Teen Link offers training and mentoring to Members to equip them
with the skills required to support other Members who are either
new to CanTeen or who may require extra support while in hospital
or at home.
The Teen Link workshop consists of two weekend modules with a
placement period between the two modules.
During Module One Members are taught skills to assist them in
the Teen Link role. These skills include communication and handling
situations that may arise during their placement period.
During the placement period potential Teen Linkers are supported
by staff to put their skills into action and complete 10 sessions
with new Members.
Potential Teen Linkers then come back together for Module Two to
evaluate and review their placement periods.
Members who wish to become a Teen Linker must be over the age of
16 and have completed a REAL workshop in the past 18 months. This
is the only pass/fail programme within CanTeen.
We take our Peer Support role seriously and therefore Teen Link
is one of our most involved programmes in terms of Members helping
Members.
You kind of envisage this group of sick, bald people
sitting around and talking about being sick. But I was pleasantly
surprised to see a really cool bunch of people hanging out, who
were friends.
Rachel, Otago
Aerial
Optics are proud sponsors of Teen Link