Friendships
Chapter three: Introductory level
Young people discussing their experiences of friendships
Instructions
Watch the video clip below. Several young people discuss their friendships and their experience of friendship, responding to a question asking them to tell the interviewer about topics such as ‘what do you like to do with your friends?’.
The young people in the clips attend a specialist college for young people who are unable to access education within mainstream education. This may be important as it is likely that these young people will have had unsettled backgrounds and are likely to have experienced difficulties fitting in in previous mainstream education settings. If you work in a mainstream education setting, you may work with young people whose experiences are not as extreme as those discussed here.
Task
As you watch the video clip, work through the following questions:
Are the comments generally positive or negative?
Do any themes emerge?
What do the young people say is important about their friendships?
What impact do you think speech, language and communication needs may have had on their experiences of friendships?