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Youth Development is many things...<br />
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At Rhode Island College it's a collaboration of Non Profit Studies, Education, and Social Work. We work together towards a familiar goal and learn how to advocate for ourselves and the youth we will and have been working with. It involves a 180 hour internship and many service learning opportunities to gain experience with working with youth. For advising we have a digital plan of study where we work with our advisers to plan each semester out carefully to make sure we are all where we need to be and on track. This program is a unique program where instead of acting as a major we are more like a family.<br />
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Youth development helps youth develop social skills, advocate for themselves and other youth and also teaches them life skills that they can not always learn in a classroom. It gives youth a voice when it is hard for them to speak up because of where they come from or their socio- economic status. It is a comforting person for a child to talk to. It is someone a child or adolescent can look up to. Youth workers act as a role model to help mold young minds.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11278243280562594497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088910796306337872.post-78167873226755926512015-12-10T00:23:00.001-08:002015-12-10T00:23:58.100-08:00YDEV Advising <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For one of my Youth Development Events, I helped Corinne and Lesley with advising students and picking schedules for the Spring 2016 semester.<br />
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This event was kind of surreal to me. This is my sixth and final year at Rhode Island College and there I was helping freshman who knew nothing about the Youth Development program sign up for their second semester of classes. Being at this event helped give me a "full circle" feeling. Six years prior, I was being helped with advising as a theater major and now here I am in my sixth year, helping other students gain knowledge and sign up for classes for a major that gave me a whole new outlook on school. Being in a classroom has never been easy for me but being in Youth Development classes and taking classes that have useful content for my end career goal (Expressive Therapist) has made me so much more confident as a student and as an individual. Helping these students pick out their classes gave me so much hope, not just for myself but for them. I want them to feel the same way I do about the Youth Development program and I want them to feel confident in themselves.<br />
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I loved helping students pick their classes and I am so glad I had the opportunity and knowledge to do so. I hope the students I helped succeed in the program!!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11278243280562594497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088910796306337872.post-47676196951387319352015-12-10T00:09:00.004-08:002015-12-10T00:09:50.676-08:00Single Story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am a person of empathy. I have always thought of it as a<b><i> gift</i></b> but also a <b><i>curse</i></b>. A gift because I feel for people and what they have been through. A curse because I find myself feeling bad for horrible people.<br />
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When it comes to the topic of a "single story", I believe my empathy is in the form of a gift. I can see past someone's exterior and feel for them.<br />
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As I've mentioned before, at my work we deal with a lot of children and adolescents who have had some sort of trauma in their lives. When we get a new client we read what we call a "snapshot" which gives us a brief history of what landed the child in our facility. At times a person could walk into our facility and label our youth as "depressed", "suicidal", or even "crazy" but all of those words are an example of a single story. Yes, we have depressed youth but what caused it? Yes, we have suicidal youth, but why do they feel the need to end their lives at such a young age? Yes, we have youth who have some issues, but where did they come from? The snapshots we are given on these children and adolescents help us understand why they are doing what they are doing or why they are feeling a particular way. Everyone has a story, and no one deserves to be labeled for their outer appearance to be judged. The problem with "single stories" is that sometimes I feel as if people don't care to further understand why are person do what they do, other people just see one side of it and don't care enough or are too ignorant to look into it.<br />
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I believe my <i style="font-weight: bold;">gift</i> can help me see all aspects of a person, and I am so grateful for that.<br />
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My context map shows aspects of my life, and how the aspect makes me feel whether it is <b><i>good </i></b>or <b><i>bad.</i></b><br />
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<b><u>The four types of identities based on the chapter</u></b></div>
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<i><u>Foreclosed Identity: </u></i>one in which an individual has committed to a life direction or way of
being without exploring it carefully and without experimenting with
alternatives...either thrust upon a person...or simply accepted with little
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<i><u>Diffused Identity:</u> </i>a state in which there has been little exploration or
active consideration of a particular identity and no psychological commitment
to one...easily influenced by others and often change rapidly from one belief
or representation to another to fit into changing contexts.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><u>Identity
Moratorium:</u> </i>a developmental state in which one actively explores roles
and beliefs, behaviors, and relationships, but refrains from making a
commitment...often accompanied by a great deal of anxiety due to the competing
demands experienced in the exploration of the authentic ‘me’ and the immediacy
with which a lack of identity cohesion is felt.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><u>Achieved Identity:</u></i>
occurs when the identity crisis is resolved and the commitment to the selected
identity is high...the individual has successfully integrated his ego-identity
needs from the past, within the present, and into the future and can therefore
display a certain level of self-acceptance and ego strength across changing
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I am a people person and tend to talk to and become friends with people easily. It was hard to narrow down a list, but here is a list of people in my life who have influenced me the most:<br />
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1. My mom<br />
2. My biological mom<br />
3. My sister<br />
4. My biological siblings<br />
5. My Auntie Joyce and Uncle Ray<br />
6. My Auntie Pat<br />
7. My Papa<br />
8. My nieces<br />
9. My boyfriend<br />
10. My friends<br />
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All of the people above have in some way co- authored my life but one stands out to me the most and I believe was the start of everything else. That person is my <b><i>biological mother</i></b>.<br />
