The SOFEA SESSIONS podcast brings you a brand new feature: SOFEA SESSIONS SHORTHAND episodes.

These mini-episodes will be addressing key questions that SOFEA often get asked, that highlight the way we work and why it works for many people in the community. These episodes aim to tackle challenging and innovative questions, to inspire others and enable out-of-the box thinking that may challenge harmful stereotypes or processes in our society.

In today's episode Marley Simpson, one of our one-to-one mentors at SOFEA addresses the question: 'What is SOFEA's model of behavioural change and why does it work?'. Marley talks through the power of listening to a young person, approaching 'challenging' behaviour with curiosity and compassion instead of punishment and judgement, and gives us an insight into the way he and his colleagues work with young people to enable them to have happier healthier and more meaningful lives.

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