"This training along with the accompanying practice guide was developed in collaboration with Cornell University"

Adolescent Consortium

• August 17th 

Please Join Us in our next Positive Youth Development, Adolescent Consortium Meeting held on... 
Wednesday, August 17, at 1pm, via Zoom, 
Eastern Time (US and Canada)​ 

​Register in advance for this meeting:

Advance Registration

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

• September 21st (To Be Announced)​

• October 19th  (To Be Announced)

Join the Adolescent Consortium please contact
​pyd@mypeople-ct.com

EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES!​

"Positive Youth Development is an intentional, prosocial approach that engages youth within their families, peer groups, schools, organizations and communities"

What is​
Positive Youth Development?

   Positive Youth Development (PYD) is a research-based approach that guides communities in the way they organize supports and opportunities so that young people can develop to their full potential.  At its fullest expression positive youth development is undertaken by communities in collaboration with young people to provide the environments, relationships, and experiences all youth need to thrive.  More often, it is an approach led by youth-serving organizations and programs to improve their effectiveness and co-create better outcomes with and for youth.

    Positive Youth Development is an intentional, prosocial approach that engages youth within their families, peer groups, schools, organizations and communities in a manner that is productive and constructive; recognizes, utilizes, and enhances youth’s strengths and assets; and promotes positive outcome for young people by providing opportunities, fostering positive relationships and furnishing the support needed to build on their leadership strengths.

PYD is a commitment to the following principles: 

• Aim for positive outcomes
  
• Use a strength-based approach
  
• Promote youth engagement and voice
  
• Utilize inclusive strategies
  
• Foster collaborative, long-term community engagement            ​

"The purpose of this training is to help guide communities in the way they organize supports, services and opportunities for youth and young adults to reach their full potential."

"We also encourage parents, guardians, grandparents and other family members, friends, and mentors. Our initiative is a community-wide effort"

Positive Youth Development
Training Overview

What is
Positive youth Development

Positive Youth Development (PYD) is a research-based approach that guides communities in the way they organize supports, services and opportunities so that youth and young adults reach their full potential.  To prepare communities to embrace youth and young adults as knowledge partners, and encourage communities to put the voices, thoughts, and ideas of youth at the forefront of programming and restructuring, My People Clinical Services, My People Community Services (MPCS) and Our Piece of the Pie (OPP) is offering two PYD training opportunity, Intro to Positive Youth Development Training and Intensive Positive Youth Development Training.  
The purpose of this training is to help guide communities in the way they organize supports, services and opportunities for youth and young adults to reach their full potential.  This training along with the accompanying practice guide was developed in collaboration with Cornell University. Collaborating partners for this project are The Department of Children and Families (DCF) and Our Piece of the Pie (OPP).

Who Should Attend

Positive Youth Development (PYD) training is for everyone, that interacts (in any capacity) with youth and young adults. Additionally, anyone who serves their community in housing support, mentoring, mental health, youth engagement, members of faith-based communities, businesses, media professionals and life coaching. We also encourage parents, guardians, grandparents and other family members, friends, and mentors. Our initiative is a community-wide effort. We want to involve leaders from all community sectors. PYD is also:  
• A community effort with; envisioning a better community, community collaboration, and engaging community partners.
• A broader community collaboration can create both new opportunities for youth and supportive engagement from adults, setting the stage for resiliency and positive outcomes.
• Youth development collaborations to be successful, it is crucial to reach out to a wide range of community partners and groups as, our Youth are your future employees, networkers, etc.​

• A community effort with; envisioning a better community, community collaboration, and engaging community partners.

• A broader community collaboration can create both new opportunities for youth and supportive engagement from adults, setting the stage for resiliency and positive outcomes.
  

•  Youth development collaborations to be successful, it is crucial to reach out to a wide range of community partners and groups as, our Youth are your future employees, networkers, etc.

Positive Youth Development
State wide Adolescent Consortium

Join My People Clinical Services, LLC and Our Piece of the Pie as we host a monthly Adolescent Consortium to help guide communities in the way they organize services, supports and opportunities so that all young people can develop to their full potential.

Who Should Attend

• Youth Services Organizations
• Human Service Providers
• Civic Leaders
• Faith Communities Leaders
• Social Workers 
• Schools 
• Business Partners 
• Media Personnel 
• Youth Services Workers
•  State Agencies​

This project was initiated and supported by the Department of Children and Families​

For more information contact us at:
PYD@mypeople-ct.com

EMPOWERING THE YOUTH!​

Benefits of Participation

Adults benefit by enhancing their own competencies, learning to better understand and value youth, and increasing their commitment and energy to their organizations.
Organizations benefit by improving their programs, gaining community recognition, and attracting funders.
Communities benefit by improving quality of life, coordinating youth services, and authentically.

