"This training along with the accompanying practice guide was developed in collaboration with Cornell University" |
To Register for the Virtual “Intro to Positive Youth Development Training”
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EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES!
"Positive Youth Development is an intentional, prosocial approach that engages youth within their families, peer groups, schools, organizations and communities" 
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"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
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Positive Youth Development
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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 ParticipationAdults 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 TrainingIntro 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:
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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:
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"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
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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 
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• 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 |