Youth Work Research

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Youth work practitioners have direct contact with youth. Giving young people the best opportunities to thrive and learn means a need for continuing professional development for youth workers.

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    Adolescent Stress and Depression
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2005) Walker, Joyce
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    Beyond Core Competencies: Practitioner Expertise as a Critical Component of Quality
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2010) Walker, Kate; Gran, Cece
    What does it take from a systems-level perspective to prepare and develop youth development practitioners to create and sustain quality youth programs? This paper argues that current core competency frameworks in youth work are necessary but ultimately insufficient for capturing the practitioner expertise required to achieve quality in practice and programs.
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    The Question of Youth Program Accreditation
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2012) Walker, Kate
    This issue brief captures and documents multiple perspectives and ideas from the field about accreditation issues and approaches. The primary audience for this issue brief is funders and policy makers.
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    Business Plan Development for Online Learning
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) Robideau, Kari
    This is a project planning guide for teams developing online learning environments. All of the components relate to each other and are organized in a way that encourages teams to discuss and determine which of the aspects fit with their online project. This planning guide is most helpful when considered prior to engaging in a design and development process.
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    Leadership Matters Literature Review and Curriculum Research
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2010) Herman, Margo
    This literature review was prepared for the specific purpose of assessing the environment, resources and need for curriculum designed specifically for youth work supervisors. It includes literature search results as well as synthesizes perspectives from interviews with colleagues and focus groups with youth work supervisors to define curriculum scope and content.