Play group @ Children home

every Wednesday 3.00 - 6.00 pm
will do a play group for children in children home, Kepala Batas, Seberang Perai

the purpose of this work group
-create a place to share, buil up support system for each other
-allowing them to express their emotion in different art medium

• number of participants: 5-6 person in a group
• mixed group - boy and girls
• duration: 90 minutes
• neglected child
• close group

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1st session: 

opening:
- name tag
- ground rules
-name/shape/action

Middle
- chicken dance - movement as warming up
introduce SELF
name- purpose of name
self potrait 

Closure
group art
laughter activity




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2nd session:

opening:
- name tag
- ground rules
-name/shape/action


Middle
- chicken dance - movement as warming up
introduce BOX
making box with recycle material
then, write a message to someone/themselves



Closure
group art
laughter activity

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3rd session:
opening:
- name tag
- ground rules
-name/shape/action


Middle
- chicken dance - movement as warming up
introduce BOX - writing message to someone they wish
using story as sharing - story buil resilience
- sheil silverston - the missing piece
- nancy davis - the black pearl
telling their favourite story in life  using puppet
will bring puppet to the home ：）

then, write a story together  - while can polish their writing skill



Closure
group art
laughter activity

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4th session:
opening:
- name tag (just put the name tag on their shirt, to make sure they entering the group)
- ground rules (repeating the same rules - no fight/respect/listen/no kick etc)
-name/shape/action (can used ball to test focused or attention)


Middle
- chicken dance - movement as warming up
THE BOX - writing message to someone they wish
THE STORY - continue write up the story from previous session
picture - call their interest
- 10 words from the picture - and make a short story



Closure
group art
laughter activity

*** assuming children will be more familiar with each other, and the rappo had build up
how they can help each other, support each other with this 200 kids children home
issues of bullied, fighting, stealing etc....

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5th th session:
opening:
- name tag (just put the name tag on their shirt, to make sure they entering the group)

- ground rules (repeating the same rules - no fight/respect/listen/no kick etc)

-name/shape/action (can used ball to test focused or attention)



Middle
- chicken dance - movement as warming up
THE BOX - writing message to someone they wish
THE STORY - continue write up the story from previous session
 clay/ playdoh/ create something for themselves

Closure
group art
laughter activity

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6th session:
opening:
- name tag (just put the name tag on their shirt, to make sure they entering the group)

- ground rules (repeating the same rules - no fight/respect/listen/no kick etc)

-name/shape/action (can used ball to test focused or attention)



Middle
- chicken dance - movement as warming up
THE BOX - writing message to someone they wish
THE STORY - continue write up the story from previous session


collage - self/ vision board - what they wish for future
as some of this child is 11-12 years old, they will be transfer to others' home for adolescent
after complete UPSR


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7th session:
opening:
- name tag (just put the name tag on their shirt, to make sure they entering the group)
- ground rules (repeating the same rules - no fight/respect/listen/no kick etc)
-name/shape/action (can used ball to test focused or attention)

Middle
- chicken dance - movement as warming up
THE BOX - writing message to someone they wish
THE STORY - continue write up the story from previous session


Paper Plate:WHO　AM I?
using creative art medium, play with the paper plate
create a happy/sad/angry face
talk about how they show them self to the world



Closure
group art
laughter activity


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8th session:
opening:
- name tag (just put the name tag on their shirt, to make sure they entering the group)
- ground rules (repeating the same rules - no fight/respect/listen/no kick etc)
-name/shape/action (can used ball to test focused or attention)

Middle
- chicken dance - movement as warming up
THE BOX - writing message to someone they wish
THE STORY - continue write up the story from previous session
music - round music
let the "sound" come together as one



Closure
group art
laughter activity
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9th session:
opening:
- name tag (just put the name tag on their shirt, to make sure they entering the group)
- ground rules (repeating the same rules - no fight/respect/listen/no kick etc)
-name/shape/action (can used ball to test focused or attention)

Middle
- chicken dance - movement as warming up
THE BOX - writing message to someone they wish
THE STORY - continue write up the story from previous session


TALK --WALK-- JUMP -- CROSS


preparing to say good bye


Closure
group art
laughter activity


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10th session:
opening:
- name tag (just put the name tag on their shirt, to make sure they entering the group)
- ground rules (repeating the same rules - no fight/respect/listen/no kick etc)
-name/shape/action (can used ball to test focused or attention)

Middle
- chicken dance - movement as warming up
THE BOX - writing message to someone they wish
THE STORY - continue write up the story from previous session

