Jordan Institute for Families

Interdependent Living Curriculum

This curriculum equips participants with knowledge, skills and techniques to help youth become successful, integrated members of society. After all, life is not an independent experience--it is an interdependent journey. Click here for ordering information about the accompanying video and other curricula products.
Sessions
	Introduction
	Session 1: Personalizing Youth Work	Session 5: Opportunities for Positive Youth Development
	To introduce the concept of positive youth development	To promote application of worker knowledge and skills for positive youth development
	Session 2: Measuring Success	Session 6: Supports for Positive Youth Development
	To emphasize how workers can use youth development outcomes successfully with youth in care	To teach participants three types of support that youth need for positive development: emotional, motivational and strategic
	Session 3: Connecting with Youth Culture	Session 7: Family & Community Connections for Positive Youth Development
	To identify challenges and barriers to, and opportunities for, youth input and participation	To promote strategies for connecting youth with relationships and resources that support their positive development
	Session 4: Seeing Me through Your Eyes	Session 8: Walking the Talk
	To present approaches for increasing youth input and participation	To review the knowledge and skills participants obtained through the training and how these will be applied to promote positive youth development
	References

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