Testimonials – Youth Trainers
Throughout the program the youth are integral partners to its maintenance and development. At the end of the program they provide feedback on their experiences of the training process as well as their thoughts on the impact the work had on the social service staff/learners. The feedback process takes the form of a written evaluation and an end-of-program group debrief.
"It’s better when you can talk to others in ways that you would like for others to speak to you."
“I can communicate with adults better than I did before.”
“It’s given me the confidence in what I want to do.”
“It helped me know where my balance was and where my boundary point was.”
“Now that I’ve learned to talk nice, the more I talk nice, the more people respect me too.”
“I learned that I can be helpful to others and that I can work in a group.”
“I have learned to feel safe with an audience and to accept what you’re given in a situation.”
"I learned how to walk away from a situation and to return neutral.”
“I learned communication skills: listening, body language, eye contact.”
“I feel so professional.”
“I have so much confidence about how to talk to adults and even how to give them some advice.”
“It’s given us the chance to express ourselves.”
“I am not scared to speak my mind and put myself out there.”
“I learned how to work with someone even when you are not getting along with them.”
“I learned that I was born to be a leader.”
“I learned how to interact with adults.”
“I learned to be more open” and “that I am not that shy.”
“I learned that I can set my mind to do what I want.”
“I was really shy of people before the program. It reminded me of drama class and I really liked drama class. I like acting. It’s kinda fun.”
“Overall, I think the group worked really well. We grew together. We had ups and downs but we overcame them.”
“We showed workshop participants that youth have a voice.”
“We showed workshop participants how to listen to youth better.”
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