Youth workers' professional development: The importance of youth development certificate programs school-age child care credential addition
Research Report:
Research Report
Executive SummaryAPA Citation:
Richmond, A., Brown, S., Braughton, J., Otto, M., & Borden, L. M. (2017). Youth workers' professional development: The importance of youth development certificate programs school-age child care credential addition. Report Submitted to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Abstract Created by REACH:
School-age care and youth development programs are designed to meet young people’s social, emotional, and intellectual needs by providing safe places and enriching experiences outside of the school day. Therefore, school-age care and youth development workers are well-positioned to play an important role in the lives of children during their out-of-school activities. Professional development training of school-age care and youth development workers share several common themes, such as child development, multiculturalism, and safety. However, there are developmental issues and concerns (e.g., increasing independence in self-care, growing complexity in peer relationships) unique to children and youth in middle childhood that school-age care workers will need to know. This report presents a comprehensive review of professional development offerings for school-age care workers. Notably, this review yielded no nationally accepted credentials or certificates in school-age care or youth development. However, there are many offerings through various universities, colleges, and other organizations across the country to meet the diverse needs of school-age care workers and managers.
Focus:
Youth
Programming
Subject Affiliation:
Civilian
Population:
Childhood (birth - 12 yrs)
School age (6 - 12 yrs)
Adolescence (13 - 17 yrs)
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Young adulthood (18 - 29 yrs)
Methodology:
Review of Literature
Authors:
Borden, Lynne M., Braughton, Jacqueline, Brown, Samantha, Otto, Mark, Richmond, Adeya
Publisher/Sponsoring Organization:
The Military REACH Team
Publication Type:
REACH Publication
Author Affiliation:
Department of Family Social Science, The University of Minnesota, LMB
Location:
The University of Minnesota
REACH Publication Type:
Research Report
Sponsors:
Developed in collaboration with the Department of Defense's Office of Family Policy, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture under Award No. 2009-48667-05833.