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This guide will show you the importance of following policies and procedures and encouraging youth to take healthy risks. It will also explain the importance of community in creating and maintaining a safe environment. The Table of Contents below will give you an overview of what you'll be covering.

This module is designed to provide you with basic information and insight concerning the most common health-related subjects you'll encounter as a Program Assistant.

The Youth Staff Training Program is a series of self-study training modules that form the core of the Navy Foundation Training Program for Program Assistants working with youth in sixth ΓÇô twelfth grades. The competency-based training modules equip Program Assistants with the skills and knowledge necessary to be successful working with youth and include real-life situations faced by middle school and teen youth every day.

The Youth Staff Training Program is a series of self-study training modules that form the core of the Navy Foundation Training Program for Program Assistants working with youth in sixth ΓÇô twelfth grades. The competency-based training modules equip Program Assistants with the skills and knowledge necessary to be successful working with youth and include real-life situations faced by middle school and teen youth every day.

The design of a Youth Center encompasses more than just placement of furniture. This guide will show you how program settings and good design both impacts attracting youth to the Youth Center.

Module 4: Physical - Every single day, healthy adults are making the choice to exercise, eat healthy food and enjoy recreational activities. Many of the physical fitness skills and choices adults make are based on what they learned and enjoyed as adolescents. This guide identifies the different levels of physical development by age group. It also discusses how to apply this knowledge to promote physical activity among all young people.

Module 5: Education and Career Development Encouraging youth to set goals and make sound decisions related to education and career interests is an important role for Program Assistants. This guide will show you how to continue to develop your skills and knowledge as a youth worker to create an environment where learning is fun without being an extension of school.

Module 6: Communication - Every single day, you draw upon communication skills to interact with youth and coworkers. This guide will show you the importance of practicing effective communication skills and modeling those skills for youth.

Module 7: Creativity and The Arts - Programs and activities connected to creativity and the arts are usually quite popular with youth. Combined with other interests of youth such as technology and science, programming in the arts is a great way for youth to build relationships, life skills and self-esteem.

Module 8: Personal, Character and Leadership Development - Every single day, in every encounter within the Youth Center, you have the opportunity to help promote personal, character and leadership development in youth. This guide will show you the importance of infusing character and leadership opportunities into conversation and program activities.