This Course will take place online via Zoom

It can be a truly fun and rewarding job to support youth and young people in their journey, yet it also can be filled with several unique challenges. Your ability to work collaboratively with young people is a key factor in determining their success toward achieving their own goals and growth. When you are able to lean into chaos and roll with resistance using some grit and some tenderness, you can foster health, healing, and fun.

• Learn the values and virtue of effectively engaging with young people.

• Explore creative collaboration approaches for working with young people.

• Gain an understanding of a youth advocacy model that emphasizes how youth workers can support young people’s skill development.

• Learn how to empower youth to be self-advocates and take the lead.

• Youth Involvement Protocol