Positive youth development

care system. Aging out of the system refers to the transition out of the foster care system when they reach the legal age at which the majority of other youth leave their homes in pursuance of independent living (Lee & Berrick, 2014, p.78). However, not only do the circumstances and levels of readiness vary between youth from stable families and youth in the foster-care system, they are also very different in their future opportunities and their means and resources they have to pursue them.…

Professionalism and Human Development and Diversity Theresa Fraser had an interview session with Jessica Stairs, a child, and youth counsellor on the role of CYC /CYW in an educational milleu settings, legislation, and competencies. Theresa has been in the field for about 11years and she had started as a child and youth worker and later got her degree and became a child and youth counsellor. She works in a Toronto District School Board. Theresa talked about professionalism and cultural and human…

members or fall away from the faith. Another book entitled, Already Gone, based on a 2009 research from American’s Research Group revealed that two thirds of young people are leaving the church when they go to college. Devil’s thrust directed at the youth embraced the formation of a postmodern attitude and emergence of superficial Christianity. The lack of the family’s spiritual influence and the isolation of the church’s function play the ultimate role in reasons why millennials leave the faith…

A socio-cultural lens offers a contextual approach to understanding children and youth. This approach is beneficial towards young people because it employs a unique methodology in seeking to address issues regarding human behaviour and development, by considering how social relations and environmental context shape an individual. This process allows us to challenge our own beliefs and causes us to question how young people are influenced by their social environment and culture. These methods are…

to network. The first session I attended was: The Resiliency of Youth and Community Using the Social Determinants of Health: What it takes for Youth and Children to Thrive In this session there was three programs…

Youth in Foster Care and Transition to Adulthood Many youth are dependent on their families, receiving financial and emotional support. A youth experiencing foster care does not have the same support network making transition into adulthood challenging. Adolescents in foster care require more intensive monitoring of their health care needs in all aspects. The foster care system in the United States strives to provide care and protect both children and adolescents from their biological family…

Chapter 03: Be Contextual (with focus on Culture) (Note: need more positives) Expand Your Horizon: Culture is a part of our every day existence. Culture, like someone said, is the water the fish swims in; it is something we see around us but we are not aware of it or the impact it leaves on our lives. However, culture is not imperceptible. Young people do have their own specific culture. The Church has usually shied away from talking about it, because they feel that culture is evil and a…

3.1/3.2 Explain how to monitor children and young people’s development using different methods and specifically explain what the importance is of observation within the monitor and assessment process. Assessment framework To measure a child/ young person development through assessment you will carry out small target on a daily basis to see if they are able to achieve this and follow them up at the end of the academic years with test such as SATs to determine their learning age or GCSE to help…

The coveted “fountain of youth” is the root to ageism in the U.S. for multiple reasons. Feldman (2014) explains ageism as a negative predisposition or stereotypic demeanor toward the maturing and the matured. It is passed down from generation to generation as essentially negative generalizations and myths concerning the older adult. The U.S. is considered a Western culture and places value on a person’s physical attractiveness and in turn sexuality as well as one’s proficiency. This negative…

participate in classroom discussions, and provides answers to questions or problems they may have about life, death, love, social issues, and everything in between. If one were to visit the local library, he/she would find that a variety of literature for youth is categorized as children’s and young adult literature. The term young adult literature also includes the sub-genre adolescent literature, which is often targeted to include those in junior high school. Of course this is not a universal…