Upcoming December Workshops
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LGBTQAI Allies:
Increasing Safety and Inclusivity for Youth
Tuesday December
5
, 2017
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Workshop Description:
According to a GLSEN School Climate Report (2013), 85% of LGBTQ(IA) youth felt harassed in the past year and 56% felt unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation (or gender identity). Youth should feel secure, and accepted when accessing our programs and services, and yet, we don’t always have the tools or the language to be a true ally to our LGBTQIA youth. Designed for youth workers at all levels, the LGBTQIA Ally Workshop is designed to support organizational change, increasing safety and understanding for youth and staff.
Join us and develop strategies to created inclusive and safe spaces for all youth to thrive!
Participants will:
- Define LGBTQIA terminology and understand the importance of language
- Explore LGBTQIA inclusion practices and how they can be implemented in your programs
- Understand the behaviors of an LGBTQIA Ally
Intended Audience:
All Youth Development Practitioners
Workshop Title
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LGBTQAI Allies: Increasing Safety and Inclusivity for Youth
Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Time
: 9:30AM-2:00PM (4 hrs)
Location
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Conference Center, 1801 Research Blvd, Rockville, MD, 20850
Facilitators:
Luis Quinones and Jaime Roberts, LAYC
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RESPONDING, REFLECTING, & REPAIRING:
Learning From Conflict, Repairing Relationships, & Tools For Self-Management
Wednesday December
6
, 2017
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Workshop Description:
In this workshop participants will explore conflicts as opportunities for young people and adults to learn from mistakes, reflect on experiences and repair relationships. Participants will learn to “pick battles” by identifying “big no’s” or unsafe behaviors that must be addressed in order to keep programs emotionally and physically safe. Ramapo’s tool for conflict resolution: W.O.W. (What’s Up/Own Up/ What Now) will be presented and practiced. Participants will identify best practices for implementing W.O.W. as a restorative protocol for responding not only to conflicts between young people but also in response to conflicts between young people and adults (especially in regards to youth not following community-wide expectations.) Finally, participants will learn to distinguish between consequences that teach skills and strengthen relationships and punitive responses that exclude young people and weaken relationships.
Objectives:
- Participants will focus on strategies for preventing conflicts by teaching and modeling tools for managing difficult emotions such as anger, frustration, and disappointment.
- Participants will learn to use calming techniques including meditation, relaxation exercises, movement breaks and sensory materials to help young people release, express and learn from emotions.
- Participants will also explore structures and routines, such as restorative circles, for allowing young people to express and make sense of difficult feelings.
Intended Audience:
Site Directors and Frontline Youth Development Staff
Workshop Title
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RESPONDING,REFLECTING & REPAIRING: Learning From Conflict, Repairing Relationships, & Tools For Self-Management
Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Time
: 9:30AM-2:30PM (5 hrs)
Location
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Mid-County Community Rec Center, 2004 Queensguard Rd., Silver Spring, MD, 20906
Facilitators:
Albert Kim and Taiwanna Messam, Ramapo for Children
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Cultural Competence: Are You Biased?
Tuesday December
12
, 2017
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Workshop Description:
In this signature training by Sadiq Ali, learn more about cultural competency. Upon completion of this training, you will better understand the diverse beliefs, values and behaviors of youth in your programs and yourself. By learning the cultural differences and commonalities within a mentoring relationship, you will be able to begin to break down the barriers that may arise. This is a great opportunity to strengthen your relationship with diverse youth!
Participant Objectives:
- Understand the differences between cultural competency and cultural proficiency
- Understand the 5 essential elements of cultural proficiency
- Define your “personal 5”
- Learn and practice the Diversity Lifeline
Intended Audience:
- Youth Development Practitioners who Mentor Youth
- Frontline Youth Development staff
Workshop Title
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Cultural Competence: Are You Biased?
Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Time
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9:30AM-2:00PM (4 hrs)
Location
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Mid County Rec Center, 2004 Queensguard Rd, Silver Spring, MD, 20906
Facilitator
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Sadiq Ali, CEO, Millionaire Manners Academy
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Group Games Training
Wednesday December
13
, 2017
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Workshop Description:
"You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation"
–Plato
Who can benefit from this workshop?
Anyone who works in the fields of: youth development, social work, team-building, summer camp, education, etc. (So, basically any and all professionals that works with youth populations in a group setting.)
Participant Objectives:
- Learn new challenging group games to use with various populations
- Increase your confidence with team building skills and abilities
- Increase your ability to create fun experiences for your group
- Exchange thoughts, ideas, and your own games with other professionals
- FUN!!
Intended Audience:
- Youth Development Practitioners who Mentor Youth
- Frontline Youth Development staff
Workshop Title
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Group Games Training
Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Time
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9:30AM-12:30PM (3 hrs)
Location
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Mid County Rec Center, 2004 Queensguard Rd, Silver Spring, MD, 20906
Facilitators
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Richelle Barber and Meredith Smith, YMCA
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Watch Our First Archived Webinar in the CoP!
Creating Safe Space: Reducing Bullying and Harassment; Building Positive Climate Webinar
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Bullying behavior continues to plague any setting in which young people gather. Much has been learned about how to best approach this issue and how to reduce its occurrence.
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Webinar Description:
This webinar will address bullying from two key directions. First, drawing from best practice suggestions, recent research, front-line practitioners, and subject matter experts, we will examine state-of-the art knowledge of how to assess and intervene in bullying situations.
Second, equal attention will be given to creating an environment and organizational climate in which harassment and bullying incidents are less likely to occur. This balanced “decreased risk/increasing developmental relationship” strategy provides an empowering approach to the topic of bullying, using highly interactive strategies to engage participants.
Specific tools, strategies, and easy-to-access resources will be shared.
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MCCC | 1801 Research Blvd., Suite 103, Rockville, MD 20850
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