Youth Work: Foundations

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

10am – 4pm Gibsons Community Centre

We have scheduled a one day training program for youth workers on the Sunshine Coast. This program is for people already employed (or volunteering) in the field, and will cover some of the basics. The agenda has been put together based on feedback from youth programs. Contact Jason for further info: (604) 865-1494 or J.Scott.LLN@gmail.com

Agenda

10am Icebreakers

10:30 Ethical Practices in Youth Work

11:30 Dealing with Challenging Behaviors (before they happen)

12:30 Lunch

1:00 Setting boundaries (and sticking to them)

2:00 Staff communication

2:30 What do you do if…. positive approaches to difficult situations.