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Use the links below to find out more about CNYD's consulting services and the Bay Area Youth Development Peer Network.
CNYD's Consulting Services
The Bay Area Youth Development Peer Network
CNYD's dynamic and experienced staff trainers work with individual youth serving agencies to strengthen their youth development practices on-site. We can tailor training processes, coaching and presentations to your specific needs. We will work with you to focus on areas you want to address and develop improvement strategies, assist in implementing those strategies and assess the impact they are having.
Consulting topics
Possible uses of CNYD's consulting services
CNYD's "Alumni" organizations - consulting possibilities
To Learn More About Our Consulting Services
- Youth Development Approach and Framework
- Physical and Emotional Safety
- Engaging and Challenging Skill Building
- Building Relationships
- Youth Participation
- Community Involvement
- Training on specific skills such as: facilitation skills, cultural competency, supporting youth development in your organization, group management, program design
Possible uses of CNYD's consulting services
The following examples illustrate some of the varied ways CNYD consulting services can be of assistance:
- Youth Development Training
A partial or full day of training for your staff, agency leadership or board focusing on the youth development approach and practice areas (safety, relationship building, youth participation, community involvement, skill building) and ways to integrate youth development practices into your programs.
- Assessing your Program Design and
Practices
Examine your organization's programs with the assistance of an experienced CNYD trainer. Develop strategies and an action plan for growth and change.
- On Site Visits
We can help you to alter or strengthen your program by visiting on site and pinpointing areas where youth development practice is evident and areas where there are opportunities to strengthen your practice.
- Examine your Organizational Structure,
Policies and Practices
We can work with you to review how your organizational practices support quality youth development programming, determine organizational strengths and areas for improvement, implement improvement strategies and help you assess their impact.
CNYD "Alumni" Organizations - Consulting possibilities
For organizations that have already participated in CNYD's workshops or Youth Development Learning Network, the following, more in-depth consulting is available. The goal of this level of consulting is to transfer CNYD's capacity building resources into an organization where they can become an ongoing resource for staff development and organizational improvement.
- Developing your staff as coaches
A CNYD staff trainer works with your key program staff people to develop them as coaches. Four or five of your organization's staff accompany the CNYD trainer on a site visit for up to three hours. Using the site as a "lab", the participants will have the opportunity to observe, assess and develop their own recommendations about strengthening the practices of youth development at that site.
- Developing in-house youth development
training
CNYD trainers work with the person in your organization responsible for staff development to design and implement a Youth Development Training to use in-house. We can also coach them through implementation of a pilot training if desired.
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Specialized needs of your organization
Our staff trainers are available to consult with your organization on specialized needs relating to youth development practices and their implementation.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR CONSULTING SERVICES:
For more information about CNYD's Consulting Services, please contact Stacey Daraio at 415.495.0622 or stacey@cnyd.org
The Bay Area Youth Development Peer Network
The Bay Area Youth Development Peer Network was initiated in 2001 by a group of Bay Area youth workers and organizational leaders who had three important things in common—they were all "alumni" of CNYD's Youth Development Learning Network, they were all interested in continuing their own professional development by learning and connecting with their peers, and they wanted to contribute to the larger field of youth development work in the Bay Area. CNYD has facilitated the growth of the Peer Network by providing support and resources as needed and now serves as the YDPN’s fiscal agent.
The YDPN is committed to supporting the professional advancement of frontline youth workers - those with the most direct impact on a young person’s life. The YDPN does so with peer-led events aimed to:
- Advance youth workers' careers by building skills relevant to youth development;
- Address stress with rejuvenation and self-care to prevent burnout; and
- Connect youth workers in a meaningful way with networking opportunities in efforts to ultimately better match youth to services.
YDPN believes it is critical that youth workers have opportunities to meet with their colleagues and continue to grow professionally by supporting one another, learning new skills, and increasing the visibility of their valuable contributions to youth development.
The Steering Committee of the YDPN is made up of a diverse group of youth workers from throughout the Bay Area that oversees the network’s activities. The YDPN has planned a series of events that focus on building relationships across agencies, promoting dialogue on challenges and issues in the field and recruiting members for the Peer Network. The YDPN currently reaches over 450 youth workers with its email listserv and several hundred youth workers per year with its events.
To learn more about the Peer Network or if you would like to join us, please visit http://ydpn.bay.area.googlepages.com or email YDPN Project Manager, Jason Wyman (sms4e.community@gmail.com). “There is Power through a Network of Peers!”
