Envision Your Future
Envision Your Future® is based on the 4 Cornerstones of Success that are anchored in relationships to (1) Self (2) Others (3) Values (4) Money/Resources. Module I consists of eight Master Classes of 60 to 90 minutes each.
Accelerated versions, covering a weekend or a few weeks, are provided for older groups and adjudicated youth. Each school year typically consists of the eight 90-minute Master Classes guided by a certified Envision Your Future facilitator.
The students are given a Blueprint workbook for mapping their goals and dreams. Interim activities are provided between classes that students individually or as a class with the guidance of the teacher.
Envision Your Future is portable and is adaptable to the requirements for challenged and adjudicated youth programs. Envision Your Future complies with Education Standards and Benchmarks and cultivates 18 of the 20 Internal Assets from the 40 Developmental Assets (Internal) as defined by Search Institute.
Outcomes:
Improves behavior Reduces bullying Improves academic achievement Strengthens critical thinking Improves written and verbal skills
Please see videos under Testimonials from a teacher, Mrs. Wallace and two of her students, Jimena and James. Also, check out the testimonial videos about youth in the judical system.
Envision Your Future® was developed to connect with today's generation raised with technology. Realizing that this generation does not respond to more layers of information, but rather to finding their own answers, Envision Your Future is based on Cognitive Field Theory, Motivational Interviewing, Mental Contrasting and Self Determination Theory. These concepts and theories are used in such away that both professional and non-degreed people can be taught to facilitate this transformational methodology. It is Socratic (questioned-based) in its application, highly interactive and experiential. Envision Your Future helps youth build a strong inner foundation to make life-giving choices, which expresses itself in a remarkable reduction in the high school dropout rate, school bullying, drugs, gangs, crime, teen pregnancy and teen suicide.
Facilitator Certification Training is a 3-day intensive training for individuals interested in bringing the program back to their youth venue. Facilitator effectiveness is monitored with Dr. Patty through regular meetings, consultations and feed-back from the classroom.