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\"Working<\/h2>\n

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If you already have significant experience as a youth development worker, you will have spent a lot of time working with individuals and groups. During the course of your work, you will probably have had doubts about your performance and may have wondered how you could improve on what you were doing. Improvement is partly a matter of experience, but it is much the best to have a carefully directed experience, shaped by what research has shown to be effective.<\/p>\n

In Working with Young People in Their Communities course, you will explore what is currently understood about the most appropriate knowledge and skills required for working successfully with young people in groups.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0You will study how other people have worked in communities and their theories about their work.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0You will explore the theory and practice of community development.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0You will learn about community development work plans, and how to make and implement them.<\/p>\n

–\u00a0You will examine the characteristics of\u00a0an effective group leader.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Course Outcomes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When you successfully complete this program, you should be able to:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Work effectively as a member of a group.<\/li>\n
  • Take on a variety of roles in a group, including leadership and advocacy.<\/li>\n
  • Know how to develop your own skills in facilitating a group.<\/li>\n
  • Use the techniques of community development.<\/li>\n
  • Be familiar with key concepts in community development.<\/li>\n
  • Promote the participation of young women and men in community activities.<\/li>\n
  • Create effective planning strategies and develop community profiles, social community plans and personal plans.<\/li>\n
  • Recognize several useful models for analyzing human behavior and individual differences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Course Outlines<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Working with and for young people<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Community Development<\/p>\n

    (Important terms and concepts)<\/p>\n

    Community: not just a place<\/p>\n

    Getting going in the community<\/strong><\/p>\n

    –\u00a0Laying the foundation<\/p>\n

    – Developing a community profile<\/p>\n

    –\u00a0Planning your work<\/p>\n

    Young people in their communities<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Skills, characteristics and knowledge<\/p>\n

    The role of \u00a0the community youth worker<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Leaders and leadership<\/p>\n

    Participation<\/p>\n

    Increasing group participation<\/p>\n

    Social planning<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Social planning activities<\/p>\n

    Planning stages<\/p>\n

    Practical applications of \u00a0community social planning<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Networks and partnerships<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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