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EFeCT Conference W1 Katrien Sel
1. Katrien Sel
Katrien.Sel@oobc-nieuwevaart.be
15 March 2013, Lisbon
“The art of getting into trouble”
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3. Difficult dealing with rising tensions
Expressing needs in a non-social manner
Solution?
Need for a break for all parties
4. “an active period of calmness for the
youngsters and their surroundings to deblock
the difficulties in the guidance, this way
raising the motivation of all people involved
and thus strengthen the guidance”
5. Retired officer
A new chance for so
called ‘troubled
youngsters’
6. Rest
Importance of other environment
Belief in youngsters: they have capabilities
Warmth and confirmation
Time: at the tempo of the children and youngsters
Respect for the youngster and his/her story
Encourage initiative
Sports and work: physically being active
Experience-based learning
Everything done together
No knowledge on the guest’s background, only what
he/she wants to tell
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9. We experience a rising demand for
youngsters to have a time-out.
Research project
Research questions:
◦ What are the workable elements of time-out?
◦ How can we design a more general method of
time-out?
10. Qualitative Research
Identify workable elements:
◦ Participatory observation
◦ Document analyses
◦ Semi structered interviewing
◦ Images
General method design:
◦ Theoretical explorative research
11. o 12- 18 year
o Boys (girls if there is a femal accompanist)
o 2011 : 49
o Largest group: 14 – 17 year
o Maximum stay 5 days
o Reasons: aggression and rule-breaking
12. Your stay at “De Kruiskenshoeve”:
- Application
- Intake
- During your stay
- Completion
13. Application by the institution, counsellor,
school, youngster himself, …
Stay: max. 5 days
Within a week: Intake
◦ Arrival with counsellor
◦ Rules are agreed upon
15. Short evaluation
Conversations with mentor and youngster
Focus on positive aspects
16. “At this moment I feel a bit
down, but everything will be
alright because I believe in it.
Sometimes I just can’t
function properly, but I try my
best for the future. I really
want to assume a positive
attitude and maintain it. I
know I will have a hard time,
but I believe it’s worth it. I am
now with a person (Robert)
that is nice and knows a lot. I
hope you all understand that I
have endured a lot, but that I
have already changed
somewhat for the better.
Kind regards, Michael.”
Michael’s letter Translated extract
17. Workable elements
◦ Seasons
◦ Network
◦ Ecology
Farm
Animals and plants
◦ Action
◦ Together
25. Workable elements become more and more
clear
Goal : to implement these elements into a re-
usable method
Ecology needs to have comporable elements
Balance between providing support and
challenge
