Transcript How Do I Know It Is PYD?

How Do I Know If
Activities Are Positive
For Youth?
The Opportunities
and Supports Young
People Need
Deb Ivey
Iowa County
4-H Youth Development Agent
What Do We Know About
These Events?
• A school dance
• A 4-H project
meeting
• A church youth
mission trip
• A high school
sports event
• An AAU
sponsored
basketball team
• A student council
activity
• A boy scout camp
• A community
recreation softball
game
What Is The Difference?
• They are all youth events and
activities.
• Are they all youth development
events and activities?
• Are they all positive youth
development events and activities?
How Are They Different?
• Youth are learning and
growing every day.
• Youth development
• All activities lead to youth
development.
• But not all are positive
youth development.
Does It Really Matter?
RESEARCH
BEST PRACTICES
POSITIVE YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT
Positive Youth Development (PYD)
Positive youth development occurs
from an intentional process that
promotes positive outcomes for
young people by providing
opportunities, choices, relationships,
and the support necessary for youth
to fully participate. Youth
development takes place in families,
schools, peer groups,
neighborhoods and communities.
What Do Youth Need?
• Access to safe places
• Challenging experiences
• Caring people on a daily basis
What Should Local
Programs Include?
• A variety of opportunities to
participate in meaningful activities
• To feel valued by their communities
• To make informed and healthy
choices
Opportunities and Supports
• Exploration and
Reflection
• Expression and
Creativity
• Group Membership
• Service to Others
• Opportunity for Parttime Employment
• Nurturance and
Friendship
• Emotional Safety
• High Expectations
• Standards and
Boundaries
• Strategic Support
• Access to
Resources
• Organizational
Support.
Assessment
• How do we know if what we do is
positive youth development?
• Here is a simple checklist based on
PAAT (Program and Activity
Assessment Tool) from UW Extension
that will help you identify opportunities
and supports that are strong in your
programs or that need improvement.
What does this mean for
your organization?
Where do you go from here?
References
• Administration for Children and Families.
2004. Positive Youth Development.
www.ncfy.com/ydfactsh.htm
• Broshar, D. (2004) Iowa 4-H Youth
Development. www.
• Day, T., Matysik, G., and Zeldin, S., 2000.
Program and Activity Assessment Tool.
University of Wisconsin Extension.
Continued
References (cont)
• Eccles, J. and Gootman, J., eds, (2002)
Community Programs to Promote Positive
Youth Development, Washington, D.C.:
National Academy Press.
• Helping Leaders Be 4-H Savvy. 2004.
University of Illinois Extension.
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/4hfacts/pyd00.html
• Illinois PYD presentation at NAE4-HA,
2004—get citation
• The Prevention Researcher, Volume 11,
Issue 2, April 2004. www.TPRonline.org.