The New Social Worker Vol. 20, No. 1, Winter 2013 | Seite 15

neighborhoods. Fliers about the retreat
were printed and taken to this recruiting
visit, and a lunch of sub sandwiches was
provided for the youths. The students
walked around the neighborhoods with
the youths, who served as guides. During
these walks, the youths talked with the
students about some of the issues within
their own neighborhoods.

The topics planned for this retreat
were self-esteem, scrapbooking, suicide prevention, and drug awareness.
However, on the day of this retreat,
39 youths were present—about double
the number expected! This presented
numerous challenges. With the increased
number of youths attending, there was
an increase in the number of older teens,
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