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Guidelines for Healthy Food and Beverages for Adolescent Health Programs

ACT for Youth

2011/2015/2021

Developed for youth-serving program providers funded by the NYS Department of Health, this manual offers guidelines, tips, and recipes for providing delicious, healthy food in program settings.

Additional Keywords

program planning, obesity, tools, eating

Positive Youth Development 101: A Curriculum for Youth Work Professionals

Jutta Dotterweich

2015/2021

This curriculum offers an orientation to the youth development approach for professionals new to the field of youth work. For slides, activities, and handouts, visit the PYD 101 page.

Additional Keywords

PYD 101, tools, youth engagement, community involvement, program planning

Preparing for Youth Engagement

Practice Matters

Shepherd Zeldin, Jill Gurtner, and Brie Chapa

2018

In this timely article, the authors discuss youth voice, youth-adult partnership (Y-AP), and youth organizing, and provide a practical checklist to aid planning for Y-AP.

Additional Keywords

positive youth development, tools

Trauma Screening and Assessment Tools for Children and Adolescents

Susan A. Green

2013

This listing of trauma assessment tools was compiled by Susan A. Green of the University at Buffalo and shared at the 2013 NYSDOH Provider Day.

Additional Keywords

trauma-informed care

Adolescent Risk Taking

Jutta Dotterweich

2012

Developed for community educators, this presentation may be used to provide information on adolescent development and risk taking to parents, youth workers, and other sectors. The talk can be tailored to the target audience. Notes are included.

Additional Keywords

adolescents, stages of adolescence, teenagers, teens, tools

Being Y-AP Savvy

Shepherd Zeldin and Jessica Collura

2010

This primer on creating and sustaining youth-adult partnerships (Y-AP) identifies the six most important questions that groups have to answer in order to design high quality Y-AP.

Additional Keywords

Shep Zeldin, youth engagement, youth adult partnership, YAP, positive youth development, tools

Assessing Your Organization's Readiness for Youth Development

Jutta Dotterweich

2008

This checklist aids organizations in assessing their readiness to engage youth in meaningful roles, a key strategy for positive youth development.

Additional Keywords

organizational development, assessment, youth engagement, youth participation, youth involvement, youth-adult partnership, youth adult partnership, engaging teens, engaging young people, engaging youth, involving youth, youth involvement, tools

Positive Youth Development Resource Manual

Jutta Dotterweich

2006

Intended for use in educating community groups about positive youth development, this training manual includes lesson plans/facilitation tips, activities, handouts, brief presentations and other resources.

Additional Keywords

positive youth development principles, community youth development, strength-based approach, strengths-based approach, strength based approach, strengths based approach, collaboration, youth-adult partnership, youth engagement, youth voice, youth involvement, community involvement, community engagement, assets, asset-building, tools, adolescence, adolescent development

Youth and Adult Leaders for Program Excellence (YALPE) Workbook

Linda Camino, Shepherd Zeldin, Carrie Mook, and Cailin O'Connor

2004

This resource kit is designed for groups that are seeking to promote positive youth development through strategies of youth participation, youth activism, youth voice, and youth-adult partnership.

Additional Keywords

Shep Zeldin, youth engagement, youth adult partnership, YAP, tools