ABSTRACT

For young people whose love is football or any sort of sport/hobby, the Team of Life methodology offers a useful way of starting conversations that help the young person explore the stories they have about their life. As with the Tree of Life, this methodology allows the young people to give multi-storied testimonies of their lives. The approach was originally developed for young Sudanese people whose love was football, but it can be adapted to suit any sport or hobby that the young person is keen on. The Team of Life will take up to three sessions to complete, as there are a number of different parts to it. The first session focuses on the particular sport or activity the young person is interested in and tries to help them to tell stories of the positive values they appreciate in that sport/hobby and relate them to the values that they demonstrate in their lives.