THE BIG PIECE - draw a big piece together
saying goodbye 


Closure
group art
laughter activity

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i wish to do role play and safe place
but i don't have props
hmm..maybe next time

Expressive group with staff

 6-8 April 2011
i was fully in-charge for staff program
to give briefing about what is SOP of work and
conduct teamwork- program in teraputic approach

TQ for my superior, PJ who is supportive
she manage to break thought the challenge from management side, and we did.

expressive work/creative work must be authentic and come from inside/outside.

the activity i do with staff is recognition of self with four possibilities
(1) recognize our Strenght
(2) recognize fear
(3) recognize angry
(4) hope






then, moved to game, energizer activity and dance, movement
i try to integrate what i learn from CCS with Pris, to give meaning of NAME
how the NAME bring us here today!

Finally, is the big group drawing
where each of them draw together

Learning and growing with the organization, sometime is essential
i learn and grow together in this journey as well...

Teen Camp on 3.12.2010

this is not first time i am handling juvenile delinquent camp
this is 3rd year i am working in this place, and it's a anual program
The camp was held at Merbok, Kedah

this round, we have 26 participants out of 40
there is 16 indian, 10 chinese who involved with this camp

as usual, we start the activities with ice-breaking
each of the participant will introduce their name, age, how they wish to call
then, we start to do "action", name follow by an action
after that, we try to move and play some warming up activity

come to the game of "TRUST"
the game i name it "passenger and driver"
two was paired up in this game, one is driver, one will be passanger
the person choose to be passenger will be standing in front of the driver
what the passenger need to do is : close their eyes, and followed the direction from the driver
grounds rules were set, where by, the driver need to carry passenger carefully
do not "crash" to others people when moved around

yet, when the game start, they do it well...
but after that, the teenager start to create problems
they can't follow the rule, and start to hit people
i stop it, and asked them to switch, again, remind the rule
when the 2nd time playing this activity

there is a group of teenagers come and bump on me
i try to step back, go out, but 2nd hit is coming, bump in front of me
i was shock, and the group who bump me, still laughing, like really fun
my emotion was UP. i am so angry~
but, i try to control myself, i shout out loud, and say STOP to play!
i ASKED: WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING?
WHAT HAPPENED JUST NOW?  YOU GUYS CAME AND BUMP ME. AND YET THIS IS A PLAY, AND RULE WERE SET! I WANT EXPLANATION!!
then, all quiet...no body talking, all in silent...
i looked around, the group of teenagers who purposely bump me still laughing

then,
my emotion start feel angry, i felt like i am being bullied
i felt like they purposely bump me, no respect me
i do not how did i turn
suddenly, i try to convert my angry to another form of expression
i role play that i was hit by the car... and i am dying
the person - the group of people who bump me running away
and i am dying, i am bleeding
i cried for help, ask the witnesses to block the person who bump me
asked somebody who standing aside to call ambulance

yet, no one help
finally the Ramakrishna kids come out and help me
when i de-roll myself
i asked all the participants to think,
WHY they act it so? let's think about the scenario if this is happens to any one of their love one, will they still stay ignorant?  will they still stood there but "KBC", while doing nothing?


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I AM STILL SO SO SO ANGRY
PROFESIONALLY, I COMPLETE MY TASK
but, personally, i felt like i am being threatened, i feel like i am being assault
i could get injured by letting the group of teenagers bump on me
and it's recall me back of the experience where i were  being sexual harassment
i experience the feeling of helplessness, anxiety, angry
i felt like why i can't protect myself???

personally, i really angry. so so so so  angry
i still thinking of want to find out the person who bump me
and just gave him to hit on face~
but, life have to moved on~~
right?

i need to deal with my own inner angry
i need to look deep, why i am so MIND about the teenagers did to me
it is past, it is over, yet my body remember the uncomfortable feeling, the pain
the hurt

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some one told me. is my team members who follow in this camp
they told me: x10, i thought u are the one designed this, wow, you are so profesional ya~
some voices said:
they maybe want to test your limit and power
maybe you look so adorable, and you have a long hair, so, they intentionally want to disturb you
i think you look so arrogant, not friendly enough. that's WHY it's happens

i am reflecting it... i asked myself
what if, one day, when i am handling program
some of the teenagers （this juvenile delinquent) client  really bring something to harm facilitator? not necesarry me, but any body else? what can this organization do?? to protect facilitator/ counsellor in that time???

i am thinking too much...they say
maybe~

but, i am feeling unable to forget the bump, the hurt,
it's 4th day passed.........   what make me not moved out from this incident yet?
i wonder.........
LIFE MOVES ＯＮ～　
right?.... letting go..letting go, i tell myself....
it's a new day~