Positive Youth Development 101 - ACT for Youth

A curriculum for youth work professionals

Positive Youth Development

101

Jutta Dotterweich

ACT for Youth Center for Community Action Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research

College of Human Ecology Cornell University

2021 edition

Positive Youth Development 101:

A Curriculum for Youth Work Professionals

by Jutta Dotterweich

2015/2021

ACT for Youth Center for Community Action

Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research Cornell University Ithaca, New York

act4youth@cornell.edu Manual, slides, and handouts available for download at: youth_development/professionals/manual.cfm

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................................... 6 Development Team................................................................................................................................. 6 Risk and Thriving in Adolescence Program Work Team .......................................................................... 6

Curriculum Overview .................................................................................................................................. 7 Purpose................................................................................................................................................... 7 Intended Audience.................................................................................................................................. 7 Development Process ............................................................................................................................. 7 Curriculum Design................................................................................................................................... 7 Implementation ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Equipment/Supplies................................................................................................................................ 8 Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................... 8

Section 1: Positive Youth Development ..................................................................................................... 9 1.1 Introduction and Overview ............................................................................................................. 9 Warm-up Activity: Mingle, Mingle - Huddle, Huddle (15 min) ........................................................... 9 Introductions and Expectations; Overview of Training (20 min) ....................................................... 10 1.2 What is Positive Youth Development? .......................................................................................... 11 Activity: PYD in Action (15 min)........................................................................................................ 16 Alternative to "PYD in Action" ball activity (5-10 min) ...................................................................... 17 1.3 A Quick Overview of Adolescent Development............................................................................. 20 Activity: Timeline of Adolescent Development (30 min) .................................................................. 20 Activity: Video - Brain Development in Teenagers (5 min)............................................................... 23 Activity: Reflect on your own multiple identities during adolescence (15 min) ............................... 24

Section 2: Positive Youth Outcomes ........................................................................................................ 29 2.1 Building Positive Youth Outcomes ................................................................................................ 29 Activity: Large Group Brainstorm (5 min)......................................................................................... 29 Activity: Bump it Up (25 min) ........................................................................................................... 32 2.2 Services ? Opportunities ? Supports ............................................................................................. 33 Activity: Using the SOS Framework (15 min).................................................................................... 34 2.3 Strengths and "Sparks" ................................................................................................................. 36 Activity: Video - What is Your Spark (5 min) ..................................................................................... 38 Activity: Spark Interview (20 min) .................................................................................................... 39

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Activity: Brief Discussion and Brainstorm (5-10 min) ....................................................................... 39 2.4 Developmental Relationships........................................................................................................ 40 Section 3: Youth Voice and Engagement ................................................................................................. 43 3.1 What Do We Mean by Youth Engagement? .................................................................................. 43

Activity: Partner Reflection (7 min) .................................................................................................. 43 Activity: Video - Accidental Bully (5 min) ......................................................................................... 46 3.2 The Benefits and Challenges of Youth Engagement ...................................................................... 48 Activity: Take a Stand (30 min)......................................................................................................... 48 3.3 Adultism ? Obstacle to Youth Engagement ................................................................................... 51 Activity: When You Were a Teen... (10 min)..................................................................................... 51 Activity: Adultism Scenarios (30 min)............................................................................................... 52 3.4 The "Y" in Youth-Adult Partnerships ............................................................................................. 56 Activity: Graffiti Wall (10 min).......................................................................................................... 56 Section 4: Youth Development Programming .......................................................................................... 59 4.1 Effective Youth Development Programming ................................................................................. 59 Activity: 30-30 (15 min)..................................................................................................................... 59 Activity: Agency Climate Bingo (10 min) .......................................................................................... 60 4.2 Creating an Inclusive Program Environment ................................................................................. 62 Activity: Using a Trauma-Informed Approach (30 min).................................................................... 64 4.3 Scaffolding: A Universal Teaching Strategy ................................................................................... 65 Activity: Teach a Skill (20 min).......................................................................................................... 65 Activity: Video ? Praise and Mindsets (7 min).................................................................................. 70 4.4 Active Learning.............................................................................................................................. 71 Activity: Video - How Youth Learn (20 min) ..................................................................................... 71 Reflection Activity (20 min)............................................................................................................... 73 Section 5: Youth Worker Competencies .................................................................................................. 75 5.1 What Does a Competent Youth Worker Look Like? ...................................................................... 75 Activity: Draw a Youth Worker (30 min) .......................................................................................... 75 Activity: Large Group Brainstorm (15 min)....................................................................................... 77 5.2 Deconstructing Biases ................................................................................................................... 78 Activity: Video - The Universe Inside Your Minds (15 min) .............................................................. 79 Activity: What can we do to address our biases? (25 min) .............................................................. 80 5.3 Personal Boundaries: Where to Draw the Line?............................................................................ 82

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Activity: What Would You Do? (30 min)........................................................................................... 82 Activity: Boundaries Brainstorm (5 min) .......................................................................................... 83 5.4 Experience Matters ....................................................................................................................... 84 Activity: How Do You Handle Dilemmas? (30 min)........................................................................... 85 Activity: Wrapping It Up (10 min)..................................................................................................... 87 References ................................................................................................................................................ 89 Section 1: Positive Youth Development ............................................................................................... 89 Section 2: Positive Youth Outcomes .................................................................................................... 90 Section 3: Youth Voice and Engagement .............................................................................................. 90 Section 4: Youth Development Programming....................................................................................... 91 Section 5: Youth Worker Competencies ............................................................................................... 92

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