Download or read book School Family and Community Partnerships written by Joyce L. Epstein and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.

Download or read book Community Programs to Promote Youth Development written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-02-12 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After-school programs, scout groups, community service activities, religious youth groups, and other community-based activities have long been thought to play a key role in the lives of adolescents. But what do we know about the role of such programs for today's adolescents? How can we ensure that programs are designed to successfully meet young people's developmental needs and help them become healthy, happy, and productive adults? Community Programs to Promote Youth Development explores these questions, focusing on essential elements of adolescent well-being and healthy development. It offers recommendations for policy, practice, and research to ensure that programs are well designed to meet young people's developmental needs. The book also discusses the features of programs that can contribute to a successful transition from adolescence to adulthood. It examines what we know about the current landscape of youth development programs for America's youth, as well as how these programs are meeting their diverse needs. Recognizing the importance of adolescence as a period of transition to adulthood, Community Programs to Promote Youth Development offers authoritative guidance to policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and other key stakeholders on the role of youth development programs to promote the healthy development and well-being of the nation's youth.

Download or read book Community Connections for Teens written by National Council of Jewish Women. Esssex County Section. Volunteer Network and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Sociology of Community Connections written by John G. Bruhn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-07-18 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of our current social problems have been attributed to the breakdown or loss of community as a place and to the fragmentation of connections due to an extreme value of individualism in the Western world, particularly in the United States. Not all scholars and researchers agree that individualism and technology are the primary culprits in the loss of community as it existed in the middle decade of the 20th century. Nonetheless, people exist in groups, and connections are vital to their existence and in the daily performance of activities. The second edition of the Sociology of Community Connections will identify and help students understand community connectedness in the present and future.

Download or read book Connecting with Disconnected Youth written by Titus Lee and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-25 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connecting with Disconnected Youth - A Practical Guide to Positive Teen Engagement In Connecting with Disconnected Youth, Titus Lee provides practical strategies on how to effectively engage teenagers. Drawing on his many years of youth work experience he shows you how to gain access to hard-to-reach and marginalized teens that may be in your home and community. Whether you are a parent, educator, pastor or youth worker you will be equipped to excel in your efforts meaningful connections with the teenagers around you. Get ready to go to the next level of positive teen engagement with each enlightening principle, story and strategy that is provided in this book. Here are some of the cutting-edge insights that you will learn as you read: How to recognize various types of teen disconnection. Practical steps to bridging the gap with detached and dejected teens. Why some teens avoid interacting with authority-figures. How to convert your pain into passion that makes a difference. Five practical ways to win teens in your home, organization and community. Plus - You receive a positive youth engagement guide to use right away!

Download or read book Love Her Well written by Kari Kampakis and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now an ECPA Best Seller—Kari Kampakis's Love Her Well gives moms ten practical tips for how to build strong and lasting relationships with their daughters. For many women, having a baby girl is a dream come true. But as girls grow up, the narrative of innocence and joy changes to one of dread as moms are told, "Just wait until she's a teenager!" and handed a disheartening and too-often-true script about a daughter's teenage season of life. Author, blogger, and mom to four daughters Kari Kampakis thinks it's time to change the narrative and mind-set that leads moms to parent teen girls with a spirit of defeat instead of strength. Love Her Well isn't a guide to help mothers "fix" their daughters or make them behave. It's about a mom's journey, doing the heart-work necessary to love a teenager while still being a steady, supportive parent. Kari offers wisdom about how moms can: Choose their words and timing carefully. Listen and empathize with her teen's world. See the good, and love her for who she is. Take care of themselves and find a support system in the process. By working on the foundation, habits, and dynamics of the relationship; mothers can connect with their teen daughters and earn a voice in their lives that allows moms to offer guidance, love, wisdom, and emotional support. Kari gives mothers hope, wisdom, and a reminder that all things are possible through God, who is the source of the guidance and clarity they need in order to grow strong relationships with their daughters at every age—especially during the critical teen years.

Download or read book Building Resilience in Children and Teens written by Kenneth R Ginsburg MD MS Ed Faap and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition includes new information about how strength-based relationships are critical to healthy development, especially for children who have endured toxic stress, adverse childhood events or experiences (ACEs), or trauma. Dr. Ginsburg outlines his seven crucial "Cs"--competence, confidence, connection, character, contribution, coping, and control--and teaches moms and dads how to incorporate these concepts into their parenting. Building Resilience in Children and Teens also presents detailed coping strategies to help children and teenagers deal with the stresses of academic pressure, high achievement standards, media messages, peer pressure, or family tension.

Download or read book Connect written by Jonathan McKee and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-01-05 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In an age where teenagers are deeply engaged in virtual communities and social networks, they’re still feeling alone and isolated. It may sound all too simple, but the truth is that you have the opportunity to make a profound impact on the lives of students with the simple act of spending time with them, one-on-one. Whether you’re a volunteer or the lead youth pastor, getting some students to open up and share their lives can be a challenge. In this practical book you’ll learn the importance of connecting with students on an individual basis and get helpful ideas on how to engage a variety of students in meaningful dialogue. You’ll explore and learn more about connecting with six different types of students, including: • The “No Way” Kid • The “Not Interested” Kid • The “Checking Things Out Kid” • The “Stagnant” Kid • The “Growing” Kid • The “Looking for Ministry” Kid Connect will walk you through the steps to lead you into relationships with students that go beyond the youth room and impact them into adulthood."

Download or read book The Parent Teen Connection written by Susan Caso and published by Radius Book Group. This book was released on 2024-10-22 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teens need their parents now more than ever. Parents are the central influence in their teens' life and have an incredible ability to reassure and comfort them in times of distress. Right now a teen’s world is filled with social media noise and achievement pressures, resulting in high rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide. But hope exists. A parent’s ability to support their teen during the current milieu can be shaped by the emotional bond in their relationship. Licensed therapist Susan Caso provides valuable insights and proven strategies to cultivate a “felt connectedness” in the family. As a clinician and a mom of three amazing kids, Susan knows raising teens can be met with growing pains, strife, and disconnection. The path to engagement and harmony at home can be baffling, but with new communication tools, Susan guides parents to build trust with their teens to overcome any obstacle. To strengthen the parent-teen relationship and safeguard your kids in today's world, your first resource is The Parent-Teen Connection.

Download or read book Teenagers and Community Service written by Maureen Kenny and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-08-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community service is increasingly recognized as an important vehicle for promoting positive development among adolescents. This book provides teenagers, parents, teachers, professionals, and concerned adults with current and useful information. Included are resources for middle school, high school, and college students. Those organizing and running programs will find a wealth of material for development and improvement, including: • An examination of the characteristics of effective programs, the young people who engage in service, and those who benefit • Practical strategies for those looking to start programs • A look at current controversies, such as mandatory service A chronology provides the historical context for understanding the current status of community service, completing this practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing good community service programs.

Download or read book The Shade of Cocoa written by Marquita B. and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-15 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bella is a happy and inquisitive five-year old girl who loves to play with her friends, go to school, and spend time with her family. Everyone tells her how beautiful she is, but she doesn't feel as beautiful as the faces she sees on TV and in the magazines. Join Bella as she navigates a very important life lesson and learns to love the skin she is in.This captivating story for young children provides a message of empowerment and acceptance that readers of all ages can understand and enjoy.

Download or read book Community Connections for Science Education written by Phyllis Katz and published by NSTA Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science beyond the schoolhouse is the subject of this close-up look at informal science education in non-traditional settings, including Boys & Girls Clubs, 4-H, zoos, aquariums, and even public TV. More than a dozen writers draw on personal experience to tell why they became informal science educators and how they use the history and theory of traditional science education in their work. Among the book's features for informal science educators are a resource directory and a special section on program evaluation.

Download or read book Reconnecting Youth Community written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Police and YOUth written by Everette B. Penn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-02-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings the knowledge gained from the Teen And Police Service Academy (TAPS), which has been implemented internationally to create partnerships with at-risk teens and police, proactively addressing some of the most pressing conditions in their communities. Readers will learn about the nuances of both youth culture and police culture and will better understand the conflict stemming from race and social class. Straightforward solutions stemming from the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing are demonstrated to provide useful strategies for communities struggling with police–youth relations. This book is especially germane to Texas schools and law enforcement, which are to comply with Community Safety Education Act of Texas. It mandates instruction for all peace officers, high school seniors, those applying for their driver’s license and those required to take corrective driver instruction. Police and YOUth is ideal as a primer for students, instructors, police officers, and citizens who stand to benefit from improving police–youth relations. It provides the tools needed to educate all parties and ultimately improve relations between police and the communities they serve.

Download or read book Happy Healthy Teens written by Kari O'Driscoll and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers clear, actionable ways for parents and educators to create and strengthen relationships with teens during a key time of growth and development. With an emphasis on mindfulness, non-violent communication, and rooted in what we know about brain and social development during the adolescent years, this book is a great resource for anyone who is struggling to understand how to support and connect with young people. It includes practical information and activities designed to help spur adults to reflect on their goals as well as unearth their hidden biases about teens and how to direct them. Happy, Healthy Teens focuses on small ways to make a big difference in how teens see themselves and experience their interactions with us and it will help you be more intentional in your choices as you navigate the challenges of the adolescent years. Creating strong, foundational relationships with young people during these years has an enormous, lasting impact on their ability to become adults who are confident, compassionate, and part of a healthy community.

Download or read book Building Healthy Individuals Families and Communities written by Ted N. Strader and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Youth have nearly always exhibited behaviors that frustrate adults. It can be diffi cult to understand why young people engage in risky or destructive behavior, and it is challenging to develop strategies to encourage more healthy and responsible behavior among our youth. However, it is helpful to realize that despite the fact that large numbers of youth engage in frightful and destructive behaviors for pe riods of time during adolescence and early adulthood, a large proportion of youth find a way not only to survive but also to bounce back and contribute significantly to the furtherance of human development. We are not the first generation of adults to experience the pain, fear, and frustration of dealing with our youth. More important, we recognize that we are not helpless when faced with the problems youth experience. While it is true that adolescents have always exhibited problem behaviors, a number of effective tools and approaches have always been at our disposal to assist with appropriate youth development. Of course, the most effective approaches require a tremendous amount of focused time and energy.

Download or read book Teen Mental Health First Aid written by Laura Hart and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Manual is for senior adolescents in years 10 - 12 to assist friends who have mental health problem.