teams
  • When the going gets tough, lean on friends
  • Using the FRIENDS skills to help ourselves and others