Positive Youth Development Strategies
Health - Physical - Mental and Emotion al Wellbeing
Positive Youth Development Strategies
Facilitator
Dates: 25 - 28 July 2022
*Dates are flexible, contact us for the next available dates.
Location: Dubai, UAE
This Course Can Be Delivered Online
Participation Fees: $2,200 USD
Background
Positive Youth Development (PYD) is a theory based on years of research on the best ways to help young people grow into adulthood. This program is designed to help youth workers to understand the Positive Youth Development approaches, such as the individual strength approach that promote young people's social and emotional well-being.
In this program we discuss the outside influences that promote young people's social and emotional well-being. Also the program aims to examine approaches of working with young people to create a growth plan and to create positive places for young people. Creating a step by step action plan for integrating Positive Youth Development into youth organizations is also presented in this program.
Outcomes
When you successfully complete this program, you should be able to:
- Understand the Positive Youth Development approaches.
- Identify the developmental needs of young people and adolescents.
- Work effectively with young people to create a growth plan.
- Make use of individual strength approach that promote young people's social and emotional well-being.
- Create positive places for young people.
- Create an action plan for integrating Positive Youth Development into your organization.
Who Should Attend
- Department heads of youth focused institutions.
- Young Leaders
- Professionals responsible for youth program development, in government departments, corporates and NGOs.
- Youth Workers.
- Student Activities coordinators.
- Professionals responsible for policy formulation and strategy development in youth focused organizations.
- School and University teachers.
Fees
Course Fees is $2,200 USD includes:
- Course Enrollment
- Training Materials
- Certificates
- Coffee Breaks
*Fees Don't Cover Air Tickets and Accommodation.
Curriculum
What is Positive Youth development?
The concept
Strength based approaches
Individual strengths that promote young people's social and emotional well-being
The 5 Cs
Outside influences that promote young people's social and emotional well-being
Families - Schools - Communities
The Developmental Assets
The five Promises
Work with young person to create a growth plan
Youth immediate needs
Assisting young person to set goals
Active listening skills to determine youth's strengths and interests
Rewarding youth
Putting Positive Youth Development into practice
Building individual strength in youth
Youth involvement
Creating positive places for young people
What makes a place positive?
how to keep youth places positive?
Creating a step by step action plan for integrating Positive Youth Development into your organization
Select PYD framework
Train staff and volunteers
Preview your mission statement
Review your programs
Establish a concrete ways to involve youth in your programs
Assess your programs