Who we work with:
Adolescents

In 2018 I was offered the opportunity to become a support worker for an adolescent whom I had coached for the most recently completed junior Basketball season.

Little did I know at the time it would turn into a wonderful association with Montmorency Kids Clinic (MKC) – a paediatric clinic providing psychology, occupational therapy and speech therapy to adolescents.

The relationship between Youth Led & MKC is ongoing, we are still receiving referrals from the clinic today. I must say it has been tremendously influential working not just with the clientele but also their families and the clinics staff.

Whilst the support work I provided initially started out as Personal Training it has now evolved into so much more and I am forever grateful for that happening. The opportunity to evolve the service I provided and be a part of more diverse experiences shaped a tremendous amount of the holistic approach Youth Led implements today.

This approach is utilized in our mentoring services & online resources and can best be summarized by what we call ‘Complete Wellbeing’, which includes the following four components:

• Physical Wellbeing: Includes health & fitness, plus the lifestyle you live
• Emotional & Mental Wellbeing: Awareness & control of your thoughts, emotions & reactions
• Social Wellbeing: The environments, including the people, you frequent
• Spiritual Wellbeing: Your understanding of and connection to self

When we say ‘complete’ wellbeing, by no means are we expecting perfection. Instead ‘complete’ refers to being aware of and understanding all the aspects that make up wellbeing, as well as how they interact with each other.

Implementation of this ‘Complete Wellbeing’ approach to Youth Led’s work with Adolescents has been a success. Awareness and understanding of ALL the components above and the interrelatedness between them has led to greater buy in by the adolescents themselves and longer lasting wellbeing interventions.