Conflict Resolution/Management training for teenagers
What is Conflict Resolution?
Conflict resolution is a general term often used to describe personal safety & managing violence/aggression training courses.
Do teenagers need conflict resolution/conflict management skills?
The answer is most definitely Yes
The facts: The most vulnerable members of society in the UK and many other countries are young men between the ages of 15 and 24.
Anger and aggression is a part of our every day life. While as individuals our anger may be justifiable – who does not feel anger when they hear about the big payouts made to bankers, or cuts to public spending which will affect their quality of life.. But what people don’t have a right to be is hostile and abusive towards others. Understanding what is acceptable and what is not is the key to managing anger successfully and avoiding aggression.
Brooks Jordan has been providing Personal Safety & Conflict Management training courses to both independent and state sector schools for over 15 years and the fact that we are called back year after year to repeat this training is testimony to the effectiveness of our personal safety programme for schools.
Do teenage girls need Conflict Management skills? Again definitely – Yes. Although young women are less disposed to physical aggression than young men the risk for women is always greater in a male to female confrontation, due to the imbalance in strength between men and women. Hence for young women the risks are in relation to their personal safety, rather than girl on girl physical aggression. Here avoidance and remaining alert to potential dangers are of greater importance than the risk of conflict or confrontation between women. Nevertheless young women will be going out with young men and in groups so could easily be drawn into a conflict situation where conflict resolution skills could prevent a hostile encounter from escalating.
For these reasons Brooks Jordan’s Personal Safety Awareness for Students programme is specifically tailored to meet the needs of teenagers, men or women, heading off to college, university or further education in cities they will be unfamiliar with. For the majority of young people this will the first time they have left the safety of their own home and family to experience the excitement and freedom of independent living. Few will truly appreciate the risks they may face nor the realise how potentially more hostile their new environment in some of the big cities such as London, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham or Nottingham may be. This is often quite a culture shock for students bought up in rural or less confrontational parts of the UK.
Have a look at our short videos on our training by following this link: http://vimeo.com/8153966
Just ring us on (01623) 407793 and ask to speak to Julie for more information about this essential training for students.
