Overview of Workshops
TERM 3, 2011
Week 1, 13/8/2011, Code of Conduct / Rules
Objective: Players to have a good understanding of the Program (the workshop component, basketball, dinner and transport), the people involved (volunteers, tournament manager, youth worker) and to come up with their own rules / code of conduct to take ownership.
Facilitator: Sergeant Mick Schooley, SAPOL
Week 2, 20/8/2011, Safe Partying, Alcohol And Other Drugs
Objective: Provide players with information about paryting safely and being responsible about the choices they make.
Facilitator: Sergeant Chris Gill, SAPOL
Week 3, 27/8/2011, Goal Setting
Objective: Understanding SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely) goals and why goal setting as an individual and as a team is important.
Facilitator: Rick Henke, Twelve25 Youth Enterprise Centre
Week 4, 3/9/2011, Cyber Bullying
Objective: What goes online, stays online - Understanding the long term effects of cyber bullying, texting and bystander bullying.
Facilitator: Dr Barbara Spears, UniSA
Week 5, 10/9/2011, Nutrition
Objective: Assisting youth to understand the healthy choices they can make, and how their choices can lead to feeling healthier and having more energy to do the things they enjoy.
Facilitator: Ali Trewartha, OPAL
Week 6, 17/9/2011, Stress And Anger Management
Objective: Being able to recognise when anger or stress is getting out of control and what can be done about it.
Facilitator: Magan Lo, Headspace
Week 7, 24/9/2011, The Importance Of Me And My Future
Objective: Participants will gain a better understanding of their personality type, their life motivators, and interest and how this may impact on their current learning situation and future career paths.
Facilitator: Janette Hirschausen, Norther Future And Youth Connections
Week 8, 1/10/2011, Player Evaluation / Questionnaire
Objective: All players to complete questionnaire provided by Midnight Basketball Australia for independent evaluation.
Facilitator: Team Managers
TERM 1, 2011
Week 1, 26/2/2011, Code of Conduct / Rules
Objective: Players to have a good understanding of the Program (the workshop component, basketball, dinner and transport), the people involved (volunteers, tournament manager, youth worker) and to come up with their own rules / code of conduct to take ownership.
Facilitator: Bluelight
Week 2, 5/3/2011, Communication / Team Building
Objective: Learn how to work together and respect each other. To learn how to use negotiating skills to improve their general communication. Players will also learn the benefits of planning.
Facilitator: Youth Connections
Week 3, 12/3/2011, Spotlight on Cyber Bullying
Objective: To learn about the effects of cyber bullying on you and how to deal with cyber bullying.
Facilitator: Crime Prevention Section
Week 4, 19/3/2011, Healthy Relationships and Sex
Objective: To learn about the importance of sexual health and wellbeing including healthy and respectful relationships and contraception methods and choices.
Facilitator: Shopfront Youth Health & Information Service
Week 5, 26/3/2011, My Future, My Career
Objective: With the emphasis being on keeping youth in school, this Workshop is to inform them of opportunities that will be available as they progress through secondary school. Our aim is to encourage them to look ahead and know that through VET in Schools Programs and School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships there will be programs that will engage their interest and lead them into further exploration of career pathways.
Facilitator: Northern Futures
Week 6, 2/4/2011, Juvenile Criminal Justice
Objective: To educate players on the Juvenile Criminal Justice System and provide them with a real life experience of being able to pick yourself up and learn from your mistakes.
Facilitator: SAPOL
Week 7, 9/4/2011, Leadership
Objective: TBA
Facilitator: Salisbury Youth Council
Week 8, 16/4/2011, Player Evaluation / Questionnaire
Objective: All players to complete questionnaire provided by Midnight Basketball Australia for independent evaluation.
Facilitator: Team Managers
TERM 3, 2010
Week 1, 24/7/2010, Code of Conduct / Rules
Objective: Players to have a good understanding of the Program (the workshop component, basketball, dinner and transport), the people involved (volunteers, tournament manager, youth worker) and to come up with their own rules / code of conduct to take ownership.
Facilitator: Mick Schooley, Blue Light
Week 2, 31/7/2010, Team Building
Objective: Players to learn the importance of team work. Get to know each other. Come up with team name.
Facilitator: Darren Adamson, Port Adelaide Football Club
Week 3, 7/8/2011, Personal Health
Objective: To learn about respect and the importance of communication in a relationship. Also the responsibilities of young men and women around consent and pregnancies.
Facilitator: Sue McNamara, Shop Front Youth Health Service
Week 4, 14/8/2010, Drugs and Alcohol
Objective: To be able to identify what is illegal, illicit and prescription drugs. The affects of drugs and the law around drugs.
Facilitator: Mick Schooley, SAPOL
Week 5, 21/8/2010, Diggers Week
Objective: To give participants background information on the the defense forces and how they help shape Australian culture.
Facilitator: Mick Lennon & Paul Murphy, RSL & RAAF
Week 6, 28/8/2010, Juvenile Criminal Justice
Objective: To educate players on the Juvenile Criminal Justice System and provide them with a real life experience of being able to pick yourself up and learn from your mistakes.
Facilitator: Jimmy Do, Volunteer & Dylan Bos, SAPOL
Week 7, 4/9/2010, Careers Week
Objective: With the emphasis being on youth in school, this workshop is designed to inform particpants of opportunities that will be available as they progress through secondary school.
Our Aim is to encourage participants to look ahead and know that through VET in Schools Programs and School Based Appprenticeships and Traineeships there will be programs that will engage their interest into further exploration of career pathways.
Facilitator: Carol-Anne Sim, Northern Futures
Week 8, 11/9/2010, Player Evaluation / Questionnaire
Objective: All players to complete questionnaire provided by Midnight Basketball Australia for independent evaluation.
Facilitator: Team Managers