Introduction to Youth Development

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERIESThe Youth Development Training Series is a series of two-hour workshops that are foundational for anyone working with youth. The series highlights the need for youth workers to use an asset-based approach when working with youth and focus on the goals of preparation and development rather than prevention, deterrence and deficit reduction. These interactive and hands-on workshops provide participants with practical skills that are geared towards improving the quality of interactions with youth. INTRODUCTION TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Learn about the principles and concepts of youth development. This workshop is the foundation of the series and a prerequiste for all other workshops in the youth development series. This workshop is a prerequiste that must be taken prior to taking any other workshops in this series. PLEASE NOTE ATTENDEES ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON TIME TO ENSURE ADEQUATE TIME FOR DISCUSSION, FACILITATION AND LEARNING!