Teen Outreach
Youth Thrive is a curriculum under the statewide Kentucky Strengthening Families Initiative to improve healthy development and well-being of young people, ages nine to twenty-six. Youth Thrive is a research-based framework that utilizes a strength-based approach to teach professionals about Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACEs), the impact of trauma, the six Guiding Premises and five Protective Factors. The components of the Youth Thrive training will enhance the work you are already doing by helping service providers better connect with young people and support them in building Protective Factors in their own lives.
Youth Thrive encourages a shift from focusing on a young person’s deficits and risk factors to a more positive focus on the strengths and skills that are unique to that young person by making small but significant changes in their everyday actions.
The Curricula
Positive Potential is a curriculum developed by A Positive Approach to Teen Health. This curricula encompasses a variety of age- appropriate subjects, such as bullying, self-confidence and risky behavior that are tailored to the students’ needs as they grow and mature.
Inside Look
WYMAN Teen Outreach Program®: Wyman transforms teens and changes communities by empowering teens, equipping adults and strengthening communities. Our inspired staff, network of partners and innovative solutions in education, adolescent health, child welfare and juvenile justice help teens find purpose and communities achieve potential.
- The curriculum uses a variety of experiential methods to engage youth, including small-group discussions and role-playing. A community service learning guide aids discussions about volunteer experiences, tying together the classroom and community service learning aspects of the program and allowing youth to process and reflect on their service activities.
Curriculum theme areas include the following:
- Communication Skills / Assertiveness
- Understanding and Clarifying Values
- Relationships
- Goal-Setting
- Influences
- Decision-Making
- Adolescent Development and Sexual Health
- Community Service
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