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Using POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Strategies
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Expectations Introduce yourself Tell us one thing you’d like to learn or do as a result of this program
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Instructions: Think about yourself as an adolescent Read each of the “40 Developmental Assets” on pages 5-8 Place a ✔ in the “TRUE for me” or “FALSE for me” column for each Asset You will NOT be asked to share this information unless you volunteer it.
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Developmental Assets
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Traditional Approach Youth In Crisis System Response (Intervention) Change in Behaviors (Secondary Prevention)
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Positive Youth Development … is a comprehensive way of thinking about the development of adolescents and the factors that facilitate their successful transition from adolescence to adulthood.
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Positive Youth Development Approach Preparation Participation Shared Leadership Positive Outcomes YOUTH
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Resiliency The power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity. In people, the ability to overcome challenges of all kinds – trauma, tragedy, personal crises, …life problems – and bounce back stronger, wiser and more personally powerful.
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Instructions: Current Activities & StrategiesAssets They Develop EX: Youth Advisory CouncilEX: Youth leadership and decision making skills Universal Youth Need: ____________
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Stronger attachments… lead to less delinquent behavior
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Instructions Think about the best youth workers you work with or know What makes them good at their jobs? Make a list on page 14
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Instructions For the Case Study you are assigned, identify as many strengths as you can for that youth
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Thank You! Contact us: National Partnership for Juvenile Services www.npjs.org www.npjs.org
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