Description of Training

Intro to Positive Youth Development Training – 2hrs (virtual)
This brief introductory training will outline the basic principles of PYD.  Participants will also learn about the Department of Children & Families approach to establishing a consistent and recognizable approach to adolescent practice that would improve the outcomes of transitional age youth. 
Upon completion of this training series, participants will be able to:

•  Identify the principles of the PYD approach 
  

•  Strategize ways to put these principles into action
   
  
• Identity the principles of the VITAL approach

Intensive Positive Youth Development (PYD) Training – Three (3) Days (in-person)
This interactive training series is intended to introduce PYD to youth work professionals, volunteers, advocates, community providers and anyone working with youth and young adults.  The training consists of seven topic areas:

1. Principles of PYD
2. Puberty and Adolescence
3. Youth and Technology
4. Youth Development Programming
5. Youth Voice and Engagement
6. Youth Work Ethics
7.  Implication & Implementation of Practice

"The purpose of this training is to help guide communities in the way they organize supports, services and opportunities for youth and young adults to reach their full potential."

"We also encourage parents, guardians, grandparents and other family members, friends, and mentors. Our initiative is a community-wide effort"

Positive Youth Development
Training Overview

What is
Positive youth Development

Positive Youth Development (PYD) is a research-based approach that guides communities in the way they organize supports, services and opportunities so that youth and young adults reach their full potential.  To prepare communities to embrace youth and young adults as knowledge partners, and encourage communities to put the voices, thoughts, and ideas of youth at the forefront of programming and restructuring, My People Clinical Services, My People Community Services (MPCS) and Our Piece of the Pie (OPP) is offering two PYD training opportunity, Intro to Positive Youth Development Training and Intensive Positive Youth Development Training.  
The purpose of this training is to help guide communities in the way they organize supports, services and opportunities for youth and young adults to reach their full potential.  This training along with the accompanying practice guide was developed in collaboration with Cornell University. Collaborating partners for this project are The Department of Children and Families (DCF) and Our Piece of the Pie (OPP).

Who Should Attend

Positive Youth Development (PYD) training is for everyone, that interacts (in any capacity) with youth and young adults. Additionally, anyone who serves their community in housing support, mentoring, mental health, youth engagement, members of faith-based communities, businesses, media professionals and life coaching. We also encourage parents, guardians, grandparents and other family members, friends, and mentors. Our initiative is a community-wide effort. We want to involve leaders from all community sectors. PYD is also:  
• A community effort with; envisioning a better community, community collaboration, and engaging community partners.
• A broader community collaboration can create both new opportunities for youth and supportive engagement from adults, setting the stage for resiliency and positive outcomes.
• Youth development collaborations to be successful, it is crucial to reach out to a wide range of community partners and groups as, our Youth are your future employees, networkers, etc.​

• A community effort with; envisioning a better community, community collaboration, and engaging community partners.

• A broader community collaboration can create both new opportunities for youth and supportive engagement from adults, setting the stage for resiliency and positive outcomes.
  

•  Youth development collaborations to be successful, it is crucial to reach out to a wide range of community partners and groups as, our Youth are your future employees, networkers, etc.

Upon completion of this training series, participants will be able to…

• Identify the principles of the PYD approach 

• Strategize ways to put these principles into action 

• Describe the major physical changes and developmental tasks of adolescence 

• Identify specific challenges that some youth face when going through puberty and adolescence 

• Explain risk taking in the context of brain development 

• Describe current trends in teen online behavior 

• Identify key features of the internet and its implications for online behavior 

• Describe the impact of social media on adolescent well-being and development 

• Describe ways to build digital literacy and citizenship skills in youth 

• Describe features of effective youth development settings 

• Identify young people's strengths as a way to engage youth in programming 

• Describe scaffolding, a teaching strategy that works for all age groups 

• Describe the experiential learning model and how it can be used in youth programs 

• Identify meaningful roles for young people 

• Describe expressions of adultism and ways to address them 

• Identify approaches to prepare youth and adults for working together as equitable partners 

• Describe the role of a youth worker 

• Describe key competencies needed for youth workers to be effective 

• Discuss how personal boundary issues arise and how to deal with them
 
• Identify common dilemmas experienced by youth workers and strategies to handle them 

• Identify resources, services, supports and opportunities that youth have identified are beneficial

• Understand barriers to implementation of practice

• Identify personal biases interfering with youth and young adult success

• Discuss how culture and diversity impact youth and young adult success

• Understand the Department of Children & Families strategies to increase young adult success

• Identify best practices for authentic youth engagement

• Understand the VITAL approach

EXPLORING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, BY BUILDING THE FUTURE!​