Register now for an exciting webinar and workshop opportunity focusing on services to youth, presented by Search Institute. Search Institute is a nonprofit organization with a sixty-plus-year history of collaboration with partners to conduct and apply research that promotes positive youth development and advances equity.
An Introduction to Developmental Assets: the Power of One, the Power of Many
Date: Wednesday, August 30
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 PM
Presenter: Search Institute
How: Zoom Webinar
Everyone can play a part in helping youth thrive. The Developmental Assets framework provides a broad perspective on the strengths and resources of young people. This workshop will introduce the 40 internal and external factors which protect against risks and promote thriving for youth, and the Search Institute research that informs them. Highly motivating and interactive, An Introduction to Developmental Assets: the Power of One, the Power of Many, explores what each of us can do to foster Assets in the lives of youth.
Participants will:
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- Learn about findings related to youth thriving from Search Institute’s research on Developmental Assets
- Identify qualities of individuals who play powerful roles in the lives of young people
- Discover opportunities in your everyday life to make a positive difference for youth
This webinar is available for up to 290 participants. The webinar will not be recorded. Library directors, managers, department heads, youth services staff, and frontline staff are encouraged to register.
Intentional Relationships Workshops
Dates and Times:
Presenter: Search Institute
How: Zoom
Relationships are too important to leave to chance. Educational success and social-emotional development blossom when caring adults and supportive peers are present in young people’s lives. Extensive research has documented relationships as the roots of social and emotional development for youth. Yet many professionals who work directly with youth – especially youth from marginalized communities – face challenges in forming well-rounded relationships that connect with the diverse needs of youth. This workshop helps participants learn to intentionally build developmental relationships with young people to powerfully benefit youth learning and development.
Participants will:
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- Identify the difference between being intentional and being inclusive.
- Believe that relationships impacted your own development.
- Assess your relational style using the Developmental Framework.
- Understand the origin of Developmental Framework.
- Be able to identify the 5 elements of the Developmental Relationships Framework.
- Identify some ways that 5 elements are reflected in your current your practices.
- Identify and commit to using one element of the framework in daily practice to cultivate developmental relationships with young people.
- Identify approaches to building developmental relationships that are available in the Relationship Builder’s Guidebook included in Workshop.
Each workshop session is offered as a 2-part series and is available for up to 50 participants. Please select the workshop series that accommodates your calendar. Because each set of workshop covers identical content, please register for only one set of workshops. These workshops will not be recorded. Library directors, managers, department heads, youth services staff, and frontline staff are encouraged to register.
Questions about this webinar may be sent to Corri Hines, School Age Services Advisor at cohines@pa.gov.
This project is made possible by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office of Commonwealth Libraries.