Expected Outcome

The program prepares students to be more successful during teenage period and beyond. On completion of the training, participants feel empowered to realize their full potentials and utilize their life’s opportunities. Newly acquired social and academic skills help them become more efficient and productive. The strategies for managing emotions like fear, sadness, anger, frustration and excitement help them function better under pressure.

Highly Acclaimed by Students and the Parent Community

The program has been rated consistently as “Excellent” by most participants since its launching in 1994.  Most participants have testified how the program has produced lasting, transformational change in them (cf. Chapter 12 by Dr George Kaliaden  in the book:  “Mental Health and Psychological Practice in the United Arab Emirates” Edited by  Carrie York and Amber Haque. Publ. by Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2015)

PRGRAM OUTLINE

The two-day program includes the following modules:

• Introduction to teenage life and experience.
• A behavioral model of success as a series of goal-directed action.
• Dynamics of self-motivation
• Goal setting and decision skills
• Study Skills
• Communication skills
• Freedom and responsibility
• Emotional  Intelligence and strategies
• for managing emotions
• Program evaluation
• Parents’ workshop
• Concluding session

Several therapeutic techniques adapted from Narrative Therapy, Poetry Therapy, Dialectical Cognitive Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Modification, Gestalt Therapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming etc. are applied during the” Teenager Dynamic” sessions.  The power of group dynamics is fully utilized by carefully designed activities and exercises. The interactive mode is designed for eliciting active participation and a sense of camaraderie within the group.

THE TRAINER

The trainer,  Dr. George Kaliaden, Ph.D., is a psychologist practicing in Dubai for over 25 years. His educational background includes research/education at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay), University of Texas at Arlington and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Dr. Kaliaden has been counseling psychologist at Middlesex University, Dubai (2005-2021) and consultant to several international organizations including Human Factors International, U.K.  He is a Member of the American Psychological Association.  He is the author of the bestseller “Moulding Your Child” and several other books including “Healing With Words” (2017) published by XLibris, Sydney, Australia

Teenager Dynamic EQ:      Feedback from Participants:

“No words to describe. It was amazing…Now I am human” ( Gokul, Modern School, Dubai)

“Very effective, very interesting. It will surely help students to make right decisions”                        ( Reshma, Engineering Student, Coimbatore)

“My parents forced me to attend Teenager dynamic; but I found out that it is really fun and it has really helped me out. Thank you, Teenager Dynamic !!” ( Ritwik, Delhi Private School, Sharjah)

“Great, meaningful advice and help; … I enjoyed the program” (Nahar Hussain (UK-educated student )  Abu Dhabi )

“An amazing program that has helped me a lot to change my behavior and character….”                ( Solomon, Elite School, Dubai)

“Fun-filled 4 days. To me it was as enjoyable as a picnic…” ( Ziad, Elite School Dubai)