No matter how knowledgeable your youth service providers are in the field of professional youth work; No matter how well they relate to youth or how impressive their track record or credentials, if they do not continually and consistently invest in their professional growth and development, they will not be able to provide the highest level of programming and services to the youth whom they work with. From managing the multi-faceted roles of the youth service practitioner to enhancing their service delivery and program implementation skills, our seminars for youth service providers will provide participants with the tools they need to successfully and effectively work with youth.
Smart Moves That Successful Youth Workers Make - Based on Cassandra Mack’s book Smart Moves That Successful Youth Workers Make, this workshop is essentially Youth Work 101. It provides participants with a framework for effective youth practice. The workshop covers: the 7 core competencies for effective youth work, the 7 roles of the front-line service provider, common mistakes that youth workers make and how to maintain appropriate boundaries.
Why They Do What They Do: Understanding Adolescents - Derived from Cassandra Mack's book, Smart Moves That Successful Youth Workers Make, this workshop presents a framework for understanding adolescents during the three stages of adolescence: early adolescence, mid adolescence and late adolescence. Strategies for effective engagement will be discussed.
Positioning Teens for Lifelong Succcess and Achievement - This workshop is adapted from Cassandra Mack’s book Young Gifted and Doing It: 52 Power Moves for Teens. It will show service providers how to incorporate success principles and action steps into their existing services for teens. From goal setting and building character to developing a positive attitude and resisting negative peer pressure, the activities in this workshop are designed to assist service providers in helping teens take steps towards their success.
Empowering Girls for Life: Strategies and Activities to Enhance Your Programs for Teenage Girls - The media is relentlessly pursuing our girls. And the evidence shows that they are succeeding – girls obsessed with their looks, getting boys to like them and doing whatever it takes to be popular and fit in. This workshop is adapted from Cassandra Mack’s book, Cool, Confident and Strong: 52 Power Moves for Girls. It provides youth service practitioners with self-esteem building and personal power activities as well as discussion questions that they can incorporate into their existing programs for girls. Further, it will help youth service practitioners develop a better understanding of what teenage girls need to grow into confident, empowered young women who make choices that respect their values, boundaries and bodies.
How to Design & Deliver An African-centered Female Rites of Passage Program - An intensive, workshop based on Cassandra Mack’s book, Her Rite of Passage. If you are thinking about starting a rites of passage program, or if you want to incorporate some of the elements of a formalized rites of passage program into your existing services for girls, then this workshop is a must for you. In this workshop, participants will learn how to design an African-centered female rites of passage program from development to implementation.
