1. THE DAY PROGRAM WORKSHOP by Svetlana Ivanovic Teen Challenge Serbia Teen Challenge Staff Training Course T iTeenChallenge.org T
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2. 1. WHAT EXACTLY IS A DAY PROGRAM?
It is program organized in such a way that students attend the Teen Challenge facility/office during the day and stay at their own home during the night. T

3. 2. WHAT ARE THE MAIN REASONS FOR STARTING A DAY PROGRAM?
When we do not yet have residential premises.
Before starting a residential program when we want to learn the basics of rehabilitation and dynamics among people, when we do not yet have enough experience. T

4. 2. WHAT ARE THE MAIN REASONS FOR STARTING A DAY PROGRAM?
When we do not have a residential program for one gender (either male or female) T

5. 3. WHAT DO WE NEED TO START A DAY PROGRAM?
It is a very ‘low cost’ operation and is easy to initiate, especially in difficult start up financial situations when Teen Challenge is just setting up in a country or a city!
You need:
> one classroom (which could be at the same time your coffee house premises). It needs to be in the city
> one staff member (program teacher)
> Volunteers > YOU—the director T

6. 4. WHAT MAKES UP A DAY PROGRAM?
A Day program consists of similar components to a residential Teen Challenge program:
Structured daily schedule
Teen Challenge curriculum
Living Free (Turning Point) groups
Counseling
Social activities
Work
Measurable chart of student progress (program is divided into phases) T

7. 5. WHAT DOES THE DAY PROGRAM DAILY SCHEDULE LOOK LIKE?
Students have breakfast at home and are brought to the program by someone from the family.
The meeting time should not be too early but also not too late! We suggest starting at 8 or 9 o’clock in the morning. T

8. C. Sample DAILY SCHEDULE
Arrival time = 30 minutes coffee time
30 minutes morning prayer
Lessons / counseling / “Hour of light” ( 1½ – 2 hours)
Break
Lunch (they bring packed lunch from home) T

9. C. Sample DAILY SCHEDULE
Afternoon:
work (cleaning of the office/gardening/small business work)
creative therapy (water colours, creative writing, music)
social activities:
games
homework
reading
visit to some carefully chosen place such as church/park, etc.
Student worship and prayer T

10. C. Sample DAILY SCHEDULE
Evening:
Students can be picked up by a family member at 5 or 6 o’clock, with a clear joint agreement how they will spend the evening. It can be verbally agreed between the staff member/student/family member at time of departure. T

11. 6. WHAT DOES THE DAY PROGRAM WEEKLY SCHEDULE LOOK LIKE?
Monday
TC curriculum morning/afternoon work
Tuesday
Living Free (Turning Point) morning/afternoon social activities
Wednesday
Counseling morning or “Hour of light”/afternoon work
Thursday
TC curriculum morning/afternoon creative therapy
Friday
TC curriculum morning/afternoon student time of worship & prayer
Saturday
Day with volunteers and home
Sunday
Church service and home T

12. 7. WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Weekends should be planned in advance with student family and volunteers.
Saturday morning can be in the office but in relaxed atmosphere
Lunch and half of the afternoon with volunteers…evening at home including a phone call to the counselor
Sunday morning Church Service (with a familly member)
Sunday afternoon student is at home resting T
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13. 8. USING VOLUNTEERS
VOLUNTEERS should be carefully chosen from stable Christian couples/friends who are aware to some extent of Teen Challenge principles of rehabilitation.
VOLUNTEERS BROCHURE with instructions, such as…not to give students money, not to burden students with ‘deep theologies’, not to give them use of the phone at any time. T

14. 9. INTERVIEWING POTENTIAL STUDENTS
Ask and have clear agreement that future student is totally willing to submit to the ‘controlling’ parent/spouse/friend authority.
Establish that the ‘controlling’ person, during the time out of Teen Challenge premises, is a partner in the program and must be treated as part of the program authority.
Discussion and agreement about the withdrawal period (whether somebody from Teen Challenge will come and stay with the student in their home all the way through the withdrawal, or the student will come to the home of a Teen Challenge friend, or it will be in hospital) T

15. 9. INTERVIEWING POTENTIAL STUDENTS
Make specific plan in details about the transfer from the hospital (with whom, how, when etc.)
Have regular Teen Challenge program contract with the future student with emphasis on: phone call total restriction, isolation from all kind of friends, limited social activities (no outings during evenings), control
Make agreement that no other medication will be taken during the program
Make agreement about smoking restrictions although you can not fully control it T

16. 10. INTERVIEWING PARENTS / SPOUSE / FRIENDS
Make clear agreement with ‘controlling’ person about sincere and full cooperation with the program and Teen Challenge staff
Repeat the results of the interview with the student point by point (mentioned above)
Sign contract with the parent (MUST BE OBLIGATED NOT TO HIDE ANY MISTAKES OF THE STUDENT, MUST REMOVE ALL MEDICATION FROM THE HOME, MUST NOT GIVE MONEY TO THE STUDENT, MUST CONTROL THE PHONE, NO ALCOHOL ) T

17. 11. WHAT ARE THE WEAK POINTS OF A DAY PROGRAM?
Undiscovered ‘games’ between ‘controlling’ person and the student that are taking place at home
Mechanism of control and discipline can not be fully applied
Activities with only one member of staff can become pretty boring T

18. 12. WHAT ARE THE DANGERS OF A DAY PROGRAM?
‘Controlling’ person at home is hiding that student is still having contact with old friends - POSSIBLE POSSESSION/USAGE OF DRUGS AT TC PREMISES
Student is not properly controlled for tobacco/medication - POSSIBLE DISTRIBUTION OF CIGARETTES/MEDICATION TO OTHERS WHO HAVE PROPER CONTROL
If program is of mixed gender - POSSIBLE DESTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND ‘GAMES’ T

19. 13. WHO CAN NOT BE ADMITTED? Addicts who are extremely heavy cases
Addicts who do not have a ‘controlling’ person
Addicts whose ‘controlling’ person is not trustworthy enough or has an addiction to alcohol/medications
Addicts whose ‘controlling’ person is reliable, but other family members are not T

20. 14. SUCCESS OF THE DAY PROGRAM IN SERBIA
We still have relationships with many of those who went through the TC Day Program before we started the TC residential program.
Here are 3 success stories T

21. Djoka and Daca are Day program graduates
Today they are happily married and both in the ministry
Djoka is a staff member in TC women’s program
Daca is teaching TC prevention in schools and responsible for one of the small businesses in TC T

22. DRAGO
Graduate of Teen Challenge Day program T

23. Contact Information
Teen Challenge Serbia Director: Sasa Ivanovic Brace Ribnikar 59 Novi Sad, VOJVODINA Serbia Phone: Website: T

24. Contact Information Global Teen Challenge T