Episode 50: Creating Inclusive Environments for Special Needs Youth
How do we ensure that we are creating environments that are inclusive for ALL young people in our programs? To answer this question, Darcy shares seven tips for youth workers to consider while creati...
30 Apr 202022min
Episode 49: Change is an Opportunity to Improve Youth Programs
How can you use a sudden change in how we deliver youth programs as an opportunity to improve? In this podcast, Nancy discusses Kotter's eight steps for change and suggests how youth programs can use...
27 Apr 202017min
Episode 48: Practicing Empathy during times of uncertainty
Practicing the use of empathy is an important skill that takes intentional practice when listening to youth, volunteers and colleagues. In this podcast, Karyn Santl discusses the difference between b...
21 Apr 202016min
Episode 47: Encouraging Community in youth programs
In this podcast Becky shares how to encourage community in youth programs in order to have intentionality in program design and ensure success and impact. She specifically shares the idea of establis...
30 Jan 202018min
Episode 46: Understanding the Impact of Trauma on the Developing Brain
How can understanding trauma and brain development help youth workers better understand behaviors? Join Susan Beaulieu as she shares concepts from the ACE interface curriculum that helps youth worker...
16 Jan 202024min
Episode 45: Community Engaged Research with Youth of Somali Heritage
What does it mean to be a community-engaged researcher and what benefits does it have for programming in diverse areas? In this podcast, Joanna shares her experience with engaging parents and youth o...
24 Okt 201921min
Episode 44: The Art of Hosting Youth in Programs
Volunteers and paid staff who work with youth take on many "roles" within programs. In this podcast, Amber suggest that we add the role of "host" to the list. She talks through the Art of Hosting M...
10 Okt 201914min
Episode 43: Two Factors that Build Integrated Identity
How does your program support youth identity development? In this podcast, Jessica Russo defines "Integrated identity", discusses how it impacts young people and provides two factors that help with y...
26 Sep 201916min
