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| Mr. Eric Li, the representative of Chinese Family Services of Ontario and volunteers from Vision Youth |
Due to rapid economic and information technology development
and advancement, people’s lifestyles are becoming more hectic. Many people,
especially new Chinese immigrants, are under intense pressure from the new
living environment. Problems like problem gambling, domestic violence, etc. to
a large part are derived from the drastic pressure that people are experiencing.
In this case, more mental support provided to this group of people is essential
in order to let them get into the Canadian society. Last Friday, a team of
Vision Youth volunteers visited Chinese Family Services of Ontario to learn
about the scope of services that the center provides as well as understand more
about Chinese Canadians’ mental health issues like problem gambling,
depression, domestic violence, etc. Dr. Li, a registered psychologist, also
explained to the volunteers the career path of being a psychologist in Ontario
and his plentiful experiences allowed the volunteers to know more about the
career prospect of counseling and providing psychological services.
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| Bronze Visioneers at Mono Cliffs Provincial Park |
Starting from this week, Bronze Visioneers have gradually
started embarking on their new and exciting journey in terms of outdoor
trainings. They went to a practice hike trip, which was held in Mono Cliffs
Provincial Park, to start their first hike in full hiking gear. First step is
always the hardest. Some Visioneers would have a thought of giving up due to
the long distance of the trip or other reasons. However, as supported and
encouraged by other team members, these Visioneers could gain confidence and
persist in finishing the trip since they have learnt that the real challenge
(i.e. a more difficult qualifying hike) was yet to come and they ought to
finish the practice hike trip in order to proceed. The counselors, who accompanied
the Visioneers, expressed the idea that the more psychological struggles you
had, the more you can learn from these sufferings. Also, the Visioneers had a
deeper understanding toward the idea of perseverance and teamwork after the
trip.
Silver Visioneers also spent a meaningful weekend with
Vision Youth as they participated in City Mosaic, which was a program
originated from Across U-Hub and co-designed by volunteers from Vision Youth,
and had an exciting experience in downtown Toronto. City Mosaic aims to
motivate young Canadians to explore downtown Toronto and learn the unique history,
culture, architecture, minority cuisines, etc. of Toronto. Such an exploration
and experiential learning opportunity deepened the participants’ understanding
toward their living place as well as conveyed a message – unveil the mask and
be open-minded to learn things behind could be beneficial to self-learning.
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| Gold Visioneers were enjoying the session |
Besides Bronze and Silver Visioneers, Gold Visioneers also
had a wonderful time in the weekend. They gathered around at Woodbine Beach
Park and had team-building games together. The team bonding among these
Visioneers has been strengthened as well.
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