Youth Modules, Module 6 - Communication Content Guide and Skills Building Journal
Programs:
Youth Program
Resource Type:
Training
Published:
01/06
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.
Table of Contents
- Module 6:
- Communication
- Content Guide
- Youth Staff
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- 6.1 Introduction 1
- Overview 1
- Take a Closer Look 12
- Self-Reflection 18
- A. Basic Communication Skills 22
- B. Creating an Environment that Promotes Effective Communication Skills 30
- C. Using Your Knowledge of the Developmental Stages of Youth 35
- Summarizing Your Progress 37
- Six Pillars of CharacterSM 39
- Feeling Words 41
- Strategy 1 – Greeting youth
- Strategy 2 – Using silence
- Strategy 3 – Paying attention
- Strategy 5 – Responding, validating and summarizing
- There will be times when you will need to discuss emotional topics or areas of disagreement with others in the Youth Center. \ൈow you handle these exchanges (whether they are with youth or co-workers) will influence young people just beginning to build 對their own communication skills.
- Praise and encouragement work wonders with youth. Make it a personal rule to praise adolescents that are behaving well. Pay \൭ore attention to positive behavior than you do to negative behavior. What you pay attention to will strengthen, and what you i對gnore will weaken.