Youth Development Flashcards
is an intentional, prosocial approach that engages youth within their communities, schools, organizations, peer groups and families in a manner that is productive and constructive; recognizes, utilizes, and enhances young people’s strength
Positive youth development
promotes positive outcomes for young people by providing opportunities, fostering positive relationships, and furnishing the support needed to build on their leadership strengths.
Positive youth development
process that prepares a young person to meet the challenges of adolescence and adulthood and achieve his or her full potential. Youth development is promoted through activities and experiences that help youth develop social, ethical, emotional, physical and cognitive competencies.
Youth Development
refers to the stages that all children go through to acquire the attitudes, competencies, values, and social skills they need to become successful adults.
Youth Development
period of transition from the dependence of childhood to adulthood’s independent.
Youth
• Between ages of 15 to 24 years old according to United Nations Instruments, statistics.
Youth
bring changes that allows people to achieve their human potential
Development
Erik linked to positive emotional relationships with caring adults
Trust
higher order cognition (involves in planning, decision making, long term goals)
Cortical Cortex
composed of the amygdala, hypothalamus, thalamus, hippocampus.
Limbic System