How to Talk to Porcupines: A Youth Worker's Communication Field Guide

By Allegra Birdseye-Hannula

Youth have unique stories to tell, and prickly personalities (also known as porcupines) share their stories to express a need. It's important to help unlock and hear the porcupine's story to address the need. But quills hurt--especially when they get under your skin. This guide is designed to give you environmental cues, tips, and tricks to respond appropriately when prickly personalities arise.

Discover new ways to connect and communicate with young people so you can feel more confident when working with prickly personalities and learn how to:

Identify porcupines in the fieldRecognize when and how communication breaks downImprove your communication know-how to skillfully redirect prickly personalitiesAdd effective and impactful communication strategies to your tool kitAcquire new tools and strategies to help youth name their big emotions

Bonus: Each section includes activities designed to help you apply your learnings and develop your own action plan for redirecting and de-escalating porcupines.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 164343702X
• ISBN13: 9781643437026
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Beaver's Pond Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.1" x 9.0"