Pedagogical support for young people in the transition to independence

You are between 18 and 20 years old and answer yes to one of the following questions?

• You feel like an adult, but not yet up to the new demands placed on you?
• You are not clear about how things should go on for you?
• You can't get along with your parents any more? You want to do your own thing, but are still economically dependent on your parents?
• You want to earn your own money, but don't have a plan yet?
• You want to take your life into your own hands, but don't yet know how?
• Do you have drug problems and want to change them?

We can do that for you:

• We listen, try to understand your problem and find a workable solution together.
• We show you how you can achieve your goals yourself. If necessary, we develop a customised coaching offer.
• We check and decide according to pedagogical criteria which support is helpful and has a chance of success.
• We guide you through the interfaces between school, training and work, are well networked and thus create a transition.
• We mediate between you and your parents or guardians and create a less conflictual atmosphere.
• We coordinate medical-therapeutic measures if necessary.
• If necessary, we will accompany you during the transition to other support systems.

If, after a clarifying counselling phase, it becomes clear that you need a comprehensive youth support service, a suitable educational specialist will determine the next steps together with you.

All counselling services are voluntary and are largely based on agreed realistic goals.

Possible support services are:

• Personal advice
• Outpatient coaching
• Activation of the Successful Transitions Network; cooperative access to the offers of the Job Centre, the Federal Employment Agency or the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe)
• Educationally supervised forms of housing
• Participation in personal development projects

You should also know this:

• All conversations are confidential and subject to the duty of confidentiality.
• Counselling settings and support services are voluntary.
• It is explicitly a youth welfare support that is linked to the need and your will to change. You should be willing to engage in a personal educational coaching process.