Advancing Youth Development
Description
Goals
Course Instructors
Participant Selection
Cost
Directions
Registration
Description
Advancing Youth Development (AYD) is a nationally-acclaimed, 30-hour course designed for front-line youth workers who interact with adolescents on a daily basis. The course was based on curricula from the Center for Youth Development and Policy Research, Academy for Educational Development and the National Network for Runaway Youth.
Seven sessions cover the history of youth work, the youth development
framework, fostering youth participation and leadership,
culturally competent programming, program assessment, and
professional competencies of youth workers:
Session 1: The Youth Development Framework
Session 2: Developmental Youth Outcomes (Supports and
Opportunities)
Session 3: Providing Developmentally Appropriate &
Responsive Programs
Session 4: Increasing our Ability to Develop Young People
Session 5: Expanding Opportunities for Youth Participation
Session 6: Program Planning & Assessing Program Outcomes
Session 7: Professional Competencies of Youth Workers
Goals
AYD aims to help youth workers to:
- Gain familiarity with the youth development approach and use this approach to explore, share, and learn new strategies for working with young people.
- Strengthen their ability to communicate their ideas, expertise and experience to their constituencies: board members, families, co-workers, community leaders, and youth.
- Discuss practical strategies for integrating a youth development approach into their programs.
- Develop an informal peer network and become ongoing resources to each other.
Course Instructors
All AYD instructors are qualified YDTRC facilitators who have
completed the 30-hour AYD course and the intensive 3-day
Training for AYD Course Facilitators. Community-based youth workers who have completed the
30-hour course often help with selected sessions when the
course is in their geographic area.
The Winter 2008 course will be facilitated by Taiwan
Richardson of L.E.A.P., who has recently completed the
nationally-approved intensive 3-day course for AYD
facilitators. Taiwan will be assisted by approved
co-facilitator Umekia Taylor of UConn Cooperative Extension
for selected sessions.
Participant Selection
Registration is open to staff members in youth-serving agencies, including public and private organizations, neighborhoods, community centers, or residential programs. The course is designed to benefit front-line youth workers, as well as all others who come in direct contact with or supervise people who work directly with young people. Participants will be selected from the initial registration list based upon the location and type of agency.
If you are interested in discussing opportunities for bringing the AYD course to your agency staff, please contact Deborah Stewart at 203-789-7645.
Cost
The fee is $175 per participant for the seven-session course. Partial scholarships may be available. For more information, contact Letisha Scott at 203-789-7645, ext. 147.
Directions
Classes are held at The Consultation Center, 389 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT.
From the Hartford area: I-91 South to Exit 6 (Willow St.). At end of ramp, turn right onto Willow St., go to end of Willow, and turn left onto Whitney Ave. The Consultation Center is #389, located two blocks down on the left at the traffic light on the corner of Cottage Street. The entrance is at the rear of the building.
From the Bridgeport area: I-95 North, to junction of I-95 and I-91, take I-91 North (Hartford). Stay in left lane to Exit 6 (Willow St.), then follow directions above.
From the New London area: I-95 South to junction of I-95 and I-91, take I-91 North (Hartford). Merge to the far left lane to Exit 6 (Willow St.), then follow directions above.
Register now......
You may register for the course by completing and submitting the registration form below. Please make checks payable to The Consultation Center, Inc., and mail to YDTRC, Attention Letisha Scott, 389 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511. Confirmation of registration will be sent upon receipt of payment or if other arrangements are made.