Youth Supportive Groups:
Tuesdays
Anger Management & Self-Esteem [4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Sanctuary main facility], MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL ONLY:
This group educates participants on the effects of anger and how to use it appropriately. The 10 week sessions enable youth to use new skills to help control anger issues at home, school and with peers. Topics include dealing with rage and hostility towards other people, controlling techniques to manage anger effectively and coping mechanisms allowing youth to resolve problems.This group is available to youth within the central and southern part of Guam.
Wednesdays
Anger Management [4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Sanctuary main facility], HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL ONLY:
This group educates participants on the effects of anger and how to use it appropriately. The 10 week sessions enable youth to use new skills to help control anger issues at home, school and with peers. Topics include dealing with rage and hostility towards other people, controlling techniques to manage anger effectively and coping mechanisms allowing youth to resolve problems.This group is available to youth within the central and southern part of Guam.
Tobacco Cessation [4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Sanctuary main facility], 11-18 years old:
This group utilizes the MN Smoking Program as a guide to discourage tobacco use among adolescents. The curriculum is designed to influence the social and psychological factors that encourage the onset of smoking cigarettes or using smokeless tobacco. In addition to tobacco use, the facilitator also encourages members to deal with peer pressure and make appropriate decisions to abstain from alcohol and drug use.
*Attendance in this particular group is by referral only and based on an assessment conducted by program staff.
THURSDAYS
Na' Homlo [4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Sanctuary main facility], 12-18 years old:
Na' Homlo (healing or "to heal" in Chamorro) group facilitators discuss the negative effects and consequences of using drugs and/or alcohol. The facilitators focus on getting group participants to understand how often, with whom and why they utilize these substances. In addition, they process with the young people and impress upon them the personal consequences of their drug and alcohol use.
*Attendance in this particular group is by referral only and based on an assessment conducted by program staff.
Pathways [4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Sanctuary main facility], 11-24 years old:
Pathways is a more intensive support group for youth who have deeper issues concerning drugs and/or alcohol use or abuse. In this group, facilitator's help participants gain a better understanding of why it is they engage in utilizing these destrutive substances. Staff focuses on on having young people recognize there are consequences for each decision they make. The group is not just about alochol and drug use, but about all the desicions they make in their life and how these decisions result in consequence - whether it is negative or positive depends on the decision.
*Attendance in this particular group is by referral only and based on an assessment conducted by program staff.
Anger Management [4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Astumbo Senior Citizen Center], 11-17 years old:
This group educates participants on the effects of anger and how to use it appropriately. The 10 week sessions enable youth to use new skills to help control anger issues at home, school and with peers. Topics include dealing with rage and hostility towards other people, controlling techniques to manage anger effectively and coping mechanisms allowing youth to resolve problems.This group is available to youth within the northern part of Guam.
Need more information?
For questions or inquiries on any of the groups, please call us at 671.475.7101.