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Hello! I started Life Tools Mentoring in 2008 because I believe that all young people need mature, non-parental, adult mentoring to support healthy development of the individual, community and greater culture. Life transitions are important times and hold tremendous opportunity for personal growth and development. In adolescence, youth look outside of their traditional family structure for guidance and modeling as they move into the world. It is imperative that they find something beyond what is offered in mainstream media and in their peer groups. Life Tools Mentoring provides a cool and relevant approach to support and guidance during this transitional period. I work in community settings: cafes, parks, and kitchen tables with young people who are thriving, struggling or just getting by. I invite you to check out the current offerings below, they provide a sense of my work and approach. Feel free to call or email me if you would like to learn more.
Sincerely, Casey McCarroll, M.A. Founder, Life Tools Mentoring 510-703-8179 — caseymcc@gmail.com |
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CURRENT OFFERINGS Call 510-703-8179 for more information or to register. _________________________________________________________________ “Traditionally, the practice of mentoring was related to rites of passage through which a person became more conscious of the unique meaning and purpose of their own life and their place in community.” — Michael Meade _________________________________________________________________
WINTER/SPRING 2010 _______________________________________________________________________ Taking the Wheel of Your Life: Creating an Inspiring, Meaningful, Engaged and Success-filled Summer for Yourself! For all young people ages 15-22 “The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure.” -Joseph Campbell This Tools for Life course is designed to guide young people through the process of setting up summer jobs, internships, volunteer opportunities, and interest/passion building programs. This is a fun, empowering, experientially based course with a focus on personal growth and the development real world skills (research, resume building, networking, interviewing, and application steps and strategies) and confidences. The ultimate goal is to step away the experience with a fantastic summer set up. Individual and group courses start in February and run through late May. Call for more information. _______________________________________________________________________ Interest Building Project A Tools for Life course for teens ages 13-17. Support for getting unplugged and off the couch! Oftentimes the power dynamic between parents and their teens can get in the way creating a positive shift in behavior. By involving a mentor in the process the power struggle can be diminished and youth are oftentimes more able get excited about developing a more meaningful and healthy life for themselves. _______________________________________________________________________ Now What? A Tools for Life course for young people ages 18-22. A course for young people whose lives are somewhat or completely stalled out. Focused support and guidance for getting back on track. _______________________________________________________________________ Ongoing Mentoring and Guidance Mentoring and guidance for young men 12-22 dealing with: · Limited influence by non-parental positive male role models and sources of guidance · Learning differences and disabilities (focus is on building self-esteem and transforming self-limiting beliefs) · Underdeveloped emotional or social skills (this type of mentoring is especially good for young people with highly developed cognitive abilities but whose social or emotional skills are not at the same level) I am available to work in collaboration with teachers, therapists, learning specialists, psychiatrists, educational consultants, and school counselors as an added member of a young man’s team. Call to speak with Casey to see if this program is a good fit for your son. _______________________________________________________________________
SUMMER 2010 _______________________________________________________________________ Cool Life! — Summer Mentoring Program A Tools for Life personal growth mentoring series for young men ages 12-19 In teen speak, one purpose of hanging out with a mentor is to help make cool things happen in their lives. In parent speak, the purpose of individual mentoring is to: · broaden interests and passions · build healthy and supportive community/peer groups · set goals; develop skills; and pursue jobs, internships and volunteer positions · increase self-esteem · promote social and emotional development · support a developmental shift towards a healthy adulthood Meetings are fun, oftentimes involve an activity, and take place in community settings. This is a series of mentoring meetings offered June through August and can be scheduled around vacations, camp, and other summer programs. _______________________________________________________________________ Orienting to an Awesome High School Experience A 6-session summer Tools for Life transitional mentoring series for young men entering their freshman year of high school High school can be challenging terrain to navigate. The purpose of this mentoring series for individuals is to support teens in charting a course for an engaging, healthy, and successful high school experience. Specific discussion points include: · balancing the need to make friends and be accepted vs. need to stay true to yourself and your values · evaluating risks, understanding/managing impulsivity and making intelligent choices · strategies for making new friends and finding community and engagement at school · why it is cool to get involved in extracurricular activities · the value of setting personal goals · we will also explore self-limiting beliefs as well as issues that may have caused problems in middle school, and discuss strategies for creating more positive outcomes Five individual meetings during the summer and one after high school starts. Meetings are 90 minutes long; often involve some type of activity; generally take place in community settings; and can be scheduled around summer camps, vacations and other summer activities. _______________________________________________________________________ Summer Wilderness Youth Quest August 7-15 2010 for youth ages 15-19 This is a 9-day wilderness trip I am leading through Wilderness Reflections. Dave Talamo, who founded Wilderness Reflections and is one of my mentors, describes this amazing experience on the Wilderness Reflections website. My co-leader for this trip is one of my good friends, Vanessa Eyen, a gifted wilderness and expedition guide, naturalist and ecotherapist. Vanessa is one of the founder’s of Earth Camp Collective in Petaluma which teaches sustainable living skills to kids. Comments from a past quest youth and parent: "There were so many valuable things...one thing which stands out in my mind is the opportunity to look inside of myself, and, through the vessel of my body find a new me. I found a person who wanted to dispel fear and live her life with openness.... The greatest help, thrill, comfort and joy I found on this trip were the community that we all built together." "My son moved to a new level of maturity through this experience-- more confidence, willingness to be more authentic, more taking responsibility for his actions, less needing to be cool, and a sense of greater respect for himself as well as others....I am learning to trust his judgment more....that he can handle situations as they arise without the illusion that I need to or can protect him from disappointments." _______________________________________________________________________
FALL 2010 _______________________________________________________________________ Preparing for the Departure A 9-month Tools for Life individualized mentoring course for young men and women in their senior year of high school “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” --Mary Oliver Individual bi-monthly meetings in community settings. Focus is on supporting an inspiring, meaningful, graceful and conscious transition toward a healthy adulthood and into the larger world. Starting late September ‘10 call for more info and to reserve a space. _______________________________________________________________________ “Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows.” — Henry David Thoreau _______________________________________________________________________
Casey McCarroll, M.A. caseymcc@gmail.com 510.703.8179 |