A rescue?

A few months ago a young woman was stuck in the hamster tube. This young girl was in Becky's group. First she lost her shoe, and then she was unable to get up and out of the tube. First Becky flipped upside down and crawled into the tube to get the shoe on the girl. After a few minutes of struggling I moved down from the ferry platform to stand in the net besides Becky. I moved here for physical and mental support. Eventually Becky asked for some assistance and she tapped out. I crawled into the tube upside down helping the girl out. I talked her into lifting one foot at a time and physically placed her foot into the net. Sometimes that did not work and was forced to hold her foot while she stood on it to move up. Eventually she ended up just sitting on my back and took a break for a while. No, she is not still there. She did eventually did get out. It took about 10 minutes or so to get her out.

As a facilitator it was exhausting. It was not really hot, thank god, but it was a different challenge. Hanging upside down with two bigger people in the tube was interesting. Having no personal bubble really helped.

Do you guys have any other ideas that could have worked? Has anyone else ran into a strange "rescue"? It could be practice or real.

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Stephen

An after thought

About six months ago or so there was a group of youth on the HTCC. My group was a mix of young girls and young boys. There was one boy who was a possible leader. He would not take charge, nor would he follow. He did not trust the group and was only a hindrance to the group. So, I talked with some of the adult leaders to try and feel out the group. In this group there was a very timid girl that could be "THE" leader with a little shove. That is what I did as the facilitator of that group. When we reached team tension I blindfolded the young boy. instantly he was forced to trust his group. He became a part of the group, he listened because he had to in order to get to the other side. He followed for the first time and trusted this group of fellow students, most likely for the first time ever. As we continued on the course he found his place in the group as a follower, and occasionally gave input and ideas on the different challenges that sat in front of them.

As a facilitator I felt great that I was able to create a functioning group out of this cluster of young people. With that said, I took a risk as a facilitator. This story could be totally different if a few things changed. The young girl could have refused to take charge, the young boy could have refused to listen to his group. Luckily with the risk I took as a facilitator it paid off. I had a great group that I will never forget.


Does anyone have any stories where they took a risk with the groups? It could have blown up in your face or worked just the way you wanted it to. Or anything in between.

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Stephen

Handcuff Initiative

Here is a video of two people attempting to complete the Handcuff Initiative.

The objective is to separate you and your partner without simply untying either set of handcuffs. There is a trick to completing this activity. Typically, I let the pairs struggle for a time before giving hints. If a group succeeds, have them show you how they accomplished the task. If it is correct, have them assist other groups by giving hints.

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