The Academy for Competent Youth Work

Information
Domain: 
Organizations / Agencies / Networks related to Youth Support Work
Country: 
USA
Sector: 
Nonprofit
Level of Organization: 
Regional/Land
Organization's Role: 
Education Research
Link: 
https://www.youthworkacademy.org/
Skills (if listed on the website): 

Skills NOT MENTIONED on the website.

-Familiarity and sensitivity to how children and youth develop.

-A repertoire of activities and techniques for engaging youth to help them develop independence and thrive

-The knowledge and capacity to engage in empowering interactions

-Brain-based approaches to guide youth, resolve conflict, and improve self-regulation

-A better understanding of how to work within and across teams, families, cultures, and communities

-Post-training testing using the entry-level certification exam

-Communication strategies and reframing techniques to take control of the unintentional messages we send

-Encourage competence and support self-esteem development

Target beneficiaries: 

All type of youth work practitioners

Comments: 

The Academy supports Child and Youth Care Workers in every area of practice including child welfare, education, out-of-school time, juvenile justice, disabilities, recreation, transitional living, and community-based youth-serving programs. Our courses focus on core youth development principles that are widely used in all practice settings across the field of youth services.
The Academy offers a variety of live youth worker courses that are: relational, strengths-based, asset focused, trauma informed, brain-based, diversity inclusive, evidence-informed, based on CYC Certification competencies and requirements.

Training hours that qualify for national and international CYC certification. Awareness of careers in child and youth work and the fundamentals of professional practice.