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Youth Modules, Orientation Guide
Programs:
Youth Program
Resource Type:
Training
Published:
01/06
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.
Table of Contents
- Orientation Guide
- Youth Staff
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Training Program
- Unit 1: Introduction 1
- Overview 1
- History 1
- Youth Programs 1
- Your Role as a New Employee 2
- Unit 2: Training 3
- Types of Training 3
- Individual Development Plan 5
- Unit 3: Principals and Standing Operating Procedures 7
- Child Abuse, Prevention and Reporting 7
- Health and Sanitation 8
- Safety and Emergency Procedures 9
- Parent and Public Relations 10
- Unit 4: Age Appropriate Programming 14
- Growth and Development Youth Services Programming 14
- Youth Program Structure 17
- Program Activities 19
- Appropriate Adult Interaction 22
- Guidance Practices for Youth 25
- Exceptional Family Member Program 28
- Unit 5: Program Management 30
- Section P\ൡge
- Unit 6: Professionalism 33
- Continuing Education 35
- Appendices 37
- I. Glossary 38
- II. Navy Middle School & Teen (YP) Foundation Training Topics 39
- III. Youth Programs Four Service Areas 40
- IV. Youth Services Principles 41
- Skill Building Journal 43
- Some of the sections in this guide are excerpts from the youth staff training modules.
- Portions of this guide are adapted from Growing Opportunities: An Orientation for School Age Personnel, developed by Cathie C\മ Feild, Dr. Vicky Moss, Linda Harwanko, for Department of the Army, 1997, and the subsequent adaptation An Orientation to Youth對 Services developed by Catherine C. Classe-Friend.
- Overview