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For most of my life, I hated her. I hated her name. I hated what I remembered of her. I hated what she put me through. I hated everything about her. Now, I have come to realize that I don't hate her. At this time in my life I would truly like to thank her.<br />
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Thank you for...<br />
Making me the person I am today<br />
Making me a stronger person<br />
Helping realize what I want to do in my life<br />
Giving me a positive outlook on my life even though it came from something negative<br />
Helping me empathize with others<br />
Showing me the type of life I don't want to live<br />
Helping me find a career<br />
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You are what drives me to do everything in my life. You have truly been a co- author in my life and I truly do thank you. I would't be the person I am today and I wouldn't have met the people in my life without you.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11278243280562594497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088910796306337872.post-24533105105811793192015-12-09T21:59:00.000-08:002015-12-09T21:59:08.389-08:00Characteristics of a Youth Worker 1. Youth workers are educators: When I think of a youth worker, teacher is not a word I like to associate it with. Youth workers educate youth in settings other than a classroom, which gives youth the opportunity to see things in diverse settings. Youth workers base learning on where youth is rather than where they are told they should be which I believe is an important aspect of youth work. Youth workers give their youth the opportunity to think outside of the box instead of thinking within the four walls of a classroom. In my personal life, I have always been the type to learn by doing. I have a hard time sitting in a classroom and listening to a teacher or professor speak, sometimes I get lost in the words that are being said to me. I am the type of person that needs to look a things, explore, ask a million questions. In a classroom that is hard to do but in a setting such as summer camp, a youth theater group, or an after school program, I can learn the way that works for me.<br />
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2. Youth work is a social practice: Youth work is something that can be done one-on-one but it is much more effective in a group setting. Youth not only thrive off of you as a role model but they also thrive off of the peers they are constantly surrounded by. As youth workers and role models it is our obligation to help build strong social skills among peers. It is important to build on a youths social skills because youth are constantly surrounded by other peers whether it is in a school setting, a camp setting, or even among their siblings. As a camp counselor, working with groups of youth reminded me how important it is for children and adolescents to work together because (although they may not have seen it) youth are always learning from one another and building off of each other in positive ways. For example, I am the drama specialist at my camp which really gives me a great insight of youth working together to accomplish a goal. One of my campers was having a hard time with her role but the other children helped her and gave her positive ideas and feedback to give her the self- confidence she needed.<br />
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3. Youth workers actively challenge inequality and work towards social justice: Youth work is highly based off of (but are not limited to) youth who are considered minorities, underprivileged youth, and youth who are on the lower socio- economic scale. Youth workers serve to help these young people over come whatever situation they are in and build up their confidence and embrace where they come from. I currently work as a Behavioral Counselor for a Community Based Acute Treatment where we get many children who are minorities, and come from low socio- economic area. Part of my work is to help the youth that I serve to become motivated to change how they look at themselves and see themselves as individuals, not be defined by where they come from.<br />
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4. Where possible, young people choose to be involved: When a child feels as if they are being forced to do something, they usually don't want to do it. When youth are given the choice to do something, especially something that interests them, most of the time they are going to do it. When I was in middle school my mother forced me to go to camp and she made it very obvious that it was because she did not like the people I was hanging around with at school. I hated the idea of having to go to camp every day and not being able to see my friends. I felt as if I was being punished. In that case, I was being forced. I soon came to realize that I loved summer camp and couldn't wait to go every day and chose to return back (little did I know at the time I'd become a camp counselor at that camp in the future). Youth will become involved if they like what they are doing.<br />
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5. Youth work seeks to strengthen the voice and influence of youth people: Youth workers not only want to help youth who are in poor situations such as being low on the socio- economic scale, youth who are considered minorities, and underprivileged youth but we also want to strengthen them so they can stand up for themselves and their communities. Our goal is to give youth a voice of their own. Perfect example of this is Youth In Action because it is a program that gives youth the opportunities to learn and teach from others to strengthen themselves and fight for their own self justice.<br />
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6. Youth work is a welfare practice: Youth workers provide a safe place for youth. We all know that some youth do not come from the safest of neighborhood or the most ideal living situation but as youth workers we provide a safe place for youth to be able to run around in a safe area or talk to us. My job en-tales working with children and adolescents who have some sort of trauma history. We provided a safe space through the staff we have built up and the proper skills to help them.<br />
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7. Youth work works with young people 'holistically': Youth workers are not working on only one aspect of youth, we are working with all of it. We don't just pick and choose what we are going to work on or what kind of kids we are going to work with, we work with everything all together. It may be harder that way, but youth need support in all aspects not just one. At work, I work with children and adolescents from all sorts of backgrounds with all types of issue that have been through a lot in their short lived lives, but we don't just target one specific area of treatment, we try to help them in every possible area that we can. It benefits them in the end.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11278243280562594497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088910796306337872.post-63725230759944717042015-11-18T20:13:00.001-08:002015-11-18T20:13:18.889-08:00Resilient Kids <div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">My first reaction:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>WOW!!!</i></span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I can honestly say I have never seen a program such as this one
before. To do the assignment, I did it in the order that it was provided and
