Booster: Challenge Growth
We all want to help young people grow into themselves. That means expecting their best, encouraging them to go beyond their comfort zone and live up to their potential. But how can we be more effective in challenging young people so that they experience motivation and growth, while building their capacity to navigate failure as they take risks and explore their world? Join other youth-serving adults to reflect on a grounded and practical approach to challenging growth among young people.
“Having an adult say to you, 'I think you’re capable and I’m not gonna do this for you because I know you can do this' is a huge thing that I don’t think a lot of teenagers get.”
High School Student
Peer Program
Learning Objectives
- Define the core actions and benefits associated with Challenge Growth.
- Reflect on the mindsets that shape how we relate to young people in our context using this particular element of Developmental Relationships.
- Co-create an action plan to integrate challenging growth in your daily practices and procedures.
Outcomes
Participants will leave with practical insights on how to challenge growth among young people, as well as a clear plan to apply this element of the Developmental Relationships Framework in their own youth-serving context.
Who should attend?
Practitioners, managers, and leaders.
This workshop is also a helpful follow up to It Takes Each of Us: Cultivating Developmental Relationships.
Make Your Case
Professional Learning Request Template
To support your professional growth, we’re providing a helpful template you can use to request approval to attend Search Institute’s professional learning experiences. This template makes it easy to communicate the value of research-based strategies for building developmental relationships, engaging families, and promoting positive youth development—and how these skills can directly benefit your work and organization.
Additional Professional Learning Opportunities
Booster: Expand Possibilities
It Takes Each of Us: Cultivating Developmental Relationships
Develop an individual approach to developmental relationships by reflecting on mindsets, actions and growth areas, while also planning next steps to build developmental relationships within your specific context to promote youth thriving.