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The WhyTry Program was originally created by Christian Moore L.C.S.W. as a set of practical tools to teach children and youth with learning differences.
While working as a counselor at a special highschool for at risk youth, Christian noticed that the majority of the kids were struggling as a result of learning differences. After being tested it was found that the many of these kids were visual learners.
In an attempt to reach them during counseling sessions he began to draw pictures of analogies that related to the problems that the youth were trying to overcome.
Those rough pictures eventually evolved into a set of analogies that he used to teach skills such as:
- Basic problem solving
- Anger management
- Understanding the consequences of their decisions
- Removing the negative labels placed upon them
- Dealing with peer pressure
- Living and keeping societies laws and rules
- Building a support system
- Having goals and a vision of their future.
Over time the analogies were refined and more were created. Through the collaborative efforts of several people additional pieces were added to the program such as music and experiential activies.
All of these tools are used to communicate and reinforce the principles that are taught in the visual analogies and help to create a truely multisensory program that youth will understand.