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Transcript: PYD'ed Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development 4H Study of PYD What are the "positives" in positive youth development? What are the "strengths" in strength-based? Thank You! "YD programs are marked by the "Big 3" characteristics (1) positive and sustained adult-youth relations; (2) life skills-building activities for youth; and (3) opportunities for youth participation in and leadership of valued community activities...longitudinally, PYD predicts both community contributions and lessened likelihood of risk/problem behaviors. (in essence thriving)" Provide our data sets to enterprising PhD students & data analytics firms Continue to augment our business based on learnings from our eval system Improve training and professional development for our mentors Adapt agency goals based on PYD outcomes Vision Statement 6 PYD Where do we go from here? Earnest Coulter https://www.tfaforms.com/4671420 Youth Enrollment assessment + Volunteer Enrollment assessment + Matching / Pairing Documentation + Training materials + 6-month cycle ongoing evals + Staff training and assurance + Big and guardian intentionality = Full integration of our PYD system 2 Common Scale Common Sense Identify risk Isolate unwanted behaviors Address weaknesses directly Rely on outside resource Liang, Spencer, West, & Rappaport, 2013 Identify potential Whole child Re-enforce strengths Opportunities for learning Leverage Inside resource Richard Lerner The goals of youth mentoring have broadened from redressing youth problems to promoting positive youth development. Yet, many of the principles associated with contemporary conceptualizations of development found in the positive youth development (PYD) and community psychology (CP) literature have yet to be fully integrated into mentoring research and practice. These approaches place greater emphasis on youth as assets to their communities and the promotion of positive development through the cultivation of these assets, often by fostering collaborative partnerships between youth and adults to effect social change. 5 Our vision is to inspire, engage and transform the communities of Mass Bay by helping youth achieve their full potential, contributing to healthier families, better schools, brighter futures and stronger communities Mission Statement The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay is to partner with under-resourced families to provide their children with transformational, one-to-one professionally-supported relationships with caring adult mentors, so that their children will thrive 1. Brain = curiosity; 2. Hand = connection; 3. Spine = confidence; 4. Feet = character; 5. Heart = caring; 6. Face = competencies 3 Deficit-Based "….make the little chap feel that there is at least one human being in this great city who takes a personal interest in him, who cares whether he lives or dies." 1 The 5 Cs On the horizon 3.00-2.00 = exhibiting positive behaviors a majority of the time, area of strength, celebrate and re-enforce 1.99-1.00. = exhibiting desired behaviors inconsistently, area in need of improvement, build a strategy with all match parties 0.99-0.01 = few/no positive indicators in this domain, pursue additional resources (support, referrals, etc), supervisor should be consulted PYD Evaluations Strength-Based 4 Character Connection Confidence Caring Competence +Curiosity The Journey to Becoming a PYD Agency Big Brothers Big Sisters
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