Transcript How Do I Know? Essential Elements PowerPoint

How Do I Know If
Activities Are Positive
For Youth?
The Four Essential Elements
of Positive Youth Development
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
Four Essential Elements of
Positive Youth Development
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Belonging
Mastery
Independence
Generosity
8 Elements of Positive Youth
Development
• Positive Relationship with a Caring
Adult
• An Inclusive Environment
• A Safe Environment
• Opportunity for Mastery
• Engagement in Learning
• Opportunity to Value and Practice
Service to Others
• Opportunity for Self-determination
• Opportunity to See Oneself as an
Active Participant in the Future
Assessment
• How do we know if what we
do is positive youth
development?
• Here is a simple checklist
that will help you identify
elements that are strong in
your programs and elements
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. (2002) Iowa 4-H Youth Development. Retrieved from
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/YDYouthActivities.htmBroshar, D. (2002)
Iowa 4-H Youth Development. Retrieved from
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/YDTrainingAdultVolunteers.htm
Day, T., Matysik, G., and Zeldin, S., 2000. Program and Activity Assessment
Tool. University of Wisconsin Extension.
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
The Prevention Researcher, Volume 11, Issue 2, April 2004.
www.TPRonline.org.
Wagoner, S., McClaughin, P. (2004) Staking a Positive Youth Development
Claim..One State’s Approach. Presentation at NAE4-HA, Oklahoma City, OK.