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What People Are Saying About Robert’s Work After the staff in-service with Robert, my colleague and I tried the ABC Paradigm with our Year 5 girls. Everything Robert said about ‘why students bully’ came up with our students: i.e. body image, hair, jewelry, boyfriends and academic achievements. The students could see what ‘Amy’ (the bully) needed to realize. Since the lesson, we have had issues, and we would discuss which person you are in the issue: whether student A was a ‘red’ or ‘brown’ or ‘green’ person…and what it would take to be a ‘greener’ person. Thank you! (Kerrie-Anne, Year 5 teacher) Perth, Western Australia What I discovered with my Year 2 class (7 year olds) was that they were able to openly talk about bullying issues in a way that they had not done before. (Vicki- Year 2 teacher) Melbouurne, Australia I completed the ABC process with my Year 2 class. I had no idea prior to the in-service day, the depth to which children harbor such strong feelings of hurt, jealousy, anger and grief. I feel more empowered now to deal with bullying issues and my class felt very empowered to be a ‘green army’ member for the future. (Alex –Year 2 teacher) Canberra, Australia “Ever since you (Robert) gave us that lesson on how Aaron teases Brad, calling him ‘gay’….I have not called anyone gay.” (Allister, Year 11 student) Australia I was unfortunately, only able to attend two days of Robert Pereira's Narrative Therapy workshop. Nevertheless, I was inspired, entertained and very grateful for the opportunity to learn from Robert. As a facilitator of the NT model Robert's presentations reflected the depth of his personal understanding and years of professional experience. With his dramatic presentation style, Robert brought the material to life. After the two days, I couldn't wait to try out what I had learned. I very much hope to be able to complete this valuable training with Robert at the next possible opportunity as his approach makes the Narrative Therapy easily accessible and enjoyable to learn. DB. Frazier, Counsellor, Singapore I thoroughly enjoyed the Narrative Therapy introduction course in Singapore in January 2009. Robert Pereira’s complete commitment to narrative principles was both convincing and highly motivating. His case study presentations were realistic and highly relevant to the ways we practice today as therapists and counselors, and the client groups he presented were specifically chosen to meet the needs of our group. Robert’s modeling of therapeutic methods of intervention was clear, and he additionally managed to keep us engaged throughout the whole week with a skillful use of humor and role play which very effectively brought each case study scenario to life in front of us. I very much hope I’ll have opportunity to take further training with Robert, and as a primary school counselor, I feel that schools could benefit highly from his insights on how children actually think in our fast developing world. Robert’s professional experience in working with school children offered great insights into the way they think and their motivation for bullying. Dissecting the thought process to show the significance of children’s view of themselves and the consequent impact this has on their treatment of others, offered me new insights on appropriate intervention when working with both bullies and victims. These insights would be of particular value to primary school staff, where we often fail to recognize the importance of the underlying issues, in responding to what appear to be petty misdemeanors. I highly recommend a visit from Robert to any primary school with an interest in getting to know how children really think. Hazel McClure, Garden International School, Kuala Lumpur
“I remember everything you taught us about that lesson, even though it was four years ago…but what I liked most about it, was the way you talked it through.” (Jason, Year 11) Australia “My son quoted you at the dining table the other night. He is now in Year 9, yet he recalled the key points of the lesson you gave him in Year 6. It seems your lesson caught them at a very impressionable time in their lives.” (Mother) |
