Upcoming July 2018
Youth Development Workshops
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LGBTQAI Ally Training
Thursday July 12, 2018
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
According to GLSEN School Climate Report (2013), 85% of LGBTQAI youth felt harassed in the past year, and 56% felt unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation. Youth should feel secure and accepted when accessing our programs and services, and yet, we don't always have the tools or the language to be a true ally to our LGBTQAI youth.
Latin American Youth Center will provide on-site training regarding best practices in creating safe spaces. The LGBTQAI Ally Workshop is designed to support organizational change, increasing safety and understanding for youth and staff. Each activity within the workshop builds upon the one prior, leading to best practices as an ally.
Intended Audience:
All youth development practitioners
**Registration Deadline: Tuesday July 10, 2018 12:00PM**
Workshop Title: LGBTQAI Ally Training
Date: Thursday, July 12, 2018
Time: 10:00AM-2:30PM (4 hrs)
Location: Silver Spring Civic Center, 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (Fenton Room)
Facilitators: Cecilia Dos Santos and Jaime Roberts, Latin American Youth Center
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Keys to a Successful Mentoring Program
Tuesday July 17, 2018
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
Participants will learn best practices in one-on-one mentoring program structure and operations including:
- Policies and Procedures
- Staffing
- Program Evaluation
- Recruitment and Screening
- Training or mentors
- Matching or mentors and mentees
- Supervision
- Match closure
Intended Audience:
Youth development Practitioners in Mentoring Programs
**Registration Deadline: Friday July 13, 2018 12:00PM**
Workshop Title: Keys to a Successful Mentoring Program
Date: Tuesday July 17, 2018
Time: 10:00AM-2:30PM (4 hrs)
Location: Lincoln Park Community Center, 357 Frederick Avenue, Rockville, MD, 20850 (Multi-Purpose Room)
Facilitators: Ottoniel Perez and Laura Brown, YMCA Youth Links Mentoring Program
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Responding, Reflecting & Repairing: Learning from Conflict, Repairing Relationships & Tools for Self-Management
Tuesday July 24, 2018
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
In this workshop participants will explore conflicts as opportunities for young people and adults to learn from mistakes, reflect on experiences and repair relationships. Participants will learn to “pick battles” by identifying “big no’s” or unsafe behaviors that must be addressed in order to keep programs emotionally and physically safe. Ramapo’s tool for conflict resolution: W.O.W. (What’s Up/Own Up/ What Now) will be presented and practiced.
Participants will also identify best practices for implementing W.O.W. as a restorative protocol for responding not only to conflicts between young people, but also in response to conflicts between young people and adults (especially in regards to youth not following community-wide expectations.)
Finally, participants will learn to distinguish between consequences that teach skills and strengthen relationships and punitive responses that exclude young people and weaken relationships.
Objectives:
- Participants will focus on strategies for preventing conflicts by teaching and modeling tools for managing difficult emotions such as anger, frustration, and disappointment.
- Participants will learn to use calming techniques including meditation, relaxation exercises, movement breaks and sensory materials to help young people release, express and learn from emotions.
- Participants will also explore structures and routines, such as restorative circles, for allowing young people to express and make sense of difficult feelings.
Intended Audience:
Site Directors and Frontline Youth Development Staff
**Registration Deadline: Friday July 20, 2018 12:00PM**
Workshop Title:Responding,Reflecting & Repairing: Learning from conflict, Repairing relationships & Tools for Self-Management
Date: Tuesday July 24, 2018
Time: 10:00AM-4:00PM (6 hrs)
Location: Silver Spring Civic Center, 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (Spring Room)
Facilitator: Sharlene Sawyer, Ramapo for Children
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Foundations and Impact of Trauma on Teens and Young Adults
Thursday July 26, 2018
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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
This dynamic and highly interactive workshop explores the consequences of childhood trauma and identifies tangible strategies to make your youth program trauma informed. We will focus on understanding how trauma impacts learning and behavior in teens and young adults and what to do to support them. We will focus on giving youth a voice in determining their future and building on their strengths. You will have an opportunity to practice strategies that you can take back to your program and begin implementing immediately. Lastly, we will focus on how the adults who serve children impacted by trauma can avoid compassion fatigue and keep themselves healthy while doing this important work.
OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES:
1. Participants will develop an understanding of the ACE’s study sources and impact of childhood trauma.
2. Participants will learn at least 3 strategies (stress management techniques, emotion regulation and safe spaces) to help teens and young adults decrease the stress that comes with trauma.
3. Participants will learn and able to demonstrate at least 3 strategies adults can use everyday to reduce stress and maintain positive mental health while working with children impacted by trauma.
Intended Audience:
Youth Development Practitioners
**Registration Deadline: Wednesday July 25, 2018 12:00PM**
Workshop Title: Foundations and Impact of Trauma on Teens and Young Adults
Date: Friday, July 27, 2018
Time: 10:00AM-2:30PM (4 hrs)
Location: Glenmont Park Activity Building, 3201 Randolph Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20906
Facilitator: Dr. Tonya Featherson, Founder, Center for Social Emotional Wellness
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MCCC | 1801 Research Blvd., Suite 103, Rockville, MD 20850
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