watching the first two videos I was a little confused about what the program
actually did. Once I started watching all of the videos and looking over the
website I got a better understanding of the whole program and I think it is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>WONDERFUL!!</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Something that really stuck out to me in the YouTube video was one
of the little boys talking about how this program not only helped him control
his anger in school but also at him. This is an important factor because it is
proving just how well this program is working not only in a school setting but
at home as well . This just goes to show what kind of effect this program is
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<i><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">To foster the social, emotional and
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">It may not seem like a big deal, but I loved how on the website it
was so easy to find the mission because I believe a mission is one of the most
important aspects of an organization. Missions truly intrigue me because I
believe it shows what an organization stands for and how they plan on carrying
it through. The mission for "Resilient Kids" gives clear cut plans
for what the programs objectives are, and according to the videos, website, and
statistics of the program, it is clear that the program is a success to all the
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a few TED talks in my life and although they have all been incredibly inspiring,
this one hit me the hardest. I’ll be honest, I feel like every time race is
brought up it’s the same thing over and over again and it always starts with
history. Mellody Hobson just got straight to the point about her real life
experiences as an African American woman. The stories she told were really something
to think about. The story that really stuck out to me (even though all of her
personal stories were intriguing), the one that struck me the hardest was when
she was talking about a party she went to with all white kids. It’s true, in
most situations a parent would be asking “did you have a great time?” or “what
did you guys do?” but her mother’s first question was, “how did they treat you?”
Honestly, it made me think for a second because my mother never had to say that
to me. It just makes you think about how easy you have it compared to someone
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The quote "don't be color blind, be color brave" is such a powerful statement. Yes, it is "hard, awkward, and uncomfortable" to talk about race and other differences in people, but completely ignoring it and not vocalizing it will do absolutely nothing to fix the problem at hand. Like the tweet by Nayyirah Waheed...</div>
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This is a very <b>bold </b>but (unfortunately) <b>true </b>statement. If you are not looking at people as being different than you are saying that everyone is all the same, which obviously is not true. By appreciating everyone for their differences, you are giving them a voice and opening yourself to new beliefs and ideas. If everyone was made exactly the same and came from the same place and looked exactly the same, this world would be in pretty tough shape if you really take the time to realize it. People from different cultures, backgrounds, and religions bring so much to the table. Everyone has different experiences and everyone thinks differently which is truly the beauty of people. Different is <i>beautiful. </i>Without difference we would basically be robots...which is horrifying to think about. I like different. I like being different. I like being able to bring different perspectives to the table because I am a young, female, Jewish woman. I am different than anyone else I have ever met, and I like to embrace that. I think everyone should be able to embrace themselves for who they are, not what they look like or believe in. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The results I got for the YD
Ideology were not the results I was expecting. My highest score (which was
tied) was between “Risk, Resiliency, and Prevention” and “Critical Youth
Development”. The reason I said I wasn’t expecting those results is because the
last category in which I got a low score was “Positive Youth Development”. In
my every day character I am a positive person who motivates others in a
positive way. I was expecting my results to be somewhere more along those
lines. I believe that these answers must overlap in some ways or the way I go
about helping the youth are different than the ways I thought they were, which
is pretty cool too. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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results definitely helped putting my results in perspective. I would agree that
I am the type of person that would come out and brainstorm ways to help a situation
and try different ways to make things better. I am also the type of person who
would collaborate with other resources to make sure I am doing whatever I can
to help to the best of my ability. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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that maybe the results I got were exactly the way I am! This was a really
helpful exercise! (:</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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I knew little to nothing about Youth in Action. By reading this I got more
insight on what goes on in Youth in Action and what it does for not only our
youth but our community as a whole. The youth in this group reach out to their communities
with real ideas to make some real changes, which I find so fascinating. The
article mentioned how youth are not looked at as people, but as children who
are dependent on their parents. YIA gives youth the opportunity step out of the
role of child and into the role of a leader in their communities. Even in my
own home, although I am 23 years old, I am still looked at as a child even
though I am a thriving leader in college and have just gotten a job in my
career. In a way I believe this is the same as how youth are looked at in our communities.
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is to give our youth a voice. A quote that I thought was important was “it’s
critical for young people to be at the center of change in every community if
we’re ever going to better the world we all know is possible”. I believe it is
important because it is saying that the youth is our future and it is up to our
youth to build on what we already have for our communities. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> Something I could relate
this to, is the volunteer trips I used to take in high school. For two years in
a row I went to Philadelphia with the JCC in Providence to help the homeless
but it wasn’t your typical “help the homeless trip”. We took a coach bus filled
with huge trash bags and suitcases of food, toiletries, and clothes. We went to
a countless amount of shelters and learned and talked to many homeless men and
women and really listened to their stories so we could come back to our own communities
and apply what we saw their to our own communities. By going out and becoming
active with a youth group, we were able to take what we learned to help real
problems. That is what YIA is doing and I think it is such an amazing
opportunity for our youth and all of their communities. </span><br />
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