Taking Care of my Well-being as a Volunteer
Adult well-being plays an important role in creating meaningful and supportive Scouting experiences for young people. The Adults in Scouting life cycle provides a framework for supporting adults throughout their Scouting journey, while the PERMA Model offers another way to think about the different elements that contribute to well-being. In this activity, you will explore how these approaches can complement each other and consider how well-being can be intentionally supported within Scouting.
The wellness of all members in Scouting is critical. Sometimes, our focus is so strongly on the young people in our units that we forget the importance of all those who are supporting them. The well-being of adults is critical in delivering authentic Scouting so that young people can receive the tailored assistance they need. The Adults in Scouting (AiS) life cycle provides a great framework for supporting the well-being of all adult members. In this piece, we explore this framework and how it is complemented by recent developments in the field of positive psychology, namely the PERMA Model (Seligman, 2011). The PERMA Model can be used to frame plans to support the well-being of adult and youth members.
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