Description: 

When we asked youth employed in afterschool and summer programs across the state what they needed support with, they resoundingly said they wanted more training on how to handle the situations they are encountering in their program in partnership with adult colleagues. We then created a workshop, Handling Common Situations, in partnership with youth working in afterschool and summer programs around the state. During this field forum, we will go over the process of creating this workshop and the lessons we learned about supporting young staff in afterschool and summer programs. Then we will do a brief overview of the workshop itself to help you support the young staff in your program with relationships and boundaries, leading and supporting groups, managing behavior, and engagement with adult partners. There will also be a large chunk of time for questions and discussion.

Objectives:

1. Adult staff will understand what young staff are asking for when it comes to being supported in their summer program.

2. Adult staff will have a plan for how to support and partner with young staff in handling common situations they may encounter in their summer program.