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FAMILIES IN THE WILD
“Families in the Wild” sees clinical psychologist, David Coleman taking three individual families, who are feeling the stresses and pressures of family life, away from home to the isolation and tranquillity of the Kerry wilderness for a week of activities and therapy.
Here, each family member has the opportunity to get a fresh perspective on how they get on with each other and with David’s help, they can begin to understand each other’s issues and needs as well as begin to communicate in a more positive way.
After a week of therapy and activities, it is David’s hope that the families will return home with new found communication skills which will help them to get on better on a daily basis and help improve their family life.
In the months after the families leave the wild, David continues his therapeutic work with each of them as he strives to keep them on a steady path. Five months on, we hear from each family how they found the over all experience – did it work?
‘Families in the Wild’ is due for transmission on RTÉ One in March 2011 |
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Teens in the Wild (series 1)
An observational documentary series broadcast on RTÉ One where 6 -8 rebellious teenage boys were sent by their overwrought parents to a 'camp' in the Connemara wilderness for 3 weeks.
The series was guided & presented by clinical psychologist, David Coleman who devised an activities & wilderness-based programme, in collaboration with a hand picked team of instructors from the Delphi Adventure centre. The boy’s issues ranged from binge drinking, to dabbling with drugs, to truancy from school, to anger management.
David also worked with the teens parents to explore what possible reasons may lie at the root of their child’s misbehaviour and to give them an insight into how their children's issues will be addressed within the camp experience.
Programmes 1-3 in the series followed the experiences of the teenagers at close quarters for the duration of their 3-week stay in the West. The final programme saw David Coleman revisit each of the six families at home three months later to assess how the experience has impacted on everyone involved.
The fundamental idea behind this unique project was that the emphasis was always on "building the boys up, not breaking them down" because poor behaviour often stems from low self-esteem. By putting the teens into basic accommodation in an isolated environment, and by removing all 'must have' accessories, they had the opportunity to get a break from home and to gain the skills needed to make some positive change in their lives.
TV Now award nominee 2009. |
Teens in the Wild (series 2)
In the second series of the acclaimed Teens in the Wild, broadcast on RTÉ One, Clinical psychologist David Coleman takes a group of six troubled teenage girls, on a 21 day wilderness activities and therapy course. This time, in the wilds of Donegal, he worked with girls, aged 14-17, who were struggling with issues including anger management, bereavement, separation and problems at school - all of which had resulted in strained relations with their parents who are at breaking point.
For the three weeks, the girls lived in an isolated cabin (under the supervision of the Gartan OEC instructors) on the perimeter of Glenveagh National Park. Far removed from the usual teenage temptations and distractions, David's hope being that the girls focus on their issues and work through them with him, giving each of them the opportunity to start making some positive change in their lives.
During the three-week course, David invited the parents to a separate wilderness location in Donegal to explore with him, what possible reasons may lie at the root of their teen's misbehaviour. These intense 'sessions' also helped the parents to realise that they too need to be open to change.
TV Now Award nominee 2010.
The Greatest Irish Sportsperson Ever!
A one-hour television special broadcast on New Years Eve, 2009 on RTÉ One.
The programme counted down the TOP 10 Irish Sportspeople, as voted by the Irish public and featured interviews with many of the nominated sportspeople along with their family, friends and coaches as well as a prestigious line up of sports commentators and journalists.
Presented by Aidan Power, the programme also featured classic archive images of the Top 10 sportspeople and the most memorable moments of their careers.
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