Promoting Positive Child and Youth Development: Thriving in Tight Times (Postponed)

ANNOUNCING
SUMMER INSTITUTE 2009

Promoting Positive Child and Youth Development:
Thriving in Tight Times

Thursday, June 4 – Saturday, June 6, 2009

Newly Renovated University Club
123 University Place
Pittsburgh PA, 15213

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The national and global economic crisis reverberates through every level of society. While individuals and families struggle to make ends meet; stress and health related problems increase leading to an even greater need for services. With these rising burdens to face, the professionals and agencies that strive to meet the growing needs of children, youth and families are themselves hit hard in an economic downturn. The core ingredients of positive development, such as relationships and activities, can be sustained in children’s lives with a prudent use of resources.

In response to the financial crisis, The University of Pittsburgh’s Applied Developmental Psychology Program in collaboration with the Academy of Educational Development has dedicated our second annual Summer Institute to helping professionals in all roles and disciplines develop positive approaches for working with children, youth, and families and keep their agency/program effective during challenging financial times.

Objectives

• Learn best practices for strengthening relationships with children and youth.
• Design cost-effective activities to enhance health, well-being, and learning.
• Build economic empowerment and new strategies to fund your program.
• Enhance youth participation and entrepreneurship.
• Network and consult with colleagues.

Featured Workshops and Speakers Include:

• Organizing Change: The Power of Positive Youth Development
  Bonnie Politz, Academy for Educational Development, leader in strengthening the child and youth development infrastructure at the local, state and national levels.
  Andrew Schneider-Munoz, Academy for Educational Development, Center for Youth Development and Policy Research, child psychologist, anthropologist, and long time advocate for high quality youth worker training and professionalization.
• The Developmental Assets and Strength Based Solutions: A Framework for Practice
  Karen VanderVen, University of Pittsburgh, international leader in child and youth work and author of numerous works including her recent book, Promoting Positive Development in Early Childhood: Building Blocks for a Successful Start.
• The Elegance of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Child and Youth Work
  Jerlean Daniel, National Association for the Education of Young Children, and internationally known advocate for early childhood development and education.
• Social Capital: The Power and Potency of Relationships
  Al Condeluci, United Cerebral Palsy of Pittsburgh/CLASS, a 30-year advocate and catalyst for building community capacities and author of several books and articles, including Advocacy for Change: A Manual for Action, Together is Better, and Social Capital: A View from the Field.
• Developing Attentive Relationships and Communities
  Michael Nakkula, nationally recognized leader in youth development and author of numerous books including Understanding Youth: Adolescent Development for Educators.
• Strategic Training and Development of Interventions for Youth Workers in Tight Times
  Dale Curry, Kent State University, national expert in training design and transfer, and editor of Training and Development in Human Services.
• Child and Youth Work Certification Information
  Frank Eckles, Child and Youth Care Certification Institute, CYC practitioner, trainer and advocate of professional practice for over 30 years.
• And many more such as: Self-regulation, Relationships, and Resilience as Developmental Assets in Tight Times, Evaluation on a Shoestring, Show Me the Money: Sources of Funds for Struggling Families and Non-Profits.

Special Features and Opportunities

• Certificate of Completion of the Summer Institute 2009 – containing an outline of the elements of the program
• Certification as a Child and Youth Care Professional by the National Child and Youth Care Certification Project of the Association of Child and Youth Care Practice – The two-hour examination required as part of the certification process will be offered upon completion of the program. Further information, review, and preparation packets are available from http://www.acycp.org.
• Resources – Resource tables with both free material and material for purchase, including items authored by presenters

Co-Sponsored by the Following Organizations

National

• Academy for Educational Development
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• International Child and Youth Care Conference

Regional

• Holy Family Institute
• Human Development and Family Studies, Kent State University
• Department of Technology, Learning and Culture, College of Human Resources and Education, West Virginia University
• Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children
• The Association for Child & Youth Care Practice, Inc.
• The Hispanic Center, Inc., El Centro Hispano, Inc.

University of Pittsburgh

• Center for Minority Health, Graduate School of Public Health
• University, Community, Leaders, and Individuals with Disabilities Center, University of Pittsburgh and Children’s Hospital of UPMC
• Child Anxiety Disorders Treatment & Children and Adolescent Bipolar Services & Services for the Treatment of Early Psychoses, Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic

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