Youth Development Programs in Hawassa City

This research used surveys, and the combination of the statistics obtained with those obtained from other research carried out prior to the research. The survey involved filling out of questionnaires distributed to several juvenile volunteers. The survey was an open one, where anybody who had juvenile experience could help in the survey. Thus, social workers and youth leaders were crucial respondents in the survey. Those that felt the survey was

As a counselor in training and an advocate for individuals’ mental health and wellness, I chose to become an official member of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and create an advocacy project to enhance adolescent mental health and wellness by advocating for more available protective factor to reduce substance use and abuse among this population. The purpose of this paper/project is to address and improve the rate of substance use and abuse among adolescents in Pitt County, more specifically in Greenville, North Carolina. This paper goes into great detail of the description of the population (adolescents), providing statistical evidence of adolescents’ use of drugs in Greenville. An increase in youth involved community activities, community service work and parental involvement will be discussed as ways to create a healthy, anti-drug, and stable environment for adolescents in Greenville, North Carolina.

The key values and principles of youth work are to educate, empower, encourage participation and promote equality of opportunity and social inclusion. The principles of youth work are about offering services in places where young people can choose to participate, they encourage young people to be critical in their responses to their own experiences and to the world around them. Youth work is also about making young people more independent and helping them to make informed choices about their personal responsibilities within their community. These values and principles provide youth work with a purpose as well as

In this paper I plan to discuss the developmental stages of adolescence. Adolescents are also referred to as "teenagers" or "young adults." Adolescence begins after the childhood stage and ends right before adulthood. The years of adolescence range from 12 years old to 21 years old. The years of adolescence can be quite a roller coaster ride. Young people in this stage encounter a great deal of changes in their life as they prepare for adulthood. I will discuss emotional, intellectual, physiological, and social domains of development and how it relates to adolescents. I will also discuss some helpful tips for teachers to aide in communicating effectively to adolescents and understanding their

There’s not much to offer for the young generation. Before there was a huge emphasis on youth and bringing positive things to the community. That aspect has largely taken a back seat. There are no longer things geared towards youth. Instead the focus has been placed on business growth and the economy. The younger generation has turned to drugs and alcohol to fill the void of boredom, and lack of stable family structure. Instead of thinking through the long-term consequences of their decisions, students turn to the immediate “fix”. The dropout rate and the number of young adults in the area being incarcerated has increased. What can be done to minimize this

Travis, R., & Leech, T. J. (2014). Empowerment-based positive youth development: A new understanding of healthy development for African American youth. Journal Of Research On Adolescence (Wiley-Blackwell), 24(1), 93-116. doi:10.1111/jora.12062

Approaches to youth justice have evolved throughout the centuries and it is important for youth justice practitioners to be aware of the evolution of theory in order to be up to date with their knowledge and in their practice. Knowledge of current as well as traditional theoretical perspectives helps provide a new direction on

The Youth Plan of Wyndham City Council’s aim is to identify the hopes, aspirations, and challenges distressing young people in the community. To achieve this, the Wyndham City Council commenced to consultation, collaboration, and exploration with young people, community members and partnering agencies. This journey included a range of methods in order to bring together the data and ensuring themes and actions included within the youth plan. (Wyndham City Council, 2011)

Youth is a stage of life characterised by rapid psychological and physical transition, where young people progress from being dependent children to independent adults. Young people may be inclined to experiment and take risks that

“Youth work” means a planned programme of education designed for the purpose of aiding and enhancing the personal and social development of young persons through their voluntary participation, and which is—

Interventions on all levels are important in the prevention and the assistance in helping at-risk youth. The Macro level of intervention is imperative on a larger spectrum of creating positive change and the development of larger systems to indirectly help those young adults who are struggling. This level of intervention is key in developing policy change, and helping communities to development initiatives with the expectation of reducing youth suffering homelessness, drug use, physical and sexual abuse, crime and other troubling conditions they may face as they transition to adulthood. Through research and the collection of analysis from both the state and national levels, we can develop an enhanced understanding of this vulnerable population and develop the programs and strategies necessary. Many social workers work closely with community members in this research and the development of interventions to address the large-scale problems faced by today’s at-risk youth.

Growing up is a challenge every person must face. The youth face the hardest struggle, they’re in that time where they’re discovering who they are, who they want to be. And who or what have around them can influence them greatly. There are adolescents everyday being put in jails and prisons. They’re stuck with bad influences surrounding them constantly. Suicides, killings, rape are just the beginning of what goes on in those places. All of that inflicts damage upon the development of the person they’re going to be. Early incarceration

The forty developmental assets for adolescents describes the basic needs or the building blocks a young adolescent needs to develop healthy. The goal is to determine that the child is growing up in a healthy, caring and responsible environment. There are eight main categories the administrator of the survey looks at, support, empowerment, boundaries and expectations, constructive use of time, commitment to learning, positive values, social competencies, and positive identity. In each category there are four to six assets that go into detail about what is the main category. For example empowerment has four assets, community values youth, youth as resources, service to others, and safety. An important asset that adults are looking for when completing

Most of the problems facing today’s youth are not restricted to any one ethnic or religious group, but affect young people generally. Most discussions on youth have focussed on issues such as drug abuse, crime, violence, sexuality and poverty. In addition to these, today’s youth are afflicted by new challenges.

Adult give suggestions and cues to youth without teaching directly. When youth worked with an adult, adult often made comments that prompted youth to think about longer-term of the problem.