Free talk-through video resources to work alongside the book or individually downloaded worksheets, to facilitate inclusive learning wherever possible. Additional courses/worksheets if a FMHC subscriber.
Fight Mental Health Club
‘Through the key activity of reflective conversation, you can challenge young people’s embedded learnt behaviours, set values & beliefs: To help them to learn to unlearn allowing them to become autonomous adults’.
Informal & Community Educator
Welcome to the Fight Mental Health Club.
The Fight Mental Health Club has grown from scribbling’s of ‘that worked’ moments in mentoring, to worksheets, a book & now online virtual mentoring resource website & YouTube channel…where next?
The Fight Mental Health Club book contains a ‘Skeleton Pack’ of Work and Information Sheets for the Informal Educator, Mentor, Teacher, Parent and/or the young person themselves. This allows the reader to hand-pick pages from various sections to guide the support needed, dependent on the flow of conversation and the level of engagement.
“Like a Choose Your Own Adventure Book but on Mental Health”.
For example, a starting topic could be a bad relationship, which could then move towards social media activity, anger management, & self-esteem. This book is also categorised by key topic, in order to allow you to easily deliver a focused planned programme of support over a length of around six weeks. An example would be offering an Attendance Course to those with school attendance concerns.
There is no right or wrong way to use the book/worksheet, one person may need to use numerous and varied worksheets, others may feel they no longer need to offer support after only a few. The key focus is to create an environment for reflective conversation and to open the possibilities of empowerment and personal change.
“The book is amazing and I am using it for THRIVE planning & key worker topics for this term for the student’s at ‘Ontrack’ a 1-to-1 SEN & Behaviour School”.
About the Author
As an Informal Educator I work with individuals & groups in order to promote their personal learning; not always within a classroom environment but also in places where the young person is comfortable and open to engage. Using informal methods of teaching and learning, such as shared activities and conversation.
I’ve worked for the Children and Youth Service in various Youth Centres, based both in and outside of schools, & also delivered outreach work ‘on the streets’ for over fifteen years.
I’ve now worked alongside formal education within secondary schools for over thirty years as a Youth-Worker, Mentor, Inclusion, Pastoral & Progress Manager. Throughout this time, I’ve adapted my social pedagogy (animate, care, educate) and have created this book to be ‘the opener’ or ‘way-in’. To help aid conversation with young people on difficult personal issues.
Prior to this publication I’ve developed and produced worksheet led certified OCN qualifications at Level 1 and Level 2.
Any questions feel free to contact me: contact@fightmentalhealthclub.co.uk
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