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Using a sports metaphor (U.S. football), this learning activity provides specific examples pertaining to the five major responsibility domains of the Standards for Practice of the Association for Child and Youth Care Practice. Some of the examples illustrate constructive ways of adhering to the standards while others are questionable and may violat...
Similar to how many of us found our way into the field of child and youth car (CYC), most CYC professional development and training (PDT) practitioners arrive “accidentally.” For example, one’s supervisor may recommend you for trainer training because you are good at talking in front of people. Yet, what we do as CYC PDT professionals is too import...
Similar to how we think developmentally about the young persons with whom we interact, it is also helpful to reflect upon our own professional development. Caplan and Curry (2001) emphasize the following key transition points/times and describe several professional development programs to support practitioner development during these transition pha...
While various practice and program models exist in the field, one essential factor transcends these diverse approaches-the quality of the CYC workforce. Consistent with a developmental approach to working with children and young persons, the CYCCB provides a developmental model to enhance the workforce: Entry-level, Associate, and Professional-leve...
In Philadelphia several cohorts of young persons have participated in an innovative pilot program designed to prepare high school students for a career in child and youth care. Information learned from this pilot program can potentially inform other YouthBuild-funded programs across the country as well as other high school curricula that includes r...
This chapter attempts to (1) identify four components of a comprehensive approach to the training and supervision of ethical child and youth care (CYC) practice; (2) recognize the importance of designing supervisory and training and development interventions that promote application of ethics learning in the varied CYC settings; (3) examine practic...
Child and youth care (CYC) practice significantly contributes to the well-being of children, youth, families, communities, and businesses in the United States. Research conducted over the past 15 years has documented systemic problems that limit the availability of a well-prepared, competent workforce to meet the needs of the rapidly expanding fiel...
Using a sports metaphor (U.S. football), this learning activity provides specific examples pertaining to the five major responsibility domains of the Standards for Practice of the Association for Child and Youth Care Practice. Some of the examples illustrate constructive ways of adhering to the standards while others are questionable and may violat...
The recent killing of George Floyd has affected many of us to think, feel and perhaps behave in a variety of ways. While recognizing that an investigation is ongoing and public knowledge of the incident is limited, the videos of this tragedy and the public information so far may provide potential for significant learning. Are there some parallel le...
The Accidental Practitioner CYC Leader/Colleague Match Activity Dale Curry How have other practitioners arrived in the child and youth care field and how have they navigated their careers? Who and what were important influences on their careers and their approach to child and youth work? What advice do some of the leaders in the field have for new...
Professional practitioners actively promote respect for cultural and human diversity. The Professional Practitioner seeks self-understanding and has the ability to access and evaluate information related to cultural and human diversity. Current and relevant knowledge is integrated in developing respectful and effective relationships and communicati...
This article from the Accidental Practitioner column of the CYC Advocate (newsletter of the Association for Child and Youth Work Practice; volume 4, issue 1, 2019) provides suggestions for teaching key child and youth care worker principles in conjunction with the award-winning film Short Term 12.
The workbook is designed to help child and youth work practitioners prepare and apply for professional certification. It provides a wealth of information in an easy-to-use format. It includes information on the history of the certification, characteristics of certified practitioners, the testing and application process, forms, costs, code of ethics...
Just as it is important to prepare and introduce child and youth care (CYC) practitioners to the field, those who choose to become trainers of CYC also require adequate training. Providing opportunities for experienced practitioners to increase their knowledge and experience in trainer roles creates potential career opportunities; promoting worker...
This study focused upon out-of-school time youth workers’ views pertaining to professional development and certification. A number of benefits and recommendations for promoting the certification initiative were identified by the study participants. A major benefit of increased recognition of child and youth work as a legitimate profession was empha...
This special issue of the journal Training and Development in Human Services provides examples of transfer of learning research, frameworks and educational approaches.
The important function and role of the case study in human services education and training is emphasized. Use of a specific case study to promote an understanding of the transfer of learning process in human service settings is described. Key Words: Transfer of training and adult learning; force field theory; human service professional development...
Transfer of learning (TOL) from training to the job was examined in two different populations of human services workers using the Transfer Potential Questionnaire (TPQ). A cross-validation study was conducted to explore commonalities and differences between public welfare (PW) professionals in California (n = 459) and Child Protective Services (CPS...
This chapter provides examples of how professional development and training programs are supporting initiatives to address disproportionality and disparity in service delivery and outcomes. Delineating and articulating cultural competencies, attempting to infuse cultural competence into all training, training on content specific to disproportionali...
When developing human service training and development instruments, a primary concern is establishing evidence of validity for specific applications. When shortening (reducing the size/number of items) an instrument to promote greater ease of administration, the focus shifts to maintaining the validity of the original instrument. Although a vast am...
Building upon the work of child and youth care leaders who have identified common themes involved in professional child and youth care practice, this article articulates a child and youth care approach to professional development and training, including the importance of relationships, a developmental/ecological approach, therapeutic activities, an...
This special journal issue emphasizes the broadened role of the human services training and development practitioner with a focus on organization development.
Nursing home administrators’ retention rate continues to be a serious problem. One factor potentially affecting administrator turnover that has received minimal research attention is the nursing home regulatory process. Using a random start systematic sample of 135 nursing home administrators, this study explores whether regulatory process percepti...
This article provides an overview of the history, development, and conceptual framework guiding a national certification initiative for child and youth care workers. Summarized are descriptions of three certification assessment measures (supervisor assessment, situational judgment certification exam, and portfolio assessment), integrated with resul...
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This special journal issues identifies key training evaluation articles from 10 years of proceedings of the National Human Services Training Evaluation Symposium.
Although training is often used in child welfare as an intervention to promote effective performance on the job (transfer of learning—TOL) as well as staff retention, there is not a preponderance of empirical evidence to support this practice. The “transfer problem” is well documented in training and development literature and the relationship betw...
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This article identifies the need for development of transfer of learning evaluation methods in the human services that utilize: (1) a conceptual framework, (2) both quantitative and qualitative strategies, and (3) both generic/general and workshop specific transfer indicators. The use of the Transfer Potential Questionnaire and the Human Services T...
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Thesis (M.N.) (Health Related Professions)--University of Pittsburgh, 1980.
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Kent State University, 1997. Microfiche.
