On Monday, February 29th, we are hosting a training for families that Region 5 DCF has approved for 2 post-licensing credit training hours. Families from outside Region 5 should check with their social worker regarding training credit availability.
This free training is for any licensed parent from any agency.
Pizza will be served. Child care is not available.
RSVP is required. Call our Waterbury office at 475-235-2184 to reserve your seat. Adults only, please.
The training is two hours long so we strongly encourage families to do their best to be on time. Many schools in Connecticut, as well as Waterbury's Bridge to Success, use the Asset framework to guide their work with children and youth.
A little about the training...
The 40 Developmental Assets is "
40 research-based, positive qualities that influence young people's development, helping them become caring, responsible, and productive adults. Based in youth development, resiliency, and prevention research, the Developmental Assets framework has proven to be effective and has become the most widely used approach to positive youth development in the United States and, increasingly, around the world. The framework has been adapted to be developmentally relevant from early childhood through adolescence.
Over time, studies of more than 4 million young people consistently show that the more assets that young people have, the less likely they are to engage in a wide range of high-risk behaviors and the more likely they are to thrive. Research shows that youth with the most assets are least likely to engage in four different patterns of high-risk behavior, including problem alcohol use, violence, illicit drug use, and sexual activity. When they have higher levels of assets, they are more likely to do well in school, be civically engaged, and value diversity.
The positive power of assets is evident across all cultural and socioeconomic groups of youth in the United States as well as other parts of the world. Furthermore, levels of assets are better predictors of high-risk involvement and thriving than poverty, family structure, or other demographic difference. However, the average young person experiences fewer than half of the 40 assets." Website link
Hope to see you Monday!
