The Lucknow Sentinel, 2014-11-26, Page 7Right Track
Life Coaching for High Risk Youth
Valerie Gillies
Editor, Lucknow Sentinel
The husband and wife team
of Luiza Wolf and James Way
have started a business east of
Kincardine. Right Track - Mov-
ing Forward is a life coaching
program working with high
riskyouth mainly leading up to
and through high school. Wolf
and Way are not councilors or
psychologists running typical
therapy sessions. Their con-
nection to the youth is their
solid backing in law enforce-
ment as the youth are in con-
flict with the law.
Wolf, a mother of 5, is
actively pursuing a career in
policing. She is currently work-
ing full-time with her husband
in Right Track. Her passions
are for both high risk kids and
policing and she has some
training in psychology and
behavior issues. Working in
Right Track is an opportunity
to combine the 2 passions. If
Wolf does take up policing, she
will be staying on at Right
Track part time.
Wolf was an active volunteer
with Barrie Police Victim Ser-
vices and has now transferred
to Huron/Bruce/Perth Victim
Services. This has given her
experience with domestic
cases, crisis intervention, con-
flict with the law. She holds
dual licenses with the Ministry
of Community and Correc-
tional Services and as Security
and Private Investigator.
Way's background is over 6
years in the military. He will be
working only with males in
Right Track
The major difference
between Right Track and exist-
ing programs is the focus on
each individual youth. The
program is not a cookie cutter
one -size -fits -all, but is
designed to have the youth
take the responsibility for their
own life choices, set their own
goals, then get the coaching,
resources and support to work
toward those goals to move
forward from their troubled
path. The focus is not on what
has gone before, although that
needs to be acknowledged, but
on what to do to make better
choices in the future. The ses-
sions are not as strict with time
limits as traditional counseling
and therapy programs.
Wolf believes a lot of the
high risk youth are those who
have not had the opportunity
to learn problem solving as
their parents have traditionally
rescued them from any trou-
bles or failures in their child-
hood. They have notlearned to
take responsibility for their
own actions as the parents
have stepped in and fixed
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TOWNSHIP OF ASHFIELD - COLBORNE - WAWANOSH
TAXES DUE REMINDER
The final instalment of the 2014 tax levy is due on
November 28, 2014. Tax payments must be received at the
municipal office by the due date. Tax payments can be made
in person at the municipal office, by regular mail, or at the
CIBC Goderich branch only. Interac/debit card services are
accepted at the office as well as post-dated cheques for your
convenience. Telephone /internet banking is available through
most major banking institutions. Pre -authorized payment is
available by completing a form from the office and providing a
VOID cheque. You may also go online to our website, complete
and remit this form/void cheque electronically. After hour
payments may be left in the letter slot located at the front door.
Taxes not paid by the due date are subject to interest of 1.25%
per month. Failure to receive a tax notice does not relieve the
taxpayer from responsibility for payment nor the liability of
penalty charges for late payment.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 • Lucknow Sentinel 7
Moving Forward
things for them which deprives
the child of learning the rela-
tionship between cause and
consequences. The Right
Track helps these youth, and
others who are in conflict with
the law, to take responsibility
for their past behaviours, their
own life choices and leam new
skills. As Wolf says, "As life
coaches we are there to guide
and support them, not do it for
them!'
Families have a choice of a
monthly fee for the full pro-
gram or hourly consultation
fees. With the full program, the
initial meeting with Right
Track is a family meeting. This
is where issues are discussed
and gives both the youth and
the family an opportunity to
express what it is they would
like to see happen through the
program.
After this session, Right
Track works directly with the
youth client and the child's
perception. The clients have to
come up with their own goals
and are required to come up
with what they believe they
have to do to achieve these
goals, with the support of the
program. These are generally
weekly meetings that last
approximately 1 1/2-2 hrs. or
however long it takes to work
through the issues of that
week. There is also amid -week
telephone call to touch base
and see how things are going.
Clients are given the contact
information should they need
extra time such as for crisis
intervention, which is again
not limited to a time frame, but
is for as long as it takes to work
through the immediate crisis.
Wolf and Way accept 5-8
kids per month into their full
service program, which
equates to them each working
10-16 hours per week per cli-
ent at any one time. This limit
on client numbers allows them
the time needed to work for
each client to do leg work and
to find the services and do the
research into other organiza-
tions needed to help them
reach their goals.
Wolf and Way are aware that
there are agencies and services
available in the community for
high riskyouth. Although Right
Track is not free, clients get
their time which is flexible to
work around the clients'
schedule. They also give
options as their personal expe-
rience shows that specific the-
ories do not work with every-
one. There is no set right or
wrong way to achieve the
goals. It must be what works
for the client in their particular
circumstances. Wolf explains,
"Children need to fail to learn.
They need consequences.
They have to make their own
choices. There is nothing
wrong with asking a third party
for help with this." Having the
support system in place allows
them to build themselves up
after failure and to leam to do
damage control, preparing
them better for adulthood.
Currently Right Track is
seeing support from the local
communities. The goal is to
provide resources and oppor-
tunities as close as possible to
each youth, as travel is most
certainly an issue with this
clientele. They would like to
see businesses sponsor spe-
cific youths, as in partnering
to provide help to obtain spe-
cific resources the child
needs or providing financial
support for the services
needed for the child. In
return for this help, the child
will volunteer time to work in
the business, which enables
them to learn new skills and
gives them on-the-job learn-
ing experiences.
You can contact Right Track
- Moving Forward at 705-984-
4336 or by e-mail at righttrack-
movingforward@gmailcom.
oPolice Briefs
POLICE LOOKING FOR
STOLEN VEHICLE
On November 18, 2014 at
4:00 pm, the South Bruce
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)
received a report of a stolen
vehicle from the Knechtel's
Foodland parking lot in the 600
block of Campbell Street in
Lucknow. Between 3:45 pm and
4:00 pm, a Black Nissan Sentra
with licence number BLVS 637
was taken. The vehicle identi-
fication number is on file with
police.
The South Bruce OPP is
requesting anyone with infor-
mation that can assist police
to cal11-888-310-1122. Should
you wish to remain anonymous,
you can call Crime Stoppers at
1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or send
a web -tip to crimestop-gb.org,
where you may be eligible to
receive a cash reward of up to
$2,000.
LET'S ALL
DO OUR PART!
PLEASE RECYCLE
10th Annual
Lucknow Regional Juvenile
Silver StickTournament
Lucknow Sports Complex
Thursday Dec. 4- Sunday, Dec. 7
Appreciation Night
You're invited to Celebrate 10 years, with us.
Friday Dec. 5 • 7p.m. - close.
Join us upstairs in the Paul Henderson Hall for
refreshments and snacks.
Everyone Welcome.
Free admission Friday after 6p.m.
Sunday Dec. 7 • 1:00p.m.
Lucknow Tykes Inter House Game
Championship Game • 2p.m
Opening Ceremonies
Friday, Dec. 5 • 8:00p.m.
Followed by
Ripley vs South Bruce
Attending - Paul and Eleanor Henderson
MVP- Paul Henderson Awards for each game
Eleanor Henderson Most Sportsmanship Team Award
Tournament Admission: $5 per day
or $10 for the weekend Children 12 & under free
C1: Milverton, West Grey, Newcastle, Twin Centre
C2: Drayton, South Bruce, Ripley, Belmont
C3: Tavistock, Honeywood, Douro, Schomberg