Monday, November 26, 2012

Personal characteristics for CYW

Idealism: a firm hopefulness and faith in the power to make positive change in human life.

Pragmatism: a realistic practicality in the use of means, a willingness to experiment in the service of a burning desire to be effective.

Intelligence: Intuitive intelligence, a high degree of self-knowledge and the knowledge of how to use self in the helping task.

Empathy: an enormous capacity for caring deeply about those in need.

Commitment: the application of self, often with amazing stamina, to the problem of effecting change in disturbed human beings.

Courage: the willingness and ability to engage with always stressful, usually challenging, and sometimes dangerous young people

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