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Empowering Youngsters Through Sports: Youth and Youngsters Project

The Youth and Youngsters Project aimed to assist young individuals with psychiatric backgrounds to engage in public sport activities, facilitated by sport mentors from GGZinGeest and Arkin. The project emphasized personal planning, implementation, and evaluation, resulting in successful goal achievements and continued participation in sports. Individual coaching, trust-building, and medical team connections were key factors in the project's success. For more information, contact Karen Diemeer at GGZinGeest or Laurent van Wegen at Arkin.

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Empowering Youngsters Through Sports: Youth and Youngsters Project

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  1. Dagbesteding en Arbeid GGZ inGeest Kwartiermaken sport “youth and youngsters”

  2. Project: “Youth and youngsters” • Cooperation GGZinGeest with Arkin for Amsterdam • Start end of 2008 • Implementation by: • Laurent van Wegen (Arkin) • Karen Diemeer (GGZinGeest)

  3. In the beginning… • Research paper Marjoke Slagter 2006 Need young service users to participate in sports at a regular sportclub under youngsters with psychiatric background Motivated, but… negative symptoms hinder their goals Main core…  Assistance in this process • Gerry Metz fund request  granted in 2008

  4. Objective • a minimum of 8 young individuals, between the age of 18 and 23, with a psychiatric background to participate in public sport activities.

  5. Sportmentors Karin Diemeer: GGZinGeest Laurent van Wegen: Arkin Cover all parts of Amsterdam

  6. Contact with different institutions -Ambulant team volwassenen • HVO Querido locatie DAC Linnaeushof • Mentrum poli jeugd Noord • Mentrum poli Keizersgracht • locatie Reigersbos (AMC demeren) • ROC Joke Smit / Back to school • ambulante poli Jeugd en Jongeren • HVO Querido • Impuls • Amsterdamse Vriendendienst • Bascule

  7. www.buitenkans.info

  8. Project working method • Submit  • Personal initial interview / conversation - Discuss needs, wishes, experiences - Discuss possible obstacles • Setup personal plan - Turn wishes/ideas in to goals • Implementation - Service user carrying out its goals - Coaching! - Keep in contact • Evaluation - discuss difficulties  change goals when needed

  9. Contact clients • Contact by face to face  mobile phone, text messages, email Supervise situationAssist when necessary or adjust the goal

  10. service user is the director of their own plan / process • own decisions with the support of Karin/Laurent establish responsibility and self-confidence • most service users prefered indivual sports (swimming, fitness) • process and plan are very personal  time pat from few weeks to few months

  11. Results • Project finished after six months, in juli 2009 A total of 12 service users successfully reached their goal (8 were needed to make the project successful).  After 1 year 9 service users still active in sports

  12. Experiences • Individual coaching is very important Trust and sense of security • Right moment?  Negative self image, and low energy level make it difficult to be assertive. Mood changes can play a role as well • Financial aspects • Good connections with treatment teams are crucial!

  13. Continuation • The project still exists, but in modulated form • Connections medical treatments are stronger

  14. Further information • Karen Diemeer T (020) 788 6102E k.diemeer@ggzingeest.nlW www.buitenkans.info • Laurent van WegenT (020) 8913380 / 8913300E l.vanwegen@amcdemeren.nl

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