Reflections on YDEV


Does it relate to how you understand YDEV?
http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/2557/Youth-Development-Programs.html


            In the article I read about YDEV History the first opening sentence states “youth development programs seek to improve the lives of children and adolescents by meeting their basic physical, developmental, and social needs…” This sentence is exactly what YDEV majors are focusing on here at RIC. During this semester I have learned how to mentor and meet the needs of young adults in the community and at my internship. In the early twenty-first century youth development programs were focusing more on a positive/strength-based approach for young adults. The youth development programs were now being used to keep teens from engaging in risky behaviors, and allow them to focus more on becoming happy, self-reflecting on themselves, and planning a future. YDEV majors are focusing on allowing these young adults to focus on developing and engaging in activities and having safe places to go and open up about their problems in their life. YDEV is all about being active with these young adults and letting them have the spot light and lead the way they want an activity to go. It is allowing them to have a voice and be excited about what they believe in and allows them to advocate for what they believe is right. This article related to the YDEV ideologies because when becoming a YDEV major you have to find out who you are as a person and what you can offer to these young people around you and be able to use your strengths in the field. As a critical youth development worker, it is important that I focus on youth engagement and how youth can impact their communities. Focuses on helping teens contribute to the world and working on healthy and unhealthy relationships. When working with the teens you are bound to come across barriers and being educated in the approach on helping teens can limit the barriers that they come across and have more time programming and creating a positive space. In my future career I hope to be a positive leader in these young adults’ lives and allow them to have a positive mentor and someone they can look up to. I chose the article on youth development programs and the history behind it because I was curious to see where youth development came from and the history behind it.


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  1. LesleyDecember 5, 2018 at 3:16 PM

    Thanks for this, Emma. I am glad this one resonated with you!

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