Erlenhof (Reinach BL)

Living

In four residential groups and individual youth apartments, young people organize their everyday life and leisure time together under socio-pedagogical guidance.

By moving into an external apartment in the region, the young people can take a further step towards independence following internal living.

Various leisure activities during the week as well as on weekends uncover new interests and talents of the young people.

Family Placement Forum

Young people live in selected families with agricultural or commercial businesses in Switzerland, which allows them to gain new experiences and distance from their previous lifestyle in a manageable setting. The families are selected by us according to defined criteria, are bound by contract and receive regular support. They attend our regular, specially adapted, internal training events.

Family, orientation, reflection, upheaval and courage for new things - in short FORUM - are the moving guiding principles. The stay in the host families for a shorter or longer period of time is suitable for crisis intervention, pauses for reflection and for the development of new life perspectives; goals and length of stay are coordinated individually.

**experiential education

With experiential education, young people experience life in the great outdoors. Under simple conditions, possibilities and limits of the environment, the group and the own person are experienced. This intensive confrontation helps the young people to further develop their personality and to learn new ways of solving conflicts. Taking on responsibility and the experience of mastering a special challenge strengthens self-confidence in one's own abilities and resources.
Experiential education is intended as an intervention that brings movement into entrenched patterns of behavior and thinking. The offer is therefore also suitable as a development-oriented supplement in the context of a home stay or a family placement as well as for crisis intervention in particularly difficult phases of life.