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Early Returns
The document focuses on strategies to improve communication and prevent early returns in youth exchange programs, emphasizing the importance of making students feel safe to express their concerns. It discusses five essentials for open communication and highlights potential issues like homesickness and cultural shock that can lead to early returns. Recommendations include increasing personal interactions and formal communications to support students during their exchange experience.
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- 3. 2018 YEO Preconvention Wonderwhy you didn´t hear about an issue until it became a problem? Maybe the student thinks they will be in trouble if they say something. Do Rotarians unwittingly close communication channels? Can we act and speak differently so that student will feel safe reaching to us BEFORE an issue becomes a problem? How to avoid EARLY RETURN? Proposals
- 4. 2018 YEO Preconvention •Talking •Listening •Observing •Silence •Empathy FiveEssentials to Open Communication
- 5. 2018 YEO Preconvention notspeaking or eating local foods spoke: “I want to go home” a hunger strike translator program bodylanguage be HAPPY and be confortable speak native country language support by counselor / friend own wish seemed more agitated talk to me alone hadnotwantedtogoonexchange behonest wanting to stay in bed as much as possible sleep and cry more than just homesick depression really needed to go home COMMUNICATION SUCESS at Youth Exchange Program bullying cultural shock patience love understanding be confident support by psychologist
- 6. 2018 YEO Preconvention RIEARLY RETURN FORM
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- 9. 2018 YEO Preconvention REMINDPOLICIES PRIOR TO EARLY RETURN
- 10. 2018 YEO Preconvention RemindPolicies Prior to Early Return ORAL WARNING WRITTEN WARNING YELLOW CARD RED CARD
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- 12. 2018 YEO Preconvention NeededActions Chat groups Videoconference Formal communication Personal meetings
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- 17. 2018 YEO Preconvention JanyHatanaka RYE Chairperson District 4430 – Brazil janyhide5@gmail.com José Henrique Rodrigues RYE Co-Chairman District 4770 – Brazil jhenrique_20@hotmail